Too Big for a Small Town
We’ve all heard helicopters flying overhead and probably don’t give them much thought. Think again. Last year, the village of Calumet Park was the focus of a la...
Category: Calumet Park Chronicles
The (Not So) Great Calumet Park Fire
It was a nice Sunday afternoon in late September and warm enough to hang laundry outside. I was in the kitchen making chili and noticed the neighbors across the...
The Not-so-Secret Playground
It was a time when my friend, Sally, and I literally crossed a line that we didn’t know existed. It was one of those things that adults knew about but kids did ...
Old-Fashioned Lawyer Shares Memories
Ronald Babb had a law office in Blue Island’s historical Masonic Temple from 1993 until 2018 when the Temple was sold. The thought of retirement crossed his min...
MetroSouth Follow-up
On July 23rd, Calumet Park Mayor Ronald Denson hosted a meeting for the public about the impending closure of Blue Island’s MetroSouth hospital. The crowd gathe...