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Watch: Transformers blows up Chicago

First look at the fruits of last summer's filming

06/20/2011 1:15 PM

When the latest Transformers movie, Dark of the Moon, took over downtown last summer, it was a nightmare to navigate downtown for about a month. But a trailer for the new movie shows looks more like an actual nightmare.
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Roosevelt Collection neighbor sold

Massive 5-acre plot sits next to river

06/17/2011 6:02 PM

A massive chunk of land in the heart of the South Loop has sold to a private group for several million dollars, according to the group that auctioned it off. Read more...

Roosevelt Collection to demolish empty retail

Report: green space replace vacant buildings

06/15/2011 5:23 PM

The new owners of South Loop development Roosevelt Collection have decided to demolish a big chunk of the vacant retail space in the complex, according to a new report.
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Cops nab 3 in Near West bus robberies by mob

Two charged as adults, one as juvenile

06/09/2011

Three teens have been arrested in one of the two bus robberies that happened in University Village this weekend. Read More...

South Loop School hosts announcement of CPS cuts

Emanuel and new CPS chief ditching janitors, buses

06/02/2011

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and new schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard announced cuts to the Chicago Public Schools Thursday morning during a press conference at South Loop School.
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Vince Vaughn... reads CJ?

06/01/2011 1:35 PM

Well look what we found: Vince Vaughn cracking open an issue of Chicago Journal in The Dilemma.
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City lawyers to Felony Franks: Buy your sign

Sign will go before city council in two weeks

05/26/2011

Felony Franks, the controversial Near West Side fast-food joint, is finally ordering the sign they say is needed to do business. But there’s just one wrinkle. The city hasn’t technically approved it yet.
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Live auction set for prime South Loop property

Bidders will get personal for land along Roosevelt

05/25/2011 7:02 PM

A key piece of land in the heart of the South Loop’s main business district is headed for a live auction next week in hopes of increasing on demand for the property.
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A fragmented downtown

More politicians grabbing for city's center

05/23/2011 12:54 AM

After months of public speculation, Illinois Democrats last week released their proposal maps laying out who will represent Chicagoans in the state legislature. Once again, that map has splintered neighborhoods around the Loop many times over.
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Glessner House to celebrate 125th Anniversary

Kicks off June 1 with groundbreaking reenactment

05/18/2011

The historic Glessner House Museum, one of the most architecturally important residences in the city of Chicago, is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the home’s construction starting this June.
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