Knifepoint robbery

11/18/2009

A man was walking near the 300 block of N. State Nov. 16 at 1:57 a.m. when three men approached from behind. One of the men asked, "Where’s your wallet?" and displayed a knife.
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Admission impact

Sifting through the implications of CPS’s new system for getting into the top schools

11/18/2009

Last week, Chicago Public Schools officials proposed using socio-economic demographics instead of racial criteria to fill seats in the district's magnet schools and selective enrollment programs. Parents, teachers and principals are scrambling to understand what the new admission system will mean for them and their schools.
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Grant Park contract going out

Brooklyn firm expected to score high-profile work

11/18/2009

A Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm has been recommended to lead the revamp of the northern end of Grant Park, one of the most prominent - and, in recent times, most contentious - public spaces in Chicago.
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Some housing market holiday cheer

The recession is ending. Home prices are low. Rock-bottom mortgages from Uncle Sam are available.

11/11/2009

The Home Front
If your holiday dream is to enjoy the warmth of a crackling fireplace with your family this Christmas, go shopping right now for that single-family house, townhome, condominium or two-flat. Read more...

From arts to ashes?

New pitch for Three Arts Club generates debate in the Gold Coast

11/11/2009

After more than five years of vacancy and a number of bungled plans, the historic Three Arts Building has a new proposal in the works - one that some in the neighborhood are calling downright macabre. Read More...

Rest in peace, Robert

Heart of the 'hood

11/11/2009

Robert Huffer, a Lake Viewer for many years, was the best man at my wedding 25 years ago, and when he died last week of kidney failure, my husband and I were devastated.
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Pulls cash from ATM, gets robbed

11/11/2009

A man used his debit card to withdraw $550 from a bank in the 600 block of W. Division Nov. 3 at 9:48 a.m. While he waited for the bus, another man approached, stuck a gun in victim’s right side, said, "Alright pussy, you know what to do." Read more...

Rescues of the week

11/11/2009

Lucinda is a gorgeous 6-year-old black and white cat. PAWS Chicago volunteers say she’s a "down-to-earth kind of girl, a little on the shy side, who likes an occasional combing and is low maintenance." Read More...

Northerly, naturally

Talking design for isle’s 91 acres, where planes once flew

11/11/2009

Gia Biagi, the director of planning and development at the Chicago Park District, called Northerly Island’s current layout a “quick and dirty plan” articulated for the 91-acre space after Meigs Field was demolished on orders of the mayor in 2003. The park reopened in 2004. Read More...

Tinseltown on the West Side?

Lawndale metals facility could get new life as a film production house

11/11/2009

A 48-acre industrial site in North Lawndale appears set to transform into a place that fabricates Hollywood dreamscapes instead of copper, steels and other metals. Read more...