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Sun day at North Avenue Beach
08/25/2010
Web Extra! Slideshow
Volleyball and tanning aren’t the only ways to soak up the sun at North Avenue Beach. Chicagoans also took to their chess boards and hammocks on a recent. late-summer Sunday afternoon.
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Summer strummer
08/25/2010
A musician is silhouette by the afternoon sun as he plays a guitar and sings in a tunnel under Lake Shore Dr. as a beach goer heads to North Avenue Beach.
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Chicago program retrains the 'forgotten' middle class
Jobless wanted
08/25/2010
An uncommon program retraining Chicago’s out-of-work middle class is looking for new recruits to fill a second class just as the inaugural session wraps up.
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Tough timing
08/25/2010
A 55-year-old woman reported at 3:15 p.m. August 13 a strong-arm robbery in an elevator on the 700 block of N. LaSalle. A man wearing a bright pink shirt reached into the first floor elevator and grabbed a necklace from around the victim’s neck.
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Doughnuts unexpected
Heart of the 'hood
08/25/2010
Coffee isn’t all that’s brewing at the new 24-hour Dunkin’ Donuts next door to Beekman Place. Home owners are steaming over the Donuts adjacent to their property at 1201 N. Clark St.
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Big changes for city council
Long-time aldermen are calling it quits, dreaming of running for mayor or running for cover from their constituents
08/25/2010
Next year, the Chicago City Council will be different. Jerry Morrison, Executive Director of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), foresees a turnover of 15-20 aldermen, the largest in modern political history. New aldermen with different bases of political support will create a new council.
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Meet a Chicago butterfly saver
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum works to expand rare and endangered populations
08/18/2010
Not all of the butterflies in the breeding program at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum are endangered. The Gorgone Checkerspot isn’t considered endangered, yet it has only a few populations in the Chicago region. Vincent Olivares, 31-year-old butterfly conservator at the Notebaert, protects endangered butterfly populations in Illinois through breeding programs and opens people's eyes to the importance of some of earth’s tiniest creatures - insects.
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Fourth Presbyterian unveils new addition
Plans met with applause at community meeting
08/18/2010
Fourth Presbyterian Church will soon construct a sleek new addition to the storied gothic campus with the green courtyard at Michigan and Chestnut. The church’s development team and Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) introduced the planned expansion to general applause at a community meeting held Tuesday night.
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Job seekers change up
Economy pushes their 'offices' from coffeeshops to libraries
08/18/2010
A change in scenery, it is said, can help change a person’s outlook on life. More Chicago residents have embraced this mentality fully -as high a level of joblessness continues they exchanging comfortable seats at the local coffee shop for library cards and the free Wi-Fi.
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Police urge caution after Lincoln Park attack
08/18/2010