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Week in Review

An Artist's Love, A City's Mission, Our Firefighters' Cause

A look back at Chicago Heights Patch's most compelling, powerful and thought-provoking stories of last week.

 

Big Cleanup a McEldowney Park - (Monday, Oct. 3)

McEldowney Park in Chicago Heights needs to be cleaned up and restored to its original greatness, according to Historic Preservation Committee member Pete Petrouski. Petrouski made it his mission to gather as many people as possible to help start the process of improving the area.

Last weekend was a great jump-off, with Mayor David Gonzalez, the Chicago Heights Park District, the City of Chicago Heights, volunteers from St. James Hospital, Chicago Heights Rotary Club, Cook County SWAP and many others coming to help out, including plenty of Heights residents.

Visit the original photo gallery, "Heights Residents Clean Up for McEldowney Park's 100th Year," to see great pictures from the event.

Alzheimer's Doesn't Stop This Artist - (Tuesday, Oct. 4)

Am I the only one amazed at how many Remarkable Residents there are in Chicago Heights?

Last week we met Tessie Baffes, a 87-year-old woman at Prairie Manor in Chicago Heights, who paints pictures and sells them. Tessie suffers from Alzheimer's and, at times, slips back onto 1982, but she has never forgotten her true identity as an artist. This is a truly inspiring and touching story about the power of love.

Read the original story "Chicago Heights Woman Paints Her Way Through Alzheimer's" to see Tessie's art and read her amazing story. 

Heights Firemen Fight Breast Cancer - (Wednesday, Oct. 5)

This was a great video story that featured Chicago Heights' boys in red sporting pink tees, all in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

At the Oct. 3 city council meeting, the department honored Chicago Heights Chief of Staff Lisa Aprati and Code Enforcement employee Sharon Dieringer as breast cancer survivors. The next day, firefighter Bryce Meyers took a moment to explain why the department was participating this year.

Visit the original story "Chicago Heights Firefighters Battle Breast Cancer" to see the video.

Not So Sure About a New Shark's - (Wednesday, Oct. 5)

Shark's Fish and Chicken is preparing to open a new restaurant in South Chicago Heights. A couple of the village trustees aren't to excited about the opening, though. The reasoning? They believe the new restaurant would be in direct competition with Long John Silver's and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Read the original story "Village Decries New Shark's Restaurant in South Chicago Heights" to see what village trustees said about the restaurant. 

Heights to Lose Lab to Crete - (Thursday, Oct. 6)

Last week we saw proof that the fight to keep businesses in Chicago Heights continues as Silliker Inc., an international network of food testing and consulting laboratories, announced it would be opening a new lab in Crete.

Employees of the Chicago Heights lab will transfer to the new facility along with employees of the South Holland lab. Ald. Josh Deabel, said he is none to happy about the move, especially since he used to work at the Chicago Heights lab.

Visit the original story "Alderman Laments Loss of Chicago Heights Laboratory," to see what Deabel and Patch readers are saying about the move.

Also, given all the business news last week, we decided to ask the question, "Why wouldn't a community want a new business?" in the weekly Let's Talk column. Leave a comment on that article to add to the conversation.

That's it for the Week in Review. Vote for the top story in the poll below.

  • Which of last week's stories interested you most?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Heights Residents Clean Up for McEldowney Park's 100th Year
        4 (57%)
    • Chicago Heights Woman Paints Her Way Through Alzheimer's
        0 (0%)
    • Chicago Heights Firefighters Battle Breast Cancer
        1 (14%)
    • Village Decries New Shark's Restaurant in South Chicago Heights
        0 (0%)
    • Alderman Laments Loss of Chicago Heights Laboratory
        2 (28%)
    Total votes: 7
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About this column: A quick recap of the top stories to hit Chicago Heights Patch each week. Related Topics: Alzheimer's, Chicago Heights Fire Department, McEldowney Park, Shark's Fish and Chicken, South Chicago Heights, and Week In Review
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