Established 1945

OSF HealthCare Little Company of Mary Medical Center announced that 24 providers on staff have been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor of 2021 by Chicago Magazine.

Honorees were nominated by physicians nationwide who were asked to consider such factors as clinical excellence, bedside manner, education and board certification. Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels.

OSF HealthCare proudly congratulates the more than 500 physicians who come from all over the Chicagoland area to practice at the hospital and are certified in a wide array of specialties. Thank you for serving with the greatest care and love. Please join us in saluting the following physicians—staff at Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Evergreen Park: Dr. Abdallah Altarshan, Dr. Charles Berkelhammer, Dr. Vincent Muscarello, Dr. Wadah Atassi, Dr. Paul Crawford, Dr. James Rydel, Dr. Kenneth Resnick, Dr. Benjamin Ticho, Dr. Krystyna Gal, Dr. Silvio Marra, Dr. Steven Soltes, Dr. Nirav Thakkar, Dr. Curtis Walsh, Dr. Steven Pierpaoli, Dr. Bassem Chaar, Dr. Ronald Myint, Dr. Jayanthi Ramadurai, Dr. Kidanu Birhanu, Dr. Florie Ann Gonsch, Dr. Piyush Buch, Dr. Harshad Mehta, Dr. Arthur Itkin, Dr. Michael Schwartz, and Dr. Melvin Wichter.

Some of these physicians are independent providers,– not employees of the Hospital.

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South West Special Recreation Association (SWSRA) rang in the new year with a generous donation from Alsip Mayor John Ryan. The mayor’s office received a check for $500 from local business BP Circle K in Alsip, 12230 S. Cicero Ave. Owners Dipak Byatt and Mayur Patel wanted to give back to the community and asked the Mayor to designate the donation to a local charity in need. He chose to “pay it forward” to SWSRA. 

SWSRA’s first phone call of the new year came from Administrative Assistant to the Mayor Becky Smith, who delivered the good news and stated, “SWSRA is such an amazing organization that does so much for so many individuals with disabilities and special needs and has always been there to help out with the village functions.” 

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Editor’s Note: This article ran in last week’s edition, and erroneously listed Blue Island 2nd Ward Alderman, Fred Bilotto, and 6th Ward Alderwoman, Raeann Cantelo-Zylman as donors to the project. A corrected article follows.

The Little Free Library has arrived at Memorial Park, 12804 S. Highland Ave. and Hart Park, 12325 S. Western Ave. in Blue Island thanks to the generosity of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors, local Realtor Maribel Salgado-Little with Realty Executives Elite and Board of Director for Mainstreet, and in partnership with the Blue Island Park District, Thomas Wogan, Executive Director, Blue Island 2nd Ward Alderman, Fred Bilotto, and 6th Ward Alderwoman, Raeann Cantelo-Zylman.

More than 30 million adults today in the United States cannot read or write above a third-grade level. Through the “free” Little Library you can put books in the hands of young children to have a meaningful impact on improving literacy levels later in life. Did you know scientific studies show reading is good for your brain? Reading can introduce you to innovative ideas and invites you to solve problems. It makes you a better writer, and helps you improve your conversational skills. It helps strengthen worldview and convictions and improves your self-discipline and consistency. It increases your knowledge of history and cultural knowledge and challenges your imagination. It increases your skill in an interest and inspires you and aids in reducing stress. The need for a “free” library is greater now than ever before, especially for families who do not have access to books.

Through the community library they can make a substantial impact and Salgado-Little is proud to sponsor the program by increasing access to books and encouraging a lifelong love of reading. They invite the Blue Island community to stop by and visit the Little Free Library at Memorial Park and Hart Park. There are about 50,000 Little Free Libraries around the world in over 70 counties, and now Blue Island can stake its claim on the map of libraries.  

Full story available in the Alsip Express

Editor’s Note: This article ran in last week’s edition, and erroneously listed Blue Island 2nd Ward Alderman, Fred Bilotto, and 6th Ward Alderwoman, Raeann Cantelo-Zylman as donors to the project. A corrected article follows.

The Little Free Library has arrived at Memorial Park, 12804 S. Highland Ave. and Hart Park, 12325 S. Western Ave. in Blue Island thanks to the generosity of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors, local Realtor Maribel Salgado-Little with Realty Executives Elite and Board of Director for Mainstreet, and in partnership with the Blue Island Park District, Thomas Wogan, Executive Director, Blue Island 2nd Ward Alderman, Fred Bilotto, and 6th Ward Alderwoman, Raeann Cantelo-Zylman.

More than 30 million adults today in the United States cannot read or write above a third-grade level. Through the “free” Little Library you can put books in the hands of young children to have a meaningful impact on improving literacy levels later in life. Did you know scientific studies show reading is good for your brain? Reading can introduce you to innovative ideas and invites you to solve problems. It makes you a better writer, and helps you improve your conversational skills. It helps strengthen worldview and convictions and improves your self-discipline and consistency. It increases your knowledge of history and cultural knowledge and challenges your imagination. It increases your skill in an interest and inspires you and aids in reducing stress. The need for a “free” library is greater now than ever before, especially for families who do not have access to books.

Through the community library they can make a substantial impact and Salgado-Little is proud to sponsor the program by increasing access to books and encouraging a lifelong love of reading. They invite the Blue Island community to stop by and visit the Little Free Library at Memorial Park and Hart Park. There are about 50,000 Little Free Libraries around the world in over 70 counties, and now Blue Island can stake its claim on the map of libraries.  

Full story available in the Alsip Express