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 …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Capt. Dan Johnson returns home from third his deployment to Middle East as a bronze star recipient. Watch the video.
Army Captain Dan Johnson returned home from his third deployment to the Middle East on Saturday—this time from Afghanistan—to a warm reception at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220. Johnson was met at the Chicago Ridge Mall by the Illinois Freedom Riders. The motorcycle motorcade escorted him back to the VFW post down 95th Street, his mom, Betty, riding on the back of a Harley. Connect with Patch: Oak Lawn / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood / Evergreen Park “I loved it,” Betty said. “I can cross it off my bucket list.” A few residents lined Yurell Avenue along with the post faithful to greet the Bronze Star recipient. Used to going wherever the army sends him, Johnson still hadn’t been home to his Oak Lawn condo when he bounded out of the car in his …
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 ›