2949 W. Pope John Paul II Dr. BRIGHTON PARK LIFE

1 BRIGHTON PARK. LIFE. 2949 W. Pope john paul II Dr. - Formerly 43rd St. - Between Richmond & Sacramento CHICAGO, IL 60632. Phone (773) 523-3663. Fax (773) 523-3983 Email: News Deadline Monday 6 McKINLEY PARK. Display and Classified Deadline Tues. 12 noon Serving the Communities of BRIGHTON Park, McKinley Park and Archer Heights, for over 80 Years $ Per Year By Mail in VOL. 82 NO. 37 THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2015 THE SOLID DELIVERY Newspaper 15c Per Copy at Newsstands Street Paving Registration For 7th Anniversary For Blessed Sacrament Parish Park Programs In 14th Ward The Chicago Park District announced that online and in-person reg- istration for summer pro- gramming is being accepted for a wide vari- ety of programs and sum- mer day camp offerings. Programs may be viewed online at Standard summer programs run through the week of Aug. 17th. Each summer, more than 40,000 campers aged 6- 12 are offered supervised activity at more than 230.

2 Parks. Children will go on field trips; explore nature, arts and culture;. engage in sports and recreation; and enjoy water time. Summer day camp hours vary for each loca- Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 14th Ward tion, but typical camps Alderman Edward M. Burke held a news con- run about six hours per ference to announce that road construction day, typically from 10. season is in full swing. Paving crews have com- to 4 , Monday Blessed Sacrament Parish of McKinley Park celebrated its 7th anniversary with a banquet on June 28th. The parish has pleted more than 65 miles of street paving and through Friday. Many three sites: Our Lady of Good Counsel, 36th and Hermitage; St. Maurice, 36th and Hoyne and SS. Peter & paul , 38th and are on track to fulfill the commitment of paving parks offer early morning Paulina. Ten parishioners were honored for their volunteer service. Seated are Suzanne Pletsch, Angela Rosales, Mary more than 300 miles of streets this year.

3 Since and late-day sessons as Koester, Victoria Gonzalez and Rosa Rosales. 2nd row: Deacon Ramon Echevarria, Emmanuel Rosales, Juan Rosales, Manny 2011 more than 1,000 miles of streets have been well. Fees vary depend- Velazquez, Father Armando Morales and Cristian Onate. Back row: Deacon Dismas Fernandez, Roy Pletsch and Father paved. In the 14th Ward, more than $650,000 in ing on location, offerings Ismael Sandoval. street resurfacing projects have been complet- and hours. _____. ed including: Kilpatrick, from 47th Street to As part of the Chicago Archer, at a cost of $217,000; Melvina, from 51st City of Learning, day to 52nd, at a cost of $53,000; 44th Street, from campers will have fun Pulaski to Keeler, at a cost of $144,000; making unique arts and Hidden Talent At City Track Meet Qualifiers At Burroughs Sacramento from 53rd to 55th at a cost of crafts; playing sports, team games and other Library Center $133,000; Homan from 43rd to 45th at a cost $106,000.

4 Recreational activities; The Chicago Public Narragansett was repaved from 51st to 53rd having fun with nature, Library Visual & Per- at a cost of $106,000, a project that was funded going on weekly field forming Arts program through the Cook County Highways trips as well as regular will present the eighth Department. visits to the local pool or staging of its popular Later this summer, 51st street is slated to be beach, and reading at Hidden Talent musical resurfaced from Central to Normandy. least 20 minutes each talent show featuring All of these projects reflect a major reinvest- day. live performances by ment in our community which promise to revi- Standard day camps patrons at the Harold talize our commercial areas and residential run for six weeks through Washington Library neighborhoods, Burke said. Aug. 7th. Parents seek- Center, 400 S. State st. _____ ing programs in August On Thursday, July are encouraged to also 9th at 12:15 Justin register their children for Chang will perform clas- Historical Exhibit specialty and late-sum- mer camps.

5 Education sical piano music by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel and Liszt. At Billiard Club and character-building components are com- bined with creation at On Friday, July 19th at 12:15 , Ethan The Illinois Billiard ized professional sport in several of the Park Blankenship will play a Club, 8442-46 S. Archer America. District's specialty recital of classical piano road, Willow Springs will The first professional camps, including cultural music by Bach, conduct an exhibit to baseball team, the arts, leadership, sports, Beethoven, Chopin and commemorate the 146th Cincinnati Red Stockings and_____. urban campers. Ravel. On Friday, July anniversary of Chicago were formed in 1869. 24th at 12:15 a professional baseball, the Tom Foley, an Irish group of library patrons 152nd anniversary of immigrant won the first Musical Lineup At who use the Music American billiards and formal billiard champi- Practice Rooms on the sports cartoonists during onship in 1865.

