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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.
Read More...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.
Read more...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.
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.
Read More...Columbia College president retiring next year
South Loop leader led college to massive South Loop expansion
05/08/2012
Columbia College president Warrick Carter, the leader who made the college one of the South Loop’s biggest landowners, is retiring after 13 years at the helm, the school announced on Tuesday.
Read More...Roosevelt University opening vertical campus Saturday
Faculty already working in building, students moving in this August
05/04/2012
The South Loop’s Roosevelt University is officially opening the doors to its 32-story vertical campus this weekend, with a ribbon cutting and open house Saturday morning.
Read More...Five Guys coming to Wabash and Roosevelt
05/03/2012 2:30 PM
Five Guys is coming to the South Loop soon, according to the Washington-based burger chain’s website.
Read more...Kass hosting contest to name menu item at Felony Franks
05/02/2012 4:38 PM
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass is doing what he does best: Stirring up mischief amongst the city’s politicos. This time, he’s bringing it to the Near West Side.
Read more...First major protest of month goes smoothly
Rally, march from Union Park to Federal Plaza an orderly affair with no arrests
05/02/2012 1:20 AM
With the NATO summit now less than three weeks away, protestors and activists are dusting off their First Amendment rights and taking to the streets, but the first major protest of the year went off Tuesday without a hitch.
Read more...State Rep. Derrick Smith pleads not guilty
Near West Side state rep says he'll stay in office
04/30/2012 8:04 PM
Derrick Smith, the Near West Side state rep arrested and accused of accepting a bribe earlier this year, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday.
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