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1 2949 W. Pope john paul II Formerly 43rd St. -Between Richmond & SacramentoCHICAGO, IL 60632 Phone (773) 523-3663 Fax (773) 523-3983 Email: Deadline Monday 6 and Classified Deadline Tues. 12 noonVOL. 83 NO. 52 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2016 THE SOLID DELIVERY Newspaper$ Per Year By Mail in Per Copy at NewsstandsBRIGHTON PARKLIFEMcKINLEY PARKS erving the Communities of BRIGHTON Park, McKinley Park and Archer Heights, for over 80 complement our weeklyedition The BRIGHTON Park-McKinley Park Life haslaunched a website. On itcan be found general infor-mation about us, recent andpast issues, advertisinginformation and a calendarof free local events. Weencourage our readers tocheck back often for newupdates! LaVan Insurance Agency3956 S.

2 California , IL 60632(773) 247-6765 Established 1969 in BRIGHTON ParkLowest CostAuto InsuranceBest Price in Town!!!BINGOST. BRUNO PARISH4839 S. HARDING(LIC. NO. B-2022)Every Friday - 6:45 - $500 GamesDAUBERSTAR SEARCH ANDTIC-TAC RAFFLEPULL TABS (P336)Domestic ViolenceBy Dr. R. PletschOctober is DomesticViolence AwarenessMonth. Yes, "We are ourbrothers keepers" and weshould all be aware ofthis issue. If you noticethings are not the waythey should be, do yousee bruises or heavymake-up covering themup? Do you see neighborsor children acting with-drawn or hyper? Thesecould be some that hap-pens at one home affectsthe children of an entireschool. It is sometimesthings that happen insome child's home thatcan wreak havoc on yourchild.

3 How do you knowif you are a victim? Areyou being controlled:That could be your time,your friends, your activi-ties, your money -- abuseis not just physical. In today's world, peo-ple feel they should betogether, but the com-mitment of marriage isbecoming rare. Childrenof these people are oftenconfused. I heard manytimes, well I don't have afather, but my mother'sboyfriend lives with usand they're having had a case of a 4thgrade boy showing me anasty burn on his arm,given to him by one ofthese "boyfriends". Iasked if he told his moth-er, his answer, she is theone who told me to showyou. This told me themother was afraid toreport the incident, butthat the physical abusehad to be reported andthat is what I and teachersare mandated reportersof child the years I tookthat responsibility awayfrom my knew they wouldget help and I was not apriest, I had to pass theinformation on.

4 I endedup spending a lot of timewith police, lawyers andjudges and I was neverused as scapegoat assome might abuse isoften easy to see, butwhen mom is being beat-en, some children growup to believe that that isnormal and may passthat down to their fami-lies. So please look forsigns of changes in per-sonality and behavior. Itwon't always come frommom but I have had wor-ried friends and especial-ly older girls come to mebecause they feared forthe safety of must be care-ful when taking in newkids because sometimesthe circumstance is theyare running away from amember of their must be careful toprevent you haveolder boys bruised upand they are not thegangbanger type, butafter you get their trust,you find out they tried todefend their is a difficult situa-tion because my firstimpulse is to say "goodfor you".

5 On the otherhand I don't want themhurt by a full-grownadult. I tell them to callthe police because thevictims almost never door admit to being a vic-tim. If you think you, afriend or neighbor is liv-ing through this night-mare, look up the issueon the or callDomestic Violence hot-line EnsembleOffers ConcertThe Lira Ensemblewill close its 50thAnniversary celebrationwith a performance ofCarols, song and dance atOrchestra Hall, 220 ave. onSunday, Dec. 4th at program will benarrated in English. Forticket information, call(773) 508-7040 or (800)547-5472 or ArtGallery, 1210 W. 18th celebrate Artistsmonth with a comprehen-sive exhibition calledMade In Pilsen XI, fea-turing 25 artists through Dec.

