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Teenager suspected in multiple robberies
10/26/2011
Police were on the lookout for a boy suspected in a string of robberies committed in Lincoln Park over the past week. At around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, an unknown male suspect broke into a car parked on the 2200 block of North Clybourn Street and stole a black backpack from the vehicle. Witnesses gave chase and retrieved the bag from the offender, who was described as a black male, believed to be in his teens.
Read more...Cheap Trick-ed on the job
10/26/2011
I got tricked - and treated - by Cheap Trick's lead singer Robin Zander. Long story short: I was at the House of Blues last week, taking pix at a charity benefit for the San Miguel Schools (which do great things for kids in underserved communities), featuring both Badfinger and Cheap Trick.
Read More...Chicago opens its doors with data, invites programmers in
The download's upside
10/26/2011
Chicago is pulling back the digital data curtains, publishing hundreds of sets of official data, and enlisting the help of program developers to make the information useful to the rest of us.
Read more...Chicago police district consolidation gets little resistance
With 19th and 13th districts pitched to merge, residents want to see continued police patrols
10/19/2011
Leaders in Lincoln Park say they could stomach a plan to consolidate two area-police stations, as long as the move doesn't draw down officer presence in the neighborhood.
Read More...Children's Memorial Hospital heliport gets green light
Opponents of plan prepare appeal
10/19/2011
After three years of fielding public opinion and weighing scientific analyses, the state's transportation agency has given its blessing to the Children's Memorial Hospital heliport.
Read more...Man mugged by fake cabbie
10/19/2011
A man from Austin, Texas was attacked and robbed by an unknown suspect posing as a cab driver at 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 13. The man, 25, told police that, while on the first block of West Hubbard Street, he flagged down a black Lincoln Continental town car that he believed to be a cab and got inside.
Read more...Living landmark steps down
Heart of the 'hood
10/19/2011
Someone I consider a local living landmark, Jim Peters, is leaving his post as president of Landmarks Illinois on Oct. 27. Here's wishing him the best of luck. Peters joined the nonprofit organization in 2001, and in that time has worked tirelessly on saving buildings such as Cook County Hospital, the Lathrop Homes and Prentice Women's Hospital, with extensive and feasible reuse studies.
Read More...Budgeting for the next decade in Chicago
10/19/2011
New government budgets require that we citizens act like grown-ups. Facing reality is not a bad thing as we decide what we want and can afford from government. These budgets should not be passed as fiats because they will affect us and our neighborhoods for decades. We can have our say.
Read more...Banks must forgive housing debt to keep dream alive
The Home Front
10/19/2011
Housing is the bedrock of U.S. family life, and homeownership is the one certain thing the average American depends on to accumulate wealth for retirement. That's why it's called the American dream.
Read more...Rescues of the week
10/19/2011
Branden is a 3-year-old Rottweiler mix who found his way to PAWS Chicago after being picked up on the streets as a stray. This silly, fun-loving boy adores people, and always wants to be near you. He likes making new friends, and is quick to lean against your leg, give you a big smile, and wait to have his chest scratched.
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