Georgis Catering has been around for nearly 80 years, its business ranging from providing meals to the elderly to serving Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks on their.
The fire destroyed the company’s building at 6339 S. Central Ave., just blocks from Midway Airport. “It’s gutted, it’s done,” said Becky Walowski, an employee.
From plank roads to toll roads, and one-room school houses to flourishing universities, the suburbs and the Daily Herald have grown up since the newspaper s founding in 1872.
Saluting notable local residents who died in 2020 Carol Stream founder Jay Stream, right, named the village after his daughter, Carol. Carol Stream, who grew up in neighboring Wheaton, enjoyed an honor usually reserved for early pioneers or landowners. Courtesy of the Village of Carol Stream
Updated 12/31/2020 3:02 PM
We said goodbye to several notable suburban residents in 2020. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public service. The list includes local officials and community, religious and business leaders.
Carol Stream
Jan. 18: Carol Stream s namesake never actually lived in the village, but that was of little consequence to the town s residents, who claimed her as one of their own and she delighted in her status as a legend in the village that bears her name.