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Rescues of the week

12/30/2009

Muffin is an adorable 4-year-old Shih Tzu mix. A sweet, well-behaved dog, Muffin quickly captures the hearts of those around her. Muffin enjoys both play and cuddle time. She will need regular grooming.
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New slots for boaters

Marina construction expected to start in March

12/23/2009

A new marina will be built at Gateway Harbor, between Navy Pier and the Chicago River’s outlet to Lake Michigan. The Chicago Park District will build a 2,610-foot-long pier atop an existing pier, providing 240 new slips for permanent and transient boaters and 15,500 square feet of restaurant and retail space.

Tickling the ivories - and me

Heart of the 'hood

12/23/2009

Break out the mistletoe and bubbly, and while you’re at it, head to Epworth United Methodist Church in Edgewater and catch a performance by Lake View resident Hubert Clay, who is making beautiful music throughout Chicago.
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You're not alone

Group reaches out to older people with gifts and company

12/23/2009

After Bob Zimmerman retired from his last job as a fundraiser for the Art Institute, he found himself without family members nearby nor a community of work-related friends surrounding him.
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Fake cops busted

12/23/2009

Two men came up to a house in the 1200 block of N. Schick Dec. 15 at 3:20 a.m. knocked on the door and said, "Open up. It's the police." The owners of the home saw that the men had handcuffs and a gun, but were not in uniform.
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Rescues of the week

12/23/2009

Sydney is an adorable, 13 week-old kitten. She loves life and is curious to learn new things. She enjoys batting toys about and being petted. Sydney is a ton of fun with lots of spunk.
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Meeting the need

St. Teresa's sees more lining up for food from its pantry

12/23/2009

While waiting for the doors to open at the St. Teresa of Avila Church last Friday night, a group of men gathered around outside to discuss their dinner plans for the coming week. A short, perpetually smiling man reverently named Pops pointed out that there would be a free Christmas dinner at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Evanston the following evening.

The iditarod, Chicago style

12/16/2009

Web Extra! Slideshow

On the frozen tundra (or bike path) of Northerly Island, Bob Miller of Free Spirit Siberian Rescue giddy-upped his team of huskies. Miller joined other residents Saturday at Northerly for winter activities during the Chicago Park District’s fifth annual Polar Adventure Days.

Candidates gear up

Fritchey going for county board slot, newcomers will challenge for his former seat

12/16/2009

With the Feb. 2, 2010 primary election looming ever closer, campaigns for districts representing swaths of the North Side are starting to heat up. One game changer is longtime State Representative John Fritchey's campaign for Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool’s soon-to-be vacant seat. That race has drawn a longtime Chicago politician back into the fray.

Gold Coast high-rise blaze leaves one dead

Two fires on the Near North Side over the last week

12/16/2009

The Near North Side has weathered two separate high-rise fires in the past week. The first incident occurred early last Thursday morning at 260 E. Chestnut, a 44-story residential building in the Gold Coast. The second fire, a 2-11 alarm, broke out on Sunday afternoon on the 28th floor of 1455 N. Sandburg Terrace.