Chile Toreado To Add Spice To Growing Restaurant Scene on 35th Street
Brothers Jaime Sotelo, left, and Alfonso Sotelo stand ready in the kitchen of their soon-to-open restaurant Chile Toreado at 2022 W. 35th St., Chicago.
Another new restaurant is bound for 35th Street in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago with the pending arrival of Chile Toreado, a full-service Mexican restaurant at 2022 W. 35th St. in the space formerly occupied by the Jazzy Bean cafe. Brothers Jaime and Alfonso Sotelo — both fine-dining restaurant vets and longtime McKinley Park neighborhood residents — are rolling out Chile Toreado to accompany Alfonso Sotelo's successful and highly regarded 5 Rabanitos restaurant in the nearby Pilsen neighborhood.
"Always be careful with the chile toreados" is the warning the brothers' grandmother gave them when teaching how to cook what is now the restaurant's signature dish, Jaime Sotelo said. Her recipes and the experience of cooking while growing up impoverished on a farm in Mexico helped expose the brothers to fresh, authentic Mexican food, most of which was gathered and hunted directly from their farm, he said.
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Marz Tap Room Lauded as One of Chicago's Best New Bars
The Marz Community Brewing tap room rests inside the Marz brewery building in an industrial strip on the east end of the McKinley Park neighborhood.
Marz Community Brewing Co. at 3630 S. Iron St. in the McKinley Park Community Area of Chicago received the nod from Chicago magazine as one of the city's Best New Bars in an article published November 12. The top 20 list from writers Amy Cavanaugh, Karl Klockars and Tal Rosenberg highlights the best new watering holes across Chicago, with the Marz tap room being the only South Side pick on the list.
The article spotlighted the highly creative and varied brews from Marz, calling the tap room "one big beautiful freak-out dropped into an industrial corner of the South Side."
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Montessori School Settles Into New McKinley Park Home, Advocates for Funding Fix
Mark Javier, in the foreground, a partner in the school, shows off the rear of the new Montessori Foundations of Chicago building during their open house in October 2019.
Montesssori Foundations of Chicago has moved into its new home in the McKinley Park neighborhood, expanding its curriculum and scope of student services, and settling into a permanent location for the school. Located at 2239 W. 35th St., Chicago, the new facility updates the abandoned, former Titan Ornamental Ironworks property with a complete gut rehabilitation and expansion of the building and grounds.
"It was important that the school remain in the community," said Principal Beata Skorusa. "McKinley Park reflects a lot of our school values, including diversity: not only racial, but ethnic and socio-economic."
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Police Release Video, Seek Leads in Homicide of McKinley Park Neighborhood Teen
A frame from the video released by Chicago Police shows the killer stalking his victim from the alley across from Everett Elementary School.
The Chicago Police Department has released video of the gang-related slaying on July 25 of McKinley Park neighborhood teen-ager Anthony Finley. In the video posted online by police, the assailant can be seen stalking Finley from the alley at West 34th Street between South Bell Avenue and South Leavitt Street before firing multiple shots down the street with a handgun and then fleeing northbound with a driver in a blue Nissan sedan.
Finley was fatally wounded in the attack, shot in the abdomen and taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police ask anyone with information about the suspect or the crime to call Area Central Detective Johnson (#20169) at (773) 664-9650, call Area Central headquarters at (312) 747-8380, or submit an anonymous online tip at www.CPDTIP.com.
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Veterans Day Marks Return of U.S. Flag to Western Boulevard
The group responsible for rejuvenation of the veterans memorial includes members of William McKinley American Legion Post 231 and Illinois 2nd District State Representative Theresa Mah.
The U.S. flag flies once again at the veterans memorial on Western Boulevard at West 35th Street, thanks to the efforts of William McKinley American Legion Post 231 and Illinois 2nd District State Representative Theresa Mah. A Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, November 11, commemorated the service of U.S. armed forces members and raised the flag at the site, accompanied by the Pledge of Allegiance and a rifle salute.
The flag pole had been in disrepair for many years when American Legion Post members approached Mah last year about fixing it, she said. “No one was able to help them get it done,” Mah said.
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Benefits, Concerts, Community Meetings Lead This Week in McKinley Park
Monday, November 11, is Veterans Day, the day to honor and thank former members of the U.S. armed forces.Get ready to rock at One City Tap this week with a double lineup of concerts, starting with hardcore and indie bands at Otro Ritmo Presents Bad Breeding, Tzar Bomba and B.T.T.W. on Wednesday, November 13. More live music follows on Saturday, November 16, with The Ex-Bombers, Part Animal, The Phone Calls and Randall Pike. Want your own turn at the mic? Belt out your favorites at One City Tap's weekly Karaoke Night on Friday, November 15.
The McKinley Park Underage Drinking & Other Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (McK-UDOS) brings resources to mitigating teen alcohol and drug abuse in the McKinley Park neighborhood. Attend the McK-UDOS and MAHA Benefit on Saturday, November 16, to support these efforts and the Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA).
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Columbia Chronicle Profiles Detective, Progress in Historic Grimes Sisters Murders
The parents of the Grimes sisters grieve at the 1957 murder inquest of their daughters, Barbara and Patricia Grimes, in an historic file photo.
The 1956 disappearance and murder of teen-aged sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes from the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago spurred the city's largest manhunt and an ongoing mystery about this notorious crime. The Columbia Chronicle sheds light on the subject in an article profiling the event and updates regarding the investigation of retired detective and Chicago true-crime author Ray Johnson.
Johnson shared history about the case and his conjecture about its circumstances at a presentation in October at the West Lawn branch of the Chicago Public Library, wrote Staff Reporter Knox Keranen. This included Johnson's pick for the most likely murder suspect.
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Turkey Raffle Offers Thanksgiving Birds to McKinley Park, 12th Ward Residents
12th Ward Alderman George Cardenas is again hosting his annual Thanksgiving Turkey Raffle from the 12th Ward office in the McKinley Park neighborhood, Cardenas announced. More than 2,000 turkeys are ready to be donated to area families in a giveaway that's open for entries until Thursday, November 21.
"It is important to me that we do our part to ensure every home has the essentials to have a happy and joyous holiday," Cardenas said. "Over the years, the Turkey Raffle has become something families can rely on and trust."
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