Get ready for G8 madness

11/02/2011

There are lots of great things about living close to the Loop. You're just a few minutes from some of the best things Chicago has to offer, from the Museum Campus and Soldier Field to skyscrapers and amazing dining.
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Feigenholtz helps adoptees open past

Letter to the editor

11/02/2011

I have always believed that adopted children were very special to God, as he gave us two loving mothers. One gave us life and the other nurtured us, loved us like no other and shaped us. We would not be who we are today without both of these angels.
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Speed enforcement cameras will make Chicago streets safer

Letter to the editor

10/26/2011

As pedestrian and cyclist safety advocates, the Active Transportation Alliance supports state legislation that would allow the city of Chicago to use cameras to enforce speed limits in safety zones around schools and parks. This initiative is a way to make our streets safer, particularly for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and bicyclists who do not have the protection of an air bag, seat belt or steel frame.
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Cheer marathon runners this weekend in Chicago

Letter to the editor

10/05/2011

The Chicago Marathon on Oct. 9 is among the world's premiere running races. Its 45,000 entrants, from 100 countries, deserve all the support we can get out there to give them. It is possibly the only international sporting event in which ardent, inexperienced athletes can participate, and compete, in the same setting as do the world famous, elite racers.
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Chicago's economic future

09/14/2011

We live in a time of challenge and change. During the last several decades we have been transformed into a "global city" while at the same time population, jobs, and housing stock have declined. We are currently enduring a recession of job losses and government cutbacks.
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Selling your condo? Make a deal

09/07/2011

If you have a residential property on the market, your realtor might be calling to request a meeting. The Labor Day holiday marks the beginning of another season for the real estate market and another opportunity to seal a deal. According to Front Door, Home & Garden Television’s real estate website on steroids, there are two peak seasons for real estate.
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Decision STEMs from right place

09/07/2011

This week was a big week at University Village's brand new STEM Magnet Academy. After months of preparation, the promising new school debuted, and we didn’t see a single kid crying outside.
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The best little grocery store in Lincoln Park

One View

08/17/2011

Since I am a huge fan of movies, all types of movies, I wanted to respond with the images that were conjured up after reading the Skyline headline two weeks ago that screamed "Ald. Smith Succeeds" and then mentioned me by name. This Skyline headline was correctly countered in the Chicago Sun-Times with an accurate depiction of the situation - "Rahm Emanuel brokers deal for Lincoln Park Hospital project."
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Growing minorities demand political attention in Chicago

08/17/2011

Seismic political changes are occurring unnoticed. Racial minorities have always been important in Chicago elections, but population changes now have profound effects on national politics as well. Minorities helped Barack Obama win the White House and Democrats control Congress until their setback in 2010 midterm elections.
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Flash mobs and flash points

07/20/2011

As this column goes to press, the country is focused upon our national financial debt crisis. Failure to cut federal spending, close tax loopholes, and raise the debt ceiling will cause us to slide into a double-dip recession. Or, as the president has called it, economic Armageddon.
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