Webelos from East Side cross over to Boy Scouts

John Garcia, Eric Godinez and Javier Larios from Pack 773, which meets on Chicago's East Side, recently crossed over to Boy Scouts at a ceremony at Annunciata Parish hall.

De La Salle inducts 23 students into National Honor Society

Students inducted into the De La Salle Institute National Honor Society are pictured. In front, from left, are Anthony Slawson, Jasmine Neri, Sydney Sheppard, Adrien Cook, Catalina Pelaez, Margaret Rocha and Emily Brown. In the middle row are Brian Bansley, Alexis Ochoa, Lauren Rhodes, Josep…

De La Salle inducts 23 students into National Honor Society

CHICAGO | De La Salle Institute has announced that it inducted 23 students into the Brother J. Richard Rush Chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held in the Parmer Activity Center on March 27.

De La Salle student from East Side earns Evans Scholarship

Melissa Estrada

De La Salle student from East Side earns Evans Scholarship

CHICAGO | Senior Melissa Estrada, of Chicago's East Side, is one of two De La Salle Institute students who have been chosen Evans Scholars by the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation.

Jury seated in Beavers tax trial

CHICAGO | A judge on Wednesday imposed a gag order on attorneys in the tax-evasion trial of a powerful Chicago Democrat after a defense lawyer claimed jury selection was "rigged" because no black men were in the 50-person pool from which jurors were selected.

East Side Scouts keep fit

CHICAGO | Cub Scout Pack 773, which meets Friday nights at Annunciata Parish on the city's East Side, recently held their Pack Night which focused on fitness.

East Side Scouts keep fit

Scouts of Pack 773 get their fitness workout thanks to a sample class by Zumba instructor Sharon X. Aguilera.

East Side Scouts keep fit

Bear Scout Matthew Gatton demonstrates taekwondo skills as the members of Pack 773 watch.

Scouts reach for the stars at Challenger Learning Center

Scouts from the East Side recently visited the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond to earn their Astronomy Merit Badge. From left, Jacob Kusar, John Garcia, Jaime Avila, Eric Godinez, Andres Gomez, Liam Bermejo, Manuel Perez and Girl Scout Abby Bermejo learned how to identify the parts of …

Scouts reach for the stars at Challenger Learning Center

Webelos I Scout Liam Bermejo tries out the telescope under the direction of Flight Director Ann Vassar while Webelos I Scout Manuel Perez waits for his turn.

East Side Scouts, Lions meet

CHICAGO | On Feb. 5, representatives of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of the East Side were invited to attend a meeting of the East Side Lions and present their achievements of the past year.

East Side Scouts, Lions meet

Pictured are representatives of the Girl Scouts Service Unit 261, Cub Scout Packs 773 and 3701, and Boy Scout Troop 701 along with President Lady Lion Georgette Gagan, center in black shirt, and Boy Scout Troop 701 leader Bill Davis, on the far right, who is currently vice president of the E…

Send a veteran a heart this Valentine's Day

Bear Scout Christian Garcia displays his completed valentine for his veteran. Garcia used his hearts to thank the veterans for their service to our country.

Send a veteran a heart this Valentine's Day

CHICAGO | Cub Scouts of Pack 773, which meets at Annunciata Parish on the East Side, spent time at their recent meeting cutting, gluing and creating their individualized valentines as part of the Valentines For Veterans Program.

County provides additional payment for Wentworth Avenue repair

CHICAGO | A company that did engineering studies for the 2012 reconstruction of Wentworth Avenue in Lansing will receive an additional $37,000 payment from Cook County.

East Side Scouts celebrate Scout Sunday

CHICAGO | The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before the Feb. 8 Scouting Anniversary Day as Scout Sunday.

East Side Scouts celebrate Scout Sunday

Pictured are the Cub Scouts of Pack 773 who attended Scout Sunday at Annunciata Parish. In the front are David Meduga, Alex Williams, Keoni Montero and Gustav Padilla. In the second row are Elijah Bermejo, Jacob Garcia, Anthony Cuellar, Nicolas Gomez and Matthew Donohue with the Pack flag. I…

East Side man found dead identified

CHICAGO | The Cook County medical examiner's office has identified the 20-year-old East Side man found Tuesday morning with a gunshot wound to the head in the 10900 block of South Mackinaw Avenue.

Man found shot dead on East Side

CHICAGO | Police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head Tuesday morning on the East Side, said News Affairs Officer Mike Sullivan.