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Publication serving the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, with original news, event listings, memberships, community support and more from https://mckinleypark.news
Who is the best in McKinley Park? Our members' choice contest picks community favorites and is now in its final days of voting. Sign up, log in and vote before Thanksgiving, with your privacy assured. Get voting information and see the current leaderboard results at mckinleypark.news/about/letter...
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Who is the best in McKinley Park? Our members' choice contest picks community favorites and is now in its final days of voting. Sign up, log in and vote before Thanksgiving, with your privacy assured. Get voting information and see the current leaderboard results at mckinleypark.news/about/letter...
A new daycare center is approved for build-out on South Hoyne Avenue in the former St. Maurice Catholic school lunchroom building next to Velma Thomas Early Childhood Center in McKinley Park, with the daycare center operator as landlord for both. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7619-pe...
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A new daycare center is approved for build-out on South Hoyne Avenue in the former St. Maurice Catholic school lunchroom building next to Velma Thomas Early Childhood Center in McKinley Park, with the daycare center operator as landlord for both. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7619-pe...
The McKinley Park neighborhood's South Shore Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist Church celebrated National Bible Week with a days-long Bible Reading Marathon, with parishioners and church and community leaders voicing Genesis through Revelation. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7616-re...
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The McKinley Park neighborhood's South Shore Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist Church celebrated National Bible Week with a days-long Bible Reading Marathon, with parishioners and church and community leaders voicing Genesis through Revelation. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7616-re...
We serve our audience with honest and truthful news about Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood, incorporating careful consideration of language to ensure accuracy and understanding, including in our reporting on ICE activities. Read about our verbiage decisions at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We serve our audience with honest and truthful news about Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood, incorporating careful consideration of language to ensure accuracy and understanding, including in our reporting on ICE activities. Read about our verbiage decisions at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...
Neighborhood residents are afraid to leave their houses because of ICE abductions, cops said at the community policing meeting for Beat 912, alongside sharing arrests, crime statistics and reports for drifting, a burglary spree and other crimes. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7581-ic...
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Neighborhood residents are afraid to leave their houses because of ICE abductions, cops said at the community policing meeting for Beat 912, alongside sharing arrests, crime statistics and reports for drifting, a burglary spree and other crimes. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7581-ic...
Help decide tiebreakers in The Best of McKinley Park, our members' choice contest highlighting neighborhood shopping, services and amenities, now in its final weeks of voting! Sign up and vote to pick this year's favorites with your privacy assured. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/about/letter...
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Help decide tiebreakers in The Best of McKinley Park, our members' choice contest highlighting neighborhood shopping, services and amenities, now in its final weeks of voting! Sign up and vote to pick this year's favorites with your privacy assured. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/about/letter...
Highlighting local resources for domestic violence victims, the 9th District Police Council meeting brought together local district resources and advocates who shared how to get help, including legal assistance, shelter referrals and free rides. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7529-9t...
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Highlighting local resources for domestic violence victims, the 9th District Police Council meeting brought together local district resources and advocates who shared how to get help, including legal assistance, shelter referrals and free rides. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7529-9t...
The Aquinas Literacy Center in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood is moving to independent non-profit operations after its sponsor decides on the change, with the center's longtime executive director stepping down and programs continuing. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7527-li...
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Aquinas Literacy Center in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood is moving to independent non-profit operations after its sponsor decides on the change, with the center's longtime executive director stepping down and programs continuing. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7527-li...
What do you think the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal should be called? Through Friday, Nov. 7, The Bold Past-Bright Future coalition seeks votes on five new name choices, or retaining the name of the historic canal that starts in McKinley Park. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7526-vo...
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What do you think the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal should be called? Through Friday, Nov. 7, The Bold Past-Bright Future coalition seeks votes on five new name choices, or retaining the name of the historic canal that starts in McKinley Park. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7526-vo...
Get ready for snarls as the I-55 Ashland Avenue exit to Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood closes for months, sending all traffic to South Damen Avenue then on a 2.4-mile detour through Pilsen, with likely shortcuts through the neighborhood. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7519-i-...
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Get ready for snarls as the I-55 Ashland Avenue exit to Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood closes for months, sending all traffic to South Damen Avenue then on a 2.4-mile detour through Pilsen, with likely shortcuts through the neighborhood. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7519-i-...
Family, elected officials, McKinley Park Civic Association officers and community members gathered to honor the former association president at an honorary street sign unveiling for South Hermitage Avenue between West 37th and 38th streets. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7518-be...
November 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Family, elected officials, McKinley Park Civic Association officers and community members gathered to honor the former association president at an honorary street sign unveiling for South Hermitage Avenue between West 37th and 38th streets. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7518-be...
A brand-new high school is opening up right here in our community! Tomorrow, the McKinley Park High Open House welcomes 8th graders and their families to meet staff, tour the campus and learn about its STEM-focused curriculum and college and career prep. Get info at mckinleypark.news/events/featu...
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A brand-new high school is opening up right here in our community! Tomorrow, the McKinley Park High Open House welcomes 8th graders and their families to meet staff, tour the campus and learn about its STEM-focused curriculum and college and career prep. Get info at mckinleypark.news/events/featu...