6 The featuredartists are MontserratAlsina, Roberto Ferreyra,Mark Nelson, ErickROHO Garcia, RonGordon, and work will consistof paintings in oil andacrylic on canvas, mixedmedia, original media,originals prints and opening receptionis scheduled for Friday,Oct. 21st from 5 to Admission is 18th Street by Nicolas De JesusGroup Exhibit AtProspectus GalleryComedy Plays AtQueen of PeaceThe Queen of PeaceTheater Company, 7659S. Linder, will presentFunny Shorts, a collec-tion of short comedies onFriday and Saturday,Oct. 21st and 22nd at patchwork per-formance uses a few keyprops and a bit of word-play to tell stories abouta negotiation, a disgrun-tled tour guide at MountRushmore, composerPhilip Glass stoppinginto a bakery and are $8 foradults and $5 for stu-dents and children at EventsAt MP LibraryThe McKinley ParkBranch Library, 1915 st.

7 , will hostHalloween programs forchildren and 5 and underand their caregivers areinvited to a MusicalHalloween Story Timeon Monday, Oct. 24th at6 for stories, livemusic, and 6 and up areinvited to a HalloweenStory and Music Mashon Saturday, Oct. 29that 2 for music,games and are encour-aged to come in costumesand not required to reg-ister for these freeevents. October is NationalSubstance Abuse Pre-vention Month, whichfocuses on the role pre-vention plays in promot-ing safe and healthycommunities. Underagedrinking, non-medicaluse of prescription drugs,and illicit drug use takea devastating toll onfamilies and communi-ties. Stopping substanceabuse before it evenbegins can increase aperson s chances at liv-ing a longer, healthierand more productivelife, comments KarelHomrig, ExecutiveDirector of PreventionFirst.

8 Research indi-cates that the humanbrain is not fully devel-oped until around age use alone canimpair parts of the brainthat control memory,judgment and decisionmaking, impulse controland motor control. With the heroin crisisreaching epidemic pro-portions, removingunneeded supplies ofcommonly prescribedopioids such as Vicodin,oxycodone, OxyContin,and Hydrocodone fromhomes is a vital step totake in preventing abuseof these highly addictivedrugs. These drugs aresimilar to and affect thebrain the same way asheroin, especially if theyare used for non-medicalpurposes. Although opioid abuseand deaths climb, it isimportant to still focuson continuing substanceabuse prevention inIllinois, particularly inIllinois youth.

9 *The mostcommonly abused drugamong Illinois youth isalcohol, with marijuanasecond, and tobaccothird. While underagedrinking in Illinois is onthe decline, 8th and 12thgraders are still morelikely to use alcohol thantheir national news about mari-juana use is mixed.*Compared to 2012,more 8th graders nowperceive the harm associ-ated with smoking mari-juana once or twice aweek. This is the firsttime since 2008 that afavorable trend in per-ceptions of risk and harmassociated with smokingmarijuana has beenobserved at any gradelevel. However, percep-tions of favorable peermarijuana attitudes arecontinuing to increaseamong the oldest adoles-cents. There is good newsabout cigarette smokingamong 8th, 10th, and12th graders.

10 More 12thgraders perceive thatdaily cigarette smokingis risky, and disapprovalof smoking is high and isincreasing at all gradelevels from 2012 to 2014. Free or low-cost mate-rials are available in Pre-vention First s VirtualClearinghouse: AbusePrevention MonthNoble Charter High School Breaks Ground14th Ward AldermanEdward M. Burke joinedMayor Rahm Emanuel inbreaking ground on anew $ million NobleCharter Network highschool at 47th new MansuetoHigh School was madepossible by a generousgift of $ million fromMorning Star FounderJoseph Mansueto and hiswife, 68,000-square-foot facility will open inAugust of 2017 andinclude 42 classrooms,space for 1,100 studentsand a soccer Burke saidthat Noble's decision tobuild the school in the14th Ward has spurred$70 million in upcomingdevelopment in the area,including a $25 millionhealth care clinic whichwill be built on the south-west corner of 47th praising the"remarkable generosity"of the Mansuetos.