First hearing on CPS admission changes Sat.
11/12/2009 3:15 PM
Chicago Public Schools announced major changes to admissions prodcedures at CPS magnet schools and those with selective enrollment programs Tuesday. The first of six public hearings about the new procedures will be held Saturday on the Near West Side, at Andrew Jackson School.
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End of the road for YWCA building
11/12/2009 1:35 PM
The YWCA building at 830 S. Michigan will be demolished, leaving a gap in the Michigan Boulevard streetwall. The building's facade will not be saved, a lawyer for the building's owner said in Cook County Circuit Court this morning.
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A rain barrel has entered my life
Thanks to volunteer Jay Nelson
11/11/2009
Jay Nelson recently became a Chicago Conservation Corps leader, one of 45 new volunteers who really want to make our life better in this city. Getting a rain barrel onto my property was one of his first projects. A worthy one, I'd say. Read More...
Davis leaving county board president race
11/09/2009
Congressman Danny Davis has announced he'll seek another term representing the 7th District in Washington rather than run for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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PR Park Day has come--and gone--and it was great
Now everyone has to start using it
11/08/2009
The grand dedication of the new Printers Row Park went great. Everyone was there. But me. Read More...
It's a new world on Printers Row
It's the new era of the park
11/06/2009
It's been a long time coming but tomorrow Printers Row can call itself a park. Or at least the park can call itself Printers Row. Funny how all that worked out. For everyone. Including the property owners who worried their windows would get blocked in by something taller than a park. Read More...
Women's Park sale, medical district buying land
11/04/2009 2:33 PM
The city will sell the South Loop's Women's Park to the Chicago Park District, according to the November Community Development Commission agenda. The Illinois Medical District is purchasing land from the city at Hastings and Paulina, the agenda says.
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Who's in for the 7th District race -- for now
11/03/2009 10:59 AM
The deadline for filing signatures to be on the Feb. 2, 2010 ballot for the 7th District Congressional seat was yesterday, and 13 candidates from three political parties have tossed their hat in the ring.
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Sweet 16.
That's the number of new theaters we're getting
11/02/2009
It's been a long time coming, but we can't say we'll be movie theaterless anymore Read More...
Northerly Island's next steps
10/29/2009
The future of Northerly Island will be discussed at a meeting on November 10, according to the Grant Park Advisory Council.
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