Pistol whipped

08/11/2010

A 27-year-old man from Ohio told police that he was attacked and robbed by two men on the corner of State and Superior while walking back to his hotel room at 1:20 a.m. on August 11.
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Rescues of the week

08/11/2010

Cumberland is an adorable, 1-year-old Beagle. This fearless pup never tires of long walks and is always up for a game of fetch. He gets along swimmingly with other dogs, and has been having a ball playing with the other pooches in Sophie’s Suite at the PAWS Chicago Adoption & Humane Center.
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The masses ride in Chicago

08/04/2010

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Hundreds of bikers cycled through Loop streets last Friday for the monthly Critical Mass bike ride.
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Staking positions

More strike talk at Near North hotels

08/04/2010

Sapped by prolonged contract negotiations, union workers for Hyatt Hotels last week voted to authorize a potential labor strike at the company’s four Chicago-area hotels. The hotel workers union Unite Here Local 1 and a number of major hotel chains have been at a bargaining impasse over wage, staffing and benefits agreements since August of 2009, when the union’s last contract expired.
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Soapboxer's delight

08/04/2010

Looking out over the crowd gathered at the northern rim of Washington Square Park last Saturday afternoon, Otis McDonald took a moment to let the last wave of applause and jeers die down before he resumed his address. The argument of the hour was about gun laws, and whether or not restrictions on ownership should eased in the city.
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Moving down the road

Changing things up after 132 Chicago Journals

08/04/2010

The electronic calendar that I’ve used to organize my schedule for the past two-and-a-half years is thick with short-hand notations like these: 6:30 p.m. South Loop School LSC; 6 p.m. Fannie May site meet; 7 p.m. Beat 1224 CAPS; 9 a.m. Zoning Board of Appeals; 10 a.m. Park ribbon cutting.
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Slack attack on Division

08/04/2010

A 63-year old man told police that he was robbed on the evening of July 23 on the 200 block of W. Division. The man said that the alleged offender, known by people in the neighborhood as "Slack," approached from behind, placed his forearm around the man's neck and said, "You be still, pop."
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Reform may bring relief from faulty home appraisals

The Home Front

08/04/2010

With home foreclosures and short sales dotting every Chicago-area neighborhood and suburb, homeowners who are paying their mortgages on time are scratching their heads and wondering what their house really is worth.
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Rescues of the week

08/04/2010

Salvadore is a gorgeous, 6-month-old kitten. PAWS Chicago volunteers have nicknamed this cutie “Salv-ADORABLE.” Salvadore is very laid back and usually prefers cuddling to playtime.
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Docs take to the small screen

07/28/2010

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With his glitzy roster of elite clientele from Chicago and around the world, Dr. Leon Forrester Tcheupdjian is the self-proclaimed king of liposuction. A forerunner in field of cosmetic surgery since the 1970s, Tcheupdjian has brought numerous surgical and non-surgical techniques to the country that loves to nip, tuck and augment their troubles away. With his daughter and head nurse Leslie Forrester by his side, the pair are Chicago’s own "Plastic Royalty." At least that’s how NBC felt earlier this year when they signed up the twosome for a reality television show shepherded by Towers Productions.
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