Congested lakeshore path could get cash for a revamp near Navy Pier

Lakefront bikers fly after cash

09/14/2011

The Navy Pier Flyover, a proposed overpass that's been touted as a safety boon for Chicago bikers and pedestrians on the heavily-traveled lakefront trail, is slated to get a big chunk of money that could make the project a reality.
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DePaul's new art museum opens in new space

Paintings in a new corner

09/14/2011

After 13 years of being tucked away in the university’s library, DePaul's Art Museum has a new home and a new vision. Located next door to the CTA's Fullerton Red Line stop, the museum is looking to attract more - and more diverse - visitors than found their way to the old location in the university's main library building.
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Electric car zaps into Old Town

Heart of the 'hood

09/14/2011

Leave it to a Skyliner to be a trendsetter and own one of the first all-electric cars in Chicago: the Think Car. As someone who strives to recycle and reuse whenever possible, I was excited to hear about Think, because it's very cool to me that the car’s environmental impact is almost zero. So says its seller, Doug Snower, founder of WindFree Renewable Energy Co., 1440 N. Ashland Ave.
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Reilly bidding for more Democratic influence

42nd Ward Alderman running for Committeeman

09/14/2011

Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) is making a bid to boost his influence within the Democratic Party by running for a second office, he announced in an email to his supporters Monday afternoon.
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Chicago Housing Authority boots more residents from Cabrini

Rowhouse residents have 180 days to leave, CHA says

09/07/2011

Maurice Edwards stood pensively as he watched residents and Chicago Housing Authority officials slowly filter into the makeshift conference room of a Cabrini-Green residential development last Thursday afternoon. As a member of Cabrini's Local Advisory Council, Edwards had been called to the meeting by CHA that day to discuss the future of the Frances Cabrini Rowhouses, a 584-unit low-rise public housing complex on the Near North Side.
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Push to create more live-work spaces meets criticism from Chicago City Council

Living on the line

09/07/2011

Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno (1st) took hard lumps last week from some council members in the first round of hearings on his push to make it easier for Chicagoans to live where they work. Co-sponsored by Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), the measure would allow owners to operate live/work spaces in all business districts, as well as in commercial areas with a special use permit.
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Another skyline, changed forever

09/07/2011

It was late afternoon on a gray, foreboding day in New York City on Sept. 10, 2001, and former Skyline editor Beth Burmahl was on a weekend getaway. It was her first trip to the Big Apple.
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New condo market in downtown Chicago officially dead

The Home Front

09/07/2011

The condo construction boom in downtown Chicago is officially dead, reports Appraisal Research Counselors Ltd. According to Appraisal Research’s second quarter "Downtown Chicago Residential Benchmark Report," the condo boom officially ended in 2010. And, 2011 is the first year in the past 15 where no new for-sale units are being added to the downtown market.
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Photos: Chicago Triathlon

08/31/2011

Web Extra! Slideshow
Spectators crowded the shoreline near Monroe Harbor to cheer on the athletes in the Chicago Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 28.
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Neighbors worry new 7-Eleven at Clark and Division could be trouble

Big gulp

08/31/2011

A 7-Eleven is scheduled to open sometime in September at the intersection of Clark and Division amid resident concerns that the 24-hour convenience store will contribute to loitering and crime.
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