Rescues of the week

01/12/2011

Lily Rose is an adorable 8-month-old Chihuahua puppy. Poor Lily had a rough start to life, becoming homeless at only 7-months, when her previous owner relinquished her to Chicago Animal Care and Control.
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2010: Our favorite Chicago photos

01/05/2011

Web Extra! Slideshow
See a slideshow of our favorite photos from 2010 taken by our staff photographer, J. Geil.
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Parking meter hikes worry Chicago businesses

Meter rates jump to $3 an hour

01/05/2011

The New Year is off to a pricy start in Chicago as motorists saw sweeping rate increases for on-street parking this week. Daytime rates for metered spaces in the Loop jumped from $4.25 an hour to $5 per hour, while neighborhoods directly outside the Loop saw hourly prices go from $2.50 to $3.
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Burgeoning neighborhood burgers

Creative new pizza, burger joints show evolution by North Avenue

01/05/2011

In 25 years at Levy Restaurants, the world's first haute cuisine baseball stadium vendor, chef John McLean strived to prepare classic American food in an adventurous way. McLean is channeling that passion into two new restaurants of his own, both of which opened in August at the booming intersection of Clybourn and North avenues. Read More...

Cab driver spits on woman

01/05/2011

A woman told police that she had an unsavory experience with a cab driver on New Year’s Eve. The woman, 26, said that she was driving on the 400 block of North Clark around at about ten minutes before midnight when the cab driver cut her off.
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Should have bought a home in 2010

The Home Front

01/05/2011

When real estate pundits look back on 2010, they likely will say it was one of the best years in decades to buy a home. Bargain prices and record low home-loan interest rates added up to a bonanza for hundreds of first-time home buyers with job stability and good credit, and many found an affordable route to home ownership.
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Donate those extra presents

Heart of the 'hood

01/05/2011

Eight years ago, Jennifer Molski was living in a tiny Gold Coast apartment that was filled with holiday presents she had no use for. So Molski came up with an idea that keeps the generosity of the holiday spirit flowing all year long. She created Leave it for Love, an innovative gift recycling program.
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Chicago aldermen on parade

01/05/2011

As the primary approaches for the spring elections, there are quite a few candidates jockeying for two aldermanic seats in Near North and Lincoln Park.
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Donate that old laptop

01/05/2011

Did you get an iPad for the holidays, or a new computer? Is your old laptop sitting around gathering dust?
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Rescues of the week

01/05/2011

Tiger Tom is a loveable 9-year-old Labrador Retriever. He may have some grey whiskers, but Tiger Tom still loves life and is always up for taking a walk. He also enjoys naps and will be content to spend most of his day dreaming, preferably at the feet of his new adopters.
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