As executive director of Garden Center Services, I can say that this challenging past year of the pandemic has been especially stressful for community-based agencies like ours that provide residential support to adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

“Beat 123 to 911 Center, alleged perpetrator who just shot four victims surprisingly did not volunteer to be arrested upon my arrival, instead opted to flee. Can you contact my supervisor and secure a Foot Chase Authorization number? Will stand by for reply.”

I rarely respond to articles, but your editorial (April 28) “Good to have Burke on the job,” I had to respond.

Hate has no home in the 19th Ward, and apparently, neither does tolerance, especially from some of those who yell the loudest about being “tolerant.”

The people who responded to Corinne Rose’s letter (April 14) about the sign at McNally’s bar seem to have missed the point about the concerns that have been raised.

I would first like to respond to the letter to the editor (April 14) from Corinne Rose.

In Corinne Rose’s letter to the editor (April 14), she expressed her opinion of what she viewed as divisive language used on the sign outside of McNally’s bar.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Apparently, McNally’s bar has somehow provoked outrage among the “woke” once again, as shown by the letter to the editor (April 14) from Corinne Rose.

This is in response to the letter to the editor from Corinne Rose on April 14.

I read state Rep. Fran Hurley’s comments published in your Legislative Briefs on April 7.

As a former member of the management team at the Maple/Morgan Park Community Food Pantry, I would like to thank 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea and Food Pantry Executive Director Karen Overstreet for the food drive they combined to run on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.

Our “Village in the City” is one of the most diverse areas in Chicago and has been for generations.

Thanks for the Be Like Bob Day article (March 31) about Bob Berk and students at Christ the King Elementary School.

Thank you to the Beverly Arts Center for the exciting pirate experience at the Bubbie’s Club, which included the grandchildren, on Saturday, March 27.

The independent economy in Illinois has always been beneficial to drivers, allowing us to create our own schedule and supplement our income on demand.

Thank you for sharing the wonderful photo of the hawk perched on the stone column near the 91st Street Metra train station in North Beverly!

Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the United States, it’s time for our leaders in Washington, D.C., to put aside partisan bickering and do something to help.

Recently, I was almost in a multi-car collision.

I was not enthused that more police cameras will be installed in our neighborhood.

We got our vaccines! Thank you, Mr. Pfizer, Mr. Pres, Mr. Gov, Ms. Advocate Pediatric Nurse Suzanne and the thousands of people in between.

For a person who has suffered a life-altering injury, incurred serious medical expenses or lost a loved one who was the family breadwinner, their suffering is often compounded by immoral legal delay tactics employed by businesses and insurers.