On the south(west) side of Chicago, in the baddest part of town… From the Chicago Sun-Times: Three people are reportedly dead and one person was hospitalized with “trauma” after being shot Thursday night on the Southwest Side. Sources said police responded at 8:33 p.m. to the 6100 block of South Kildare Avenue and found three [...]
The author is getting hammered here (no pun intended), but he’s right. Anyone who thinks alcohol is not a crisis issue with our young people has their head up their a$$. No kidding. From ENEWSPF: >I have no sympathy for young, self-entitled adults extending their adolescence with alleged illegal behavior, particularly when it comes to [...]
So what was this dude doing on the Dan Ryan, on a bicycle, at 9:15 p.m.? We’ll never know, because he’s dead. From the Chicago Tribune: A male victim on a bicycle died after he was struck by a vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway tonight, officials said. The accident happened at about 9:15 p.m. [...]
Runners begin the Park Forest Scenic 5 and More. (Photo: Wendy Heise) This Labor Day, plan on joining the fun in Park Forest during the 2nd Annual running of the Park Forest Scenic 5 and More. The race has been reconstituted onto a 5 mile course and augmented with a 5 mile family bike ride [...]
"Every time I saw him, he was Alex." So said Joe Stith, a Chicago Heights police officer for 17 1/2 years, remembering his former high school buddy Alex Lopez, on the untimely death of the 44-year-old mayor. The quote is from an excellent article at the Southtown Star. Rest In Peace, Mayor Lopez. Our thoughts [...]
Mayor Alex Lopez of Chicago Heights. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights Mayor Alex Lopez died this evening of an apparent heart attack according to a press release from Attorney T.J. Somer, corporate counsel for the municipality. Lopez, 44, was city’s first Latino and minority mayor: It is with great sorrow that I must announce that at [...]
Phil Kadner writes good stuff. Read this (excellent) and this on the Blagojevich trial. Both are excellent. Phil Kadner writes good stuff. Peace.
From Steelers.com: The Steelers improved their preseason record to 2-0 with a 24-17 win over the New York Giants at the New Meadowlands Stadium. “A lot of things we can get better at and we could have done better tonight,” said Coach Mike Tomlin. “That is what the preseason and the remainder of the preseason [...]
Okay, so take some points away from me for sensational headlines. But, still, the Chicago Tribune, the only newspaper I faithfully subscribed to at the University of Notre Dame in the 80s, remains in trouble. From the SUN-TIMES: The Tribune Co.’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy has unraveled in the wake of an independent report [...]
Big day in Matteson, and for Dr. Blondean Davis. The Southland College Preparatory High School is open for business. From the Southtown Star: Typical high school students wait four years before they march across stage, shake hands with the principal and accept that piece of paper that can make or break a future. The 125 [...]
