COMMUNITY MEETING: The Little Village Community
Council and the Helping Others Progress Economically (H.O.P.E.) organizations are
hosting a Little Village community meeting. The meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Good Shepherd Church, 2735
S. Kolin Ave. for the purpose of hearing from Ald.
Ricardo Munoz [22
nd
Ward]. Ald. Munoz has been invited to speak
with residents and business owners on the housing project at 26
th
St. & Kostner Ave. Residents have several unanswered questions regarding
the project in Little Village and it is our hope to get those questions
answered. The residents of the Little Village community have a right to know
what is happening in their Ward; and Ald. Munoz is obligated to share his ideas
and plans with residents.
Residents of
Little Village mark your calendar and tell your neighbors.
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Ald. George Cardenas [12th Ward] surrounded by ROTC
Cadets from Farragut Career Academy in Little Village |
FUND-RAISER:
Aldermen George Cardenas [12th Ward] held a fund-raiser at John
Barleycorn Restaurant in downtown Chicago on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Special
guests were ROTC cadets from Farragut Career Academy, who recently won a
contest on a good green environmental product. “We want these young students to
understand the value of a good and safe environment,” said Ald. Cardenas. Mayor
Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn were invited guests. The event was festive with
plenty of food and refreshments.
NEW PARK:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. George Cardenas held a “Groundbreaking”
ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 for a new Little Village Park at 31st
St. & Albany Ave.
THE PARK, located on the east side of Little Village
in the 12th Ward, features a baseball and soccer field, a skate
park, a basketball court and other amenities.
UNDER THE leadership of Ald. Cardenas and Little Village Environmental Justice
Organization's former Executive Director Kimberly
Wasserman, were instrumental in making the new park a reality in Little Village. Chicago Park District
spokeswomen Michele Lemons said the plans were shaped after “extensive” outreach; and the community had already given the current plan its “stamp of
approval.”
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| Benito Morales, WWII Veteran |
VETERAN DAY: Members of the Manuel Perez Jr.
American Legion Post 1017 held its annual Veteran’s Day ceremony Monday, Nov.
11, 2013 at the Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza, 26th St. &
Kolin Ave. The rainy day didn’t stop the veterans or guests from paying homage
to fallen comrades. Each year veterans gather to salute on 11-11-11 [November,
the 11th month of the year; on the 11th Day of the month
and at 11:00 o’clock a.m. on Veteran's day] to face east, at attention, and salute while
army taps are playing.
POST COMMANDER Joe Ramirez made brief remarks and presented
awards to special guests. State Rep.
Lisa Hernandez was the only public official at the ceremony. Recognition was
given to Benito Morales, 90, an Army World War II veteran. After the ceremony
the veterans and guests enjoyed tamales and refreshments at the America Legion Post
Headquarters, 27th St. & Hamlin Ave.
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Cesar E. Chavez
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MOVIE
TRAILER: Watch the Cesar Chavez; An American Hero movie trailer, scheduled to be
released 2014, on YouTube. Actor Michael
Pena, 37, portrays Cesar Chavez as an unrelenting union organizer for the
farm workers. It was Chavez and Dolores Huerta’s leadership that organized the
United Farm Workers Union of America. Actor Pena was born in Chicago and
graduated from Hubbard High School. Pena’s father was from Villa Purificacion,
Jalisco and his mother was from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. I highly
recommend seeing this movie next year.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!
