Food distribution in the South Loop

do-gooders doing good

03/12/2012

It's great news to hear: just a block away on State Street, the South Loop Community Church is handing out food to the hungry. Read More...

South Loop bank fails

Founded in 2003, investors include recently indicted county commissioner

03/09/2012

New City Bank, located at 900 S. Michigan Ave. in the South Loop, was closed on Friday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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Parts of Chicago River, Lake Michigan to shut down during NATO summit

Coast Guard to shut down river from Navy Pier to Pilsen, lake from Oak Street to McCormick Place

03/09/2012

If you were hoping to use your boat to catch a glimpse of President Obama, Vladimir Putin or one of the other foreign leaders coming to town for the NATO summit in May, you're out of luck.
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See hawk

yes, a scary one was spotted in Dearborn Park

03/09/2012

Dearborn Parkers are always buzzing about something--but a scary Cooper's Hawk sighting was something different Read More...

G8 summit bails on Chicago

White House moves meeting to Maryland’s Camp David; NATO summit still happening at McCormick Place

03/05/2012

The G8 summit, a meeting between eight leaders of the free world, won’t be held in Chicago this May, President Obama announced Monday afternoon.
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Run of the manse

today, I found out what it's like to live in a historic Prairie Avenue mansion

03/04/2012

I never really knew what it would feel like to live in an old Prairie District mansion--but there was something about today.... And I found out. Read More...

Roosevelt Collection plaza's construction begins

Owners aiming to have things in place for Nov. 1 grand opening

02/29/2012

Several months after its new owners leveled a big chunk of its vacant retail, construction is beginning on the Roosevelt Collection’s new central plaza.
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West Loop's Threadless partners with Gap

Company holding design contest for next shirt to be sold nationwide

02/29/2012

Threadless, the West Loop-based T-shirt company that focuses on quirky designs from independent artists, is bringing its products to the brick and mortar masses.
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An Iconic Secret

no hassle Live at The Met right here in the 'hood

02/28/2012

Everyone was complaining they couldn't get tickets to Live at the Met on saturday. But not me. Read More...

Lexington Park moves toward leasing

Spokesman says renters can sign up "later this spring"

02/22/2012

Lexington Park, the vacant 35-story tower at Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road, is set to begin leasing its 333 units this spring, according to a spokesman for the building’s owner.
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