I want to congratulate you on your very professional article on the new STEM school and related school issues.
It makes me proud to know you and have you as my neighbor.

I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation of your endorsement on behalf of my office and the constituents I serve.

I have to commend reporter Jennifer Nunez for an amazing article [FRDA holds fundraiser for Holiday for Hope, Gazette, Dec. 3]. We have had many articles written over about Dreams for Kids over the years, and hers was as accurate and comprehensive and well written as I can remember.

I strongly oppose the reduction of Chicago Police Department (CPD) C.A.P.S. (Chicago Alternative Policing Stragegy) staffing. C.A.P.S. officers connect with Chicago residents first-hand, as no patrol officer, or civilian resident, can…

Dear Editor: Alderman Bob Fioretti exhibited great understanding and concern for the people in Chicago when he said…

This letter is a plea to all automobile drivers, especially those operating hybrid cars. I am almost totally blind and use a white cane to help me get around. On Wednesday, June 9 at about 8:40 a.m., I was nearly struck by a hybrid car at the corner of Wood and Taylor Streets.

The Gazette’s May 7, 2010 story (“Omitted Assessments Law Change Stymied by Illinois General Assembly”) and the accompanying editorial (“Property Tax ‘Omitted Assessments’ Reign of Error”) contained significant errors and omissions. These mistakes could have been avoided had your paper contacted the Cook County Assessor’s Office before running these pieces.

I congratulate your celebration of the 27th anniversary of your publication, the Gazette. Your commitment is a lesson to all who wish to communicate with a print audience. One must have a sense of mission, of relevance to the lives of people. Clearly, you have adopted that mission and have that relevance.

Dear Editor:

On behalf of historic St. Matthew Lutheran Church located at 2108 W. 21st St. in Chicago, I wish to express our deepest gratitude to you and Ms. Miriam Cintron for the excellent article printed in the March issue of the Gazette under the title: “City cites St. Matthew for alleged ‘violations.’

Dear Editor:

I was an avid walker. And every day I would walk the same route to/from work at UIC. On August 5, 2009, at 6:15 p.m., I was hit by a car on the southwest corner of Ashland and Polk. The make/model of the car that hit me is a Honda Accord, maroon in color.