Enjoy plenty of opportunities to wear your Halloween costume this weekend in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood! Our Trick or Treat map lists the spooky spots, with Halloween events taking all weekend long. Find everything on our home page and in our Halloween Guide at mckinleypark.news/halloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Enjoy plenty of opportunities to wear your Halloween costume this weekend in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood! Our Trick or Treat map lists the spooky spots, with Halloween events taking all weekend long. Find everything on our home page and in our Halloween Guide at mckinleypark.news/halloween
Do you have your Halloween costume ready? Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood hosts over a dozen Halloween events through the next two weekends! Check the McKinley Park Halloween Guide for our Halloween calendar, Trick or Treat Map, photos and more! Find the guide at mckinleypark.news/halloween
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Do you have your Halloween costume ready? Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood hosts over a dozen Halloween events through the next two weekends! Check the McKinley Park Halloween Guide for our Halloween calendar, Trick or Treat Map, photos and more! Find the guide at mckinleypark.news/halloween
The Aquinas Literacy Center is up and running with the McKinley Park Resilient Community Initiative, a series of grassroots-grown programs, workshops and classes open to all McKinley Park neighborhood and other local residents. Read all about these new programs at mckinleypark.news/news/7476-re...
October 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Aquinas Literacy Center is up and running with the McKinley Park Resilient Community Initiative, a series of grassroots-grown programs, workshops and classes open to all McKinley Park neighborhood and other local residents. Read all about these new programs at mckinleypark.news/news/7476-re...
As the last classic video store in the entire Chicago area, The Video Strip is celebrating 30 years of rentals by beating streaming services' censorship, video quality and selection, and through not-on-streaming titles and personal recommendations. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7442-vi...
October 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As the last classic video store in the entire Chicago area, The Video Strip is celebrating 30 years of rentals by beating streaming services' censorship, video quality and selection, and through not-on-streaming titles and personal recommendations. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7442-vi...
Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood needs YOU to help put on another great birthday party for our beloved city's 189th anniversary! We invite all to the planning meeting at 10 a.m. on Sat., October 18, at St. Andrew Lutheran, 3658 S. Honore St. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/about/letter...
October 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood needs YOU to help put on another great birthday party for our beloved city's 189th anniversary! We invite all to the planning meeting at 10 a.m. on Sat., October 18, at St. Andrew Lutheran, 3658 S. Honore St. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/about/letter...
Have you voted in The Best of McKinley Park? This members choice contest promotes and highlights dozens of McKinley Park neighborhood spots for food and dining, shopping, services and community. See the current leaders, sign up and vote with your privacy assured at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Have you voted in The Best of McKinley Park? This members choice contest promotes and highlights dozens of McKinley Park neighborhood spots for food and dining, shopping, services and community. See the current leaders, sign up and vote with your privacy assured at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...
We're happy to share word about a huge jump in traffic and engagement we're seeing at the McKinley Park News, with nearly 425,000 unique visitors to our website in September! Membership and newsletter are also hopping. Thanks so much to all our readers! Read more at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
We're happy to share word about a huge jump in traffic and engagement we're seeing at the McKinley Park News, with nearly 425,000 unique visitors to our website in September! Membership and newsletter are also hopping. Thanks so much to all our readers! Read more at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...
The property housing the Marshfield Courts DIY skate park is set for sale and development in the City of Chicago's ChiBlockBuilder program along with other McKinley Park neighborhood locations pegged for residential and commercial development. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7396-di...
October 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The property housing the Marshfield Courts DIY skate park is set for sale and development in the City of Chicago's ChiBlockBuilder program along with other McKinley Park neighborhood locations pegged for residential and commercial development. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7396-di...
Get ready for the spooky season by contributing to the McKinley Park Halloween Guide, including calendar of Halloween events, photo gallery and Trick or Treat Map for Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood. Send in your haunts, events and pictures by contributing at mckinleypark.news/about/announ...
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Get ready for the spooky season by contributing to the McKinley Park Halloween Guide, including calendar of Halloween events, photo gallery and Trick or Treat Map for Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood. Send in your haunts, events and pictures by contributing at mckinleypark.news/about/announ...
New immigrants who want to learn English will get more help from Aquinas Literacy Center and its latest crop of tutors, who celebrated eight new volunteers graduating through training at the center, where they'll work one-on-one with adult learners. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7350-ne...
September 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
New immigrants who want to learn English will get more help from Aquinas Literacy Center and its latest crop of tutors, who celebrated eight new volunteers graduating through training at the center, where they'll work one-on-one with adult learners. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7350-ne...
A murder charge looms for 21-year-old McKinley Park neighborhood resident Aaron Zawadzki following an arrest in the fatal early morning shooting of a 26-year-old man in front of the 35th/Archer Orange Line El station, Chicago police announced. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7322-mc...
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A murder charge looms for 21-year-old McKinley Park neighborhood resident Aaron Zawadzki following an arrest in the fatal early morning shooting of a 26-year-old man in front of the 35th/Archer Orange Line El station, Chicago police announced. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7322-mc...
A coalition of community groups and government representatives are proposing to rename the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, removing the stigmatizing word "sanitary" from its name, planning meetings for renaming and a 125th anniversary event. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7316-co...
September 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A coalition of community groups and government representatives are proposing to rename the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, removing the stigmatizing word "sanitary" from its name, planning meetings for renaming and a 125th anniversary event. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7316-co...
A blood trail remains outside the 35th/Archer Orange Line El station following a fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 7, with cops at the Beat 912 meeting saying lewd exposure preceded the homicide. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7309-le...
September 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A blood trail remains outside the 35th/Archer Orange Line El station following a fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 7, with cops at the Beat 912 meeting saying lewd exposure preceded the homicide. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7309-le...