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Seeking tips on hit and run

10/26/2009 3:11 PM

Martha Gonzalez, 36, was hit by a car at 18th and Halsted and killed shortly after 5 p.m. on Oct. 13. Friends and family of Gonzalez are raising funds for anyone who offers information leading to the driver, who sped away after the incident. Read more...

Plea references South Loop's biggest vacant parcel

10/22/2009 1:14 PM

Alonzo "Lou" Monk, once an advisor to indicted ex-governor Rod Blagojevich, discussed the the vacant 62-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Roosevelt and Clark, according to his plea deal. Monk has pleaded guilty.
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Trawling through the Reader document dump

10/22/2009

Chicago Reader investigative reporters Ben Jorvasky and Mick Dumke write about what they call the city's "shadow budget" this week. They've posted tax increment financing documents about TIF districts in the 2nd Ward.
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Petitions being passed for Fioretti in the 7th

10/21/2009

Second Ward Ald. Robert Fioretti confirmed today petitions are going around in case he runs for the 7th District congressional seat.
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Foreclosure suit filed at Block 37

10/20/2009

Joseph Freed and Associates LLC, the developer working on Block 37 in the Loop, has promised to "fight vigorously" against a foreclosure lawsuit Bank of America filed yesterday in circuit court.
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Message from Prairie Avenue Bookshop

10/15/2009

Marilyn and Bill Hasbrouck, the longtime proprietors of the South Loop-based Prairie Avenue Bookshop, e-mailed a note to supporters, customers and friends earlier today. Their store is shutting down. Read More...

Yep, it is indeed that time of year

10/13/2009 3:22 PM

Chicago Journal columnist and blogger Bonnie McGrath writes on a particular ritual hitting the streets of the South Loop: candidates for office seeking signatures to get on the ballot.
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Chicago Journal winners

10/12/2009 9:47 AM

The Illinois Press Association honored contributors to Chicago Journal and sister paper Skyline last week at the group's annual convention.
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XO through the ages

10/09/2009

Chicago Journal has covered the ins-and-outs of the XO development since spring 2006. A look back at stories about the project, now in foreclosure, from our archives.
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Thoughts on the Olympic decision?

10/02/2009

The International Olympic Committee bounced Chicago in the first round of voting for the 2016 Games. South Loopers, West Loopers, Near West Siders (and other Web browsers): what do you think?
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