Friday, May 17, 2013
Residents, police officers gather to remember abandoned infant found dead at a Chicago Ridge recycling center.
Police officers, local residents and members of the prolife community gathered Thursday to honor the life Jeremiah Michael, the name given to an abandoned infant that was found dead at a Chicago Ridge recycling center earlier this month. People appeared shocked at the smallness of the white casket, as it was carried from a hearse before being placed on a gurney and wheeled into Our Lady of the Ridge. In a voice ragged with emotion, Rev. Wayne Svida, pastor of the Chicago Ridge parish, noted the way the infant entered the community – nameless and friendless – and how he now had a name and 100 friends who showed up for his funeral. “As we gather today, we bury an infant, Jeremiah Michael, not a name given by his parents but given by a …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
St. Linus kindergartners cordially invite you to the wedding of the letters "q" and "u."
Behind every Q there is a U, without which we would not have words like “quiet,” “queen” or “quack.” Mr. Q and Miss U took their wedding vows before an audience of parents, grandparents and younger siblings at St. Linus School on Monday morning, pledging a lifetime of working together to form words. Watch the video of the wedding of Mr. Q and Miss U. For St. Linus kindergartners, who participated in the nuptials for "q" and "u," both letters can be very confusing especially when you’re learning how to read. Probably because when used together, “q” and “u” sound a lot like “kwuh” or “koo” when pronounced phonetically. With their classmates from rooms 13 and 16 acting as ushers, groomsmen, bridesmaids and flower girls, Liam Greene as the …
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The grand marshals of the 2013 parade will be local first responders and the families of those recently lost in the line of duty.
It will be a fitting way to start the 2013 parade. The South Side Irish Parade Committee announced Tuesday that this year's grand marshal will be local first responders and the families of those lost in the line of duty. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon local officials and parade committee members honored those who lost loved ones in the line of duty. The families of Fire Captain Herbie Johnson, Police Officer Michael Flisk and Firefighter Walter Patmon, Jr. gathered at King-Lockhart Memorial Park on Western Avenue to participate in the ceremony. It was a meaningful location for all those in attendence. "It was 15 years ago last night that we had the tragic fire at this very location where we stand today," said Ald. Matt O'Shea…
Alan Hudson
3:38 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
What you say is true Nina,however,the safe haven law is talked about every time this kind of thing happens. I can't believe this mother didn't know about it. It may not be taught in class,I don't know.But I know people at a very young age know when they have killed somebody,and that's why this poor baby was jammed in a cooler,and thrown in the garbage. more ›