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South Loop Mariano's moving forward

05/16/2012

Mariano’s is moving forward with plans for its new grocery store at 16th and Clark streets in the South Loop. At a community meeting of the Greater South Loop Association on Saturday, May 12, representatives from the store showed off new renderings and shared how it’ll move forward.

South Loop Sox camp expanding

05/16/2012 3:25 PM

The Near South Little League and the Chicago White Sox are expanding their summer camp this year to two weeks, following the wild success of last year’s camp.

West Side Democrats taking on Derrick Smith

05/16/2012 3:24 PM

Leaders of Chicago’s Democratic establishment, spurned in their efforts to get accused bribe-taking state Rep. Derrick Smith (10th) to resign, have decided to run a candidate against him in this fall’s general election.

It's really true

Five Guys is coming to the 'hood

05/16/2012

In spite of the rumors--and trusted confirmation from my very own Chicago Journal, I didn't believe till I saw it: Five Guys is really coming to the South Loop! Read More...

Thousands of cops

that's how many we'll have in the South Loop when NATO really gets going

05/15/2012

The party line remains constant from the Chicago police about the upcoming weekend in the South Loop: for example, the Secret Service is calling all the shots. Read More...

The activist returns

Michael James comes back to Grant Park for an hour or two

05/14/2012

It's been 44 years--and the possibility of a sort of rerun looms the end of this week--so who better to invite to be a South Loop historical tour guide? The Heartland's Michael James. Read More...

MY space

I think maybe I made an impact with the Adler

05/12/2012

I love the Adler Planetarium but I wasn't crazy about the new high tech sky show. But now there's an even newer one--and I like it. Read More...

Catholic schools near downtown closing for NATO; CPS to stay open

St. Ignatius, Old St. Mary’s to engage students online during summit

05/11/2012

Catholic schools near downtown are planning on closing their doors during the NATO summit next weekend, but their public counterparts say they’ll stay open, albeit with more security.

Mr. South Loop Mom

Michael Bottigliero deserves the moniker for diligence, commitment and good parenting in the neighborhood

05/09/2012

Spend time with Michael Bottigliero if you want to learn how to be a good mom. Or dad. Or person. Read More...

Bait and switch and switch and bait

numbers change but the powers that be don't know it