6 In 1869, Taste of Chicago 8th floor will perform in Burroughs School Track Team recently completed a successful track season with many city the month of July. he recruited Chicago's a talent showcase of qualifiers. Pictured are: Coach Katie Springer with Wendolyn Reyes, Gabriela Valesquez, Miguel The City of Chicago's stringed instruments. Cisneros, Brayan Rivera, Martin Gonzalez and Pedro Rodriguez. Rare documents and first professional baseball Department of Cultural _____ _____. original studio portraits team, the Chicago White Affairs and Special of sports icons will be dis- Stockings (today's Chi- Events announces the played under glass on a cago Cubs). Petrillo Music Shell billard table once owned by Chicago Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas. Mr. Foley also held public office, operated lavish downtown billard entertainment lineup for the 35th Annual Taste of Dean's Honor List ComEd Sponsors Ice Box Derby Chicago, July 8th to 12th The IBC is a private key club and visitors rooms, authored histori- cal billiard publications at Grant Park.

7 Admis- sion is free and festival At Dominican U. must make reservations and in 1919, founded The hours are 11 to 9. to view the exhibit on Old Timers Baseball , Wednesday through Dominican University of Rauner College Prep Wednesdays or Friday Association of Chicago. Friday and 10 to 9 of River Forest has and majoring in from 6 to 9 Admis- Jim & Bonnie Parker, Saturday and announced the Dean's Psychology and Apparel sion is $10 person or $25 founders of the historical Sunday. and Honors List recipi- Merchandising; Stacie for the exhibit and dinner Illinois Billiard Club will Los Angeles rock ents for the Spring 2015 Seweryn (60608), gradu- buffet next door at also exhibit the original band Weezer will open semester. To qualify for ate of Queen of Peace Bonnie's Dining and art work of sports car- on Wednesday, July 8th the Dean's List, students High School and major- Banquet. toonist Williard Mullin.

8 At 5:30 Erykah must achieve a semester ing in Nursing; Maria Back in 1863, Michael For more information, Badu, award winning grade point average of Tovar (60609), graduate Phelan founded the first call_____. (708) 839-5820. singer-songwriter will (on a scale), based of Thomas Kelly High Billiard Congress which perform her signature on a full-time enrollment School and majoring in established that all cue sound on Thursday, July of 12 credit hours. To Graphic Design; Violeta qualify for the Honor Valencia (60638), gradu- games became an organ- Guest 9th at 5:30 Ireland's musical ambassador, The Chieftains will per- List, students must achieve a cumulative ate of Queen of Peace High School and Un- Dean's List At Speaker form at 5:30 on Friday, July 10th. grade point average of , based on a full-time declared; and Stephanie Zavala (60632), graduate UW-Madison On Saturday, July enrollment of 12 credit of Walter Payton High 11th at 4:30 , the hours.

9 School and majoring in The University of Dean's List honorees Sociology and Study of Wisconsin-Madison has Austin, Texas indie rock ComEd kicked off its second annual Icebox Derby with a test run of the band Spoon will headline include: Cutberto Agua- Women and Gender. _____ prototype car that six teams of female students will use to create their own recognized students yo (60609) is a graduate named to the Dean's List the program. Opening racing machines on June 25th. The educational competition provides acts will feature of UNO Charter High female students the opportunity to gain, hands-on experience through for the spring semester of School and is majoring in the 2014-15 academic Houndmouth and the Political Science and Authors Discuss activities that bring to life the STEM subjects they learn in school. Thirty young women, in teams of five, will spend the next four weeks creating year. mother-son duo of Honorees must com- Madisen Ward and the Economics.

10 Karina Ca- Eastland Disaster cars from recycled refrigerators to compete for the chance to win the Mama Bear. brales (60632), a gradu- Icebox Derby STEM Cup, along with other prizes. The race will be held at plete a minimum of 12 ate of Thomas Kelly The Authors at the graded degree credits in Soul-funk masters Library series at the the Field Museum on Aug. 15th. For more information on the competition, Maze featuring Frankie High School and is visit that semester. Local majoring in English; Harold Washington Li- _____. scholars are Krystal Al- Beverly will be the final brary Center, 400 S. act on Sunday, July 12th Patsi Cisneros (60632), mazan, College of Letters graduate of Jones Col- State st., will feature the and Science, Dean's List and Yichao Chen, College at 4:30 Duane Powell will open with a lege Prep and majoring Eastland Disaster. Historian and folk- On Dean's List Allen Attains President's List DJ style house party.