News and events for Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood

This week in the McKinley Park neighborhood, volunteer to become a literacy tutor at Aquinas Literacy Center's training session this coming weekend, Friday evening and Saturday, January 26-27. The center works to satisfy an ever-growing demand for English learning by adult immigrants, and this worthy effort is great way to make friends, gain a skill and give back to the local community.

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) projects for kids 6 and up are the focus of Exploratorium at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, at the library. Family fun continues at the library on Saturday with the Drop-In Family Craft event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Omega Delta Baseball offers full-season baseball and softball play for kids ages 4 to 16, principally out of Hoyne Park at 34th Street and South Hamilton Avenue. Early bird Omega Delta Baseball Registration provides a big discount and spot in the league, and it begins this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Byline Bank, 1947 W. 35th St. 

Connect with the 12th Ward resources and Alderman George Cardenas at Ward Night, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at the ward office, 3476 S. Archer Ave. RSVPs are recommended for this weekly opportunity to congregate with the 12th Ward and the alderman.

Adult gaming fun is on tap on Tuesday at Loteria Night at One City Tap, 3115 S. Archer Ave. If that's not enough gaming, catch the weekly Bingo game at Our Lady of Good Counsel on Wednesday evening.

All of these and more events are available in the event listings and calendars here on the McKinley Park News.


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