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Heart of the 'hood

02/01/2012

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and once again stealing my heart with one of her unique and beautiful hats is milliner Sonia Caceres. I love checking in with Caceres to see what’s new, because her one-of-a-kind headgear is always brimming with amazing creativity. Caceres’s latest creation is an original-design, Valentine red wool hat, inspired by the flirty fashion of a roaring ’20s flapper girl.
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Judges for sale in Cook County

01/18/2012

Hey bud, would you like to buy a judge? Judges in Illinois can be bought by cash or votes. The Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Cook County buys judges with the promise of votes, naming them to the party’s official slate in exchange for implicit support.
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Lincoln Park counts

Letter to the editor

01/04/2012

Lincoln Park is a valuable part of our city and residents here pay significant property taxes to support the City of Chicago. It's very disappointing that recent developments concerning the remapping of Chicago's Ward boundaries place an unfair burden on the people of Lincoln Park. New Ward boundaries could tear apart the fabric of well-established neighborhoods, all a result of old-style political jockeying.
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Lincoln Park remap looks like chewed-up gum

Letter to the editor

01/04/2012

I am concerned that the two proposed remaps will divide the Lincoln Park community into three or five wards for the first time in history and do not respect our community's long time heritage.
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Don't carve up Lincoln Park

Letter to the editor

01/04/2012

I am completely opposed to the proposed remap of the 43rd Ward. It is a cynical attempt to scramble the cohesion of a community that has chosen to elect an independent alderman and would break us up into four separate wards, making community planning a chaos.
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SOAR wrong to ignore Prentice

Letter to the editor

01/04/2012

What will it take for Streeterville residents to recognize that an important example of Chicago’s architectural heritage is at risk in their own backyard?
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Shutting down Blagojevich apologists

12/14/2011

Blagojevich's sentencing is being discussed heatedly around town, and everyone has an opinion. Is his 14-year prison sentence too long? In his defense, two arguments continually get repeated. One: he's no different from other politicians in what he did. The other: there wasn't any cost to his misdeeds - it was a victimless crime.
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Come pray for World AIDS day

Letter to the editor

11/30/2011

World AIDS Day is an opportunity for our City and Church to pause and remember those who live with, and have died of AIDS. It is also a time to be thankful for the many healthcare providers, community organizations, research entities, and the dynamic pharmaceutical research programs that are providing new drugs therapies to combat the disease.
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A tutorial from Chicago's school chief

From the publisher

11/16/2011

He talks about the great principal and the failing principal. And test scores don't come up. No mention of data or technology. Rather, Jean-Claude Brizard, the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, describes walking into two Chicago elementary schools, neither in the affluent neighborhoods of the city, and knowing almost instantly that one principal was a high flyer, the other rudderless.
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Engaging Chicago's political youth

11/16/2011

With the Occupy Chicago movement so visible, understanding what young voters want is pressing. What are their issues and their agenda for change? And will they vote and determine the outcome of the 2012 elections?
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