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Crime News Update
Editor's note: The crime news reported by the Southwest Chicago Post---taken directly from Chicago Police Department incident reports---is not by any means an exhaustive catalogue of all crime reported...
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Southwest Siders brave cold, rain to stand up and cheer for Chicago Police
By Joan HadacSouthwest Chicago Post Editor and PublisherThe last time a crowd of men, women and children stood at Archer and Nashville and cheered so loudly that they caused a gaper’s block in traffic...
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Catalytic converter thieves strike area
At least 10 Southwest Siders have reported that thieves stole the catalytic converters off their vehicles in recent weeks, according to police.The crime scenes reported are:• The 5000 block of South...
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CPD Burglary Prevention Seminar Coming to Daley College This Month
Convicted burglars will offer advice on how to preventresidential and commercial burglaries at a seminar set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski.The convicts, who...
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Play Ball! Clear Ridge Little League Holding Signup This Saturday at Hale
A sure sign of spring on the Southwest Side:Little League signups!Our friends at Clear Ridge are holding theirs this Saturday at Hale Park.Click the flyer for full details. Enroll your sons and...
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Beware of home-repair con artists after Friday afternoon's gale-force winds
By Joan HadacEditor and PublisherSouthwest Chicago PostIn the aftermath of the gale-force winds that struck the Chicago area on Friday, there are sure to be home repair scammers making the rounds.As a...
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Lipinski Hails Metra Expansion on Heritage Corridor Line; Starts in March
Riders on the Heritage Corridor commuter rail line will haveU.S. Rep Dan Lipinskianother option for getting home each weekday starting Monday, March 14, when Metra adds a mid-afternoon departure from...
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Queen of Peace High School Basketball Team Brings Pride to Hoops Program
By Joan HadacEditor and PublisherSouthwest Chicago PostCongratulations to the Queen of Peace High Schoolbasketball team on a successful 2015-16 season.Though the girls lost a heartbreaker to Phillips,...
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CPD Alert: Man Missing From Clearing
Chicago Police have issued a "missing person" alert forWilliam UlrichWilliam Ulrich, 25, who was last seen near 60th and Austin at about 9 p.m Monday, February 29.Ulrich is a white man, 5-foot-8 and...
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St. Bede Pastor Leaving; Named Rector of Guadalupe Shrine in Des Plaines
Archbishop Blase J. Cupich has announced the appointment of the Rev. Esequiel Sanchez,The Rev. Esequiel Sanchezpastor of St. Bede the Venerable Parish, as rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe...
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St. Patrick's Day Parade Will Step Off This Saturday in Garfield Ridge
A city neighborhood not known for Irish identity will host an Irish-themed parade for the second year in a row.The Clear-Ridge Social Athletic Club (SAC)'s parade is scheduled to step off at noon...
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Stempien VFW Post Collecting Clothing, Household Items, More for Needy Vets
Members of the PFC Ted Stempien VFW Post 8821 willconduct their semi-annual clothing drive from 8 a.m. to noonSaturday, March 19 at the post, 5104 S. Archer.Donations of clothing will be accepted and...
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Protecting Kids is Focus at Next Meeting of Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch
Garfield Ridge residents who live west of Central Avenue(CPD Beat 811) are invited to attend the next meeting of the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch organization, set for 7 p.m. Monday, March 21 at...
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Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch Sets Big Pro-Police Rally at Archer/Harlem
By Joan HadacEditor and PublisherSouthwest Chicago PostTwo months after nearly 70 men, women and childrenGRNW leaders talk to neighbors Monday night.stood at Archer and Nashville in darkness, rain and...
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Thousands of Everest College Students May Get Loan Relief, Lisa Madigan Says
Here is a press released emailed to the news media at 4:31 p.m. Friday, March 25 by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan:~~~~~~~~~Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that thousands of...
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Come to Archer/Harlem and Give Our 8th District Police the Support They Deserve
By Joan HadacEditor and PublisherandTim HadacManaging EditorFour years after we officially launched the Southwest Chicago Post (on March 17, 2012), we have built a record of being unafraid to offer...
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Hundreds Cheer 8th District Police at Archer/Harlem Rally Led By GRNW
Congratulations to the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch for once again providing positive, constructive leadership for one of Chicago's best neighborhoods.Despite unseasonably cold, wet, windy weather...
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Good Dog
By Joan HadacEditor and PublisherSouthwest Chicago PostAs someone who was once attacked by a dog when I was a little girl, I never thought I’d grow up to be a dog owner, let alone like or even love a...
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