Sushi, nail salons hit Walgreens in Chicago

New features at new downtown store could roll out to neighborhood shops

01/11/2012

A sushi bar, eyebrow grooming services and wine tastings. Sounds more like an expensive hotel than a drugstore. But Walgreen Co. plans to change your mind. The Deerfield-based company unveiled a two-story Walgreens at 151 N. State St. Tuesday that boasts fresh hand-rolled sushi, a juice bar, and a wine selection of more than 700 labels, some costing more than $400 a bottle.
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Bank robber hits Gold Coast

01/11/2012

On the afternoon of Jan. 9, police received a call of a reported bank robbery at a Gold Coast Chase Bank. Officers arriving at the bank, 1200 N. State Parkway., initially pulled over a car that was leaving the bank, but after conducting an interview they found that the driver was not involved in the incident.
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One man's birthday wish: Stay in the 43rd Ward

01/11/2012

All Jerry Pritikin wants for his 75th birthday on Jan. 18, is for his senior citizen's building at 150 W. Maple St. to remain in the 43rd Ward. Pritikin is one of a whole lot of Chicagoans unhappy with the city’s ward remapping.
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Rescues of the Week

01/11/2012

Kristil is an enthusiastic 1-year-old Terrier/Shepherd mix. Kristil is an intelligent dog who loves to learn. She has completed an obedience course and mastered sitting, waiting, heeling, lying down, and dropping items on command.
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Photos: Chicago Polar Bear Plunge

01/04/2012

Web Extra! Slideshow
Hundreds braved cold temperatures on a windy first day of the new year to take part in a Polar Bear Plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach on Sunday.
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Lincoln Park groups rally against 'unfair' ward remapping plan

Sliced and diced

01/04/2012

Community leaders in Lincoln Park are taking up arms against a plan that could potentially split the North Side neighborhood into five different wards. Chicago's aldermen are currently deliberating over two proposals for the city's upcoming ward redistricting process, an often-arduous endeavor that occurs every 10 years.
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Contenders emerge for 43rd Ward Republican committeeman seat

Repubs hope to rise

01/04/2012

When reflecting on the progress of the Republican Party in Chicago over the past few decades, the word "dormant" may come to mind. The city hasn’t seen a red mayor since the Depression-era days of "Big Bill" Thompson, and Ald. Brian Doherty (41st), the city council’s only Republican alderman for the past twenty years, walked away from his post in May after a failed bid for a state senate seat.
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Victim compromises with attackers

01/04/2012

At around 4:00 a.m. on Jan. 1, a man was talking on his iPhone while standing outside on the 700 block of North Fairbanks Court when he was attacked by two young men. The offenders reportedly punched the man in the face and grabbed his phone, wallet and keys.
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Skyline's youngest fan

Heart of the 'hood

01/04/2012

Meet our newest Skyliner - making her modeling debut right here - the incredibly precious Elsa Louise Schulte. Elsa was born Dec. 28 at Prentice Women's Hospital, weighing in at 4 pounds, 15 ounces and standing 19 inches tall.
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Tougher G8, NATO protest rules would be permanent for Chicago

01/04/2012

Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a handful of tougher fines and regulations for protestors in the city leading up to next spring’s NATO and G8 summit, and he recently said they would be permanent.
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