SouthtownStar writer P. Kadner on Springfield

07/02/2009

Title of this opinion column: "Does anyone in Springfield know what they're doing?" Read More...

A little windfall...

07/01/2009

Last March, when the Wednesday Journal chain of community weeklies stopped publishing two of its Chicago titles -- the Booster and the News-Star -- the chain mailed those papers' 4,000 subscribers a letter offering them a choice: they could request a refund for the undelivered issues, or they could show their support for community journalism by letting the company donate the money to the Community Media Workshop. Read More...

South Loop-based Spertus has a new CEO

06/29/2009

The new Spertus Institute CEO is coming in during a difficult time for cultural institutions. Read More...

Tighter security this year at the Taste

06/25/2009

The Chicago Police Department is beefing up security at the Taste this year. Read More...

Ten Latinos making a difference in Chicago

06/25/2009

Esther Cepeda's list profiles 10 local Latinos who are changing Chicago ... Read More...

Old Post office as transit hub?

06/24/2009

Could the old main post office that hangs over the Eisenhower near Canal be re-used as a high speed rail hub? Check out Roeder's piece in today's Sun-Times ... Read More...

Public transportation facing cuts

06/23/2009

Big problems at Metra, Pace and CTA. CTA could lose entire bus routes and see rail service slashed 20 percent. Read More...

Map housing costs, gas costs and carbon impacts

06/22/2009

The folks over at the Wicker Park-based Center for Neighborhood Technology have published a tool online that lets you map and compare city and suburban gasoline costs, housing and transportation and relative greenhouse gas impacts. Via the Sun-Times. Read More...

Tailgaters will pay up at Soldier's Field

06/22/2009

Pre-game beer drinkers and hot dog eaters at Soldier Field will pay more for the pleasure start this fall, the Sun-Times is reporting. Read More...

Leaky concrete the subject of this WBEZ piece

06/18/2009

Anyone had problems with leaky concrete in their home or condo? Check out this terrific piece by Ashley Gross at WBEZ. Read More...