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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 2d

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

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 2d

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...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 5d

The 3rd Annual Chicago's Birthday Party is on! We held a planning meeting Saturday and set out event roles, including the 12th Ward's Bill Drew as Executive Producer and other collaborators targeting work via committees. We still need more help! Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...

Chicago's Birthday Party Preps for 3rd Annual

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 12d

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...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 14d

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...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 17d

Chicago's Birthday Party - gathering at the city's center to sing Happy Birthday to Chicago in multiple languages - is on for March 4, 2026, and we're starting to plan with a meeting at 10 am on Sat., Oct. 18. Orgs and individuals are invited to join in! Get info at mckinleypark.news/events/featu...

Chicago's Birthday Party Planning Meeting

Attend the Chicago's Birthday Party Planning Meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 3658 S. Honore St., Chicago. The planning meeting gets the community toge...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 18d

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...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 20d

The McKinley Park Civic Association is on a tear with new programs, leadership and a quickly growing membership. At its October meeting, the group again joined Chicago's Birthday Party and heard updates from the McKinley Park Development Council. Read about it at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...

Civic Association Joins Birthday Party, Welcomes New Officers & Members

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 21d

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...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 22d

Our friends at the new Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park High School shared this very cool event 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3: The Familia Block Party at the school's new campus in Bridgeport. Head there and dance to cumbia music, and get more details at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...

Familia Block Party at Horizon Science Academy High

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 22d

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...

The Marshfield Courts property includes community-built skateboarding improvements, art installations and a community garden.

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · 24d

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...

Halloween in McKinley - spooky neighborhood events, photos and more at mckinleypark.news/halloween

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 23

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...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 13

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...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 12

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...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 11

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...

Trail of blood outside 35th/Archer Orange Line El station following an early morning homicide on Sept. 7, 2025.

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 7

An early-morning shooting resulted in the homicide of a 27-year-old man who left a trail of blood to where he collapsed in front of the El station doors at the 35th/Archer stop on the Orange Line, with perpetrators fleeing on a scooter. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7305-ea...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 6

Shootings, burglaries and robberies fell year-over-year in the first eight months of 2025 compared to 2024 in areas targeted by the Chicago Police Department's 9th District Strategic Plan, police said at the district council's August 2025 meeting. Read all about it: mckinleypark.news/news/7297-cr...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 5

The weather this Saturday, Sept. 6, looks fantastic for a stroll down 35th Street for McKinley Community Pop-Ups, a set of activities and locations for dining, drinking, games, play, shopping and community engagement. Get all the details and the full schedule at mckinleypark.news/events/featu...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 5

Potholes and closed lanes will persist on the South Western avenue and boulevard bridge over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, since reconstruction funding is reliant on the currently denied expansion of the Pilsen TIF, freezing the project. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7292-ti...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Sep 5

The McKinley Park Civic Association hosted its monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, lining up new volunteer officers and upcoming programs like a holiday decorating contest and welcome letters sent to new neighbors. Read all about the meeting at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...

Civic Association Plots Restart of Org with New Officers

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're thrilled that our members' choice The Best of McKinley Park is off to a fantastic start! We're able to confidently produce this contest because we treat our audience as people, not product. Read about our pro-user practices plus newsletter schedule updates at mckinleypark.news/neighborhood...

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Aug 26

Have you voted for The Best of McKinley Park? This members' choice contest highlights the McKinley Park neighborhood's best dining, shopping, services and community features. Here's a peek at this week's leaderboard: See the list and current results, and sign up and vote at mckinleypark.news/bestof

McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Aug 23

Biodiversity gets boosted in Bubbly Creek thanks to floating wetlands added by the Shedd Aquarium and Urban Rivers, growing a project to add plant and animal habitat and increase appeal at the confluence of the South Branch of the Chicago River. Read all about it at mckinleypark.news/news/7232-fl...

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McKinley Park News @mckinleypark.bsky.social · Aug 22

The proposed Chicago Public Schools budget for the 2026 fiscal year is the best way forward for students and fiscal responsibility, including resources for McKinley Park neighborhood schools, writes Chicago School Board Elected Member Angel Gutierrez in an op/ed at mckinleypark.news/news/opinion...