2011: A year in Chicago photos

12/30/2011

See our favorite Chicago shots from Photo Editor J. Geil during 2011.
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Skyline's year in review

Recollecting the newsworthy moments of 2011

12/28/2011

As we approach the end of another 12-month cycle, it’s easy to say that the previous year was one of “change.” That may be true of this year, or at least as much as any which has preceded it, but it may be truer still to say that 2011 was a year that showed a potential for change to come.
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The odder side of crime

Thieves, crooks and a rowdy opera patron stood out in 2011

12/28/2011

Each week Chicago Journal goes to the 1st District police station, at 18th and State Streets, and — looking through daily listings of crime incidents — reports on the most significant crimes that happen in the 1st District boundaries for our crime blotter. These boundaries are approximately north to the Chicago River, west to the Dan Ryan Expressway, south to McCormick Place and east to the lake.
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Chicago's Magnificent Mile raking in dough

Downtown retailers getting ready for final surge of holiday shoppers

12/21/2011

Fair weather, steady crowds and ample staffing have made this year's downtown Chicago shopping season a successful one - and retailers there are hoping for a strong finish.
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Scrambled boundaries for Chicago wards

In remap scuffle, Ald. Smith throws weight behind map that would keep Lincoln Park mostly hers

12/21/2011

Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) is taking a firm stance against a majority-led redistricting proposal that she says will “completely destroy” the sense of community in her Lincoln Park ward.
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Giving a life-saving gift

Heart of the 'hood

12/21/2011

It may not be the most glamorous holiday present, but it’s one of the most important there can be for a woman — the gift of a mammogram. That’s why I’m eating up the fact that 90 uninsured and underinsured women will be getting just that, thanks to the Mag Mile-based Garrett Popcorn family.
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Photos: Windy City Performing Arts sing at Millennium Park

12/14/2011

Web Extra! Slideshow
Carolers from Windy City Performing Arts sing at Millennium Park on Friday. Read More...

CPS eyes shrinking Lincoln Elementary boundaries

Some students could be redirected to LaSalle magnet

12/14/2011

Chicago Public Schools officials say that student overpopulation at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School will likely be remedied by new enrollment boundaries - a solution that doesn't sit well with parents and faculty at the coveted North Side school.
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Streeterville tops city in parking tickets, but one group's fine with that

Paying lots to park

12/14/2011

Getting in and out of a parking space in the Near North Side's car-heavy Streeterville can be war, and one resident group hopes that the city's ticket-writers are on their side.
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Garfield Park Conservatory restoring greenhouses, preparing for winter

Putting the pieces back together

12/14/2011

Tropical weather is coming back to Chicago - at least inside the greenhouses of the Garfield Park Conservatory. The display gardens are being prepped for winter by installing protective insulation while continuing repairs from the damaging hailstorm this past June.
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