A blog by Bill Motchan. Got feedback? E-mail bmotchan@prodigy.net.
Goodbye Chicago Journal!
Thanks for the memories
12/18/2012
One last hurrah for the Chicago Journal!
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Protecting yourself
On the mean streets
12/11/2012
CPD offers tips to prevent being a crime victim at West Loop community meeting Read More...
Making sausage
Home cooks can learn the craft
12/06/2012
West Loop's Westminster Hot Dog offers sausage-lovers a class Read More...
Frozen out
Blackhawks fans lament
12/03/2012
NHL lockout means less business for West Loop sports bars Read More...
Santa visits the West Loop
Christmas carols and pizza
12/01/2012
A big crowd gathers for the annual Mary Bartelme Park tree lighting Read More...
Art blowing in the wind
Hanging sculpture on Peoria Street
11/27/2012
I wonder if Alexander Calder started this way
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Type in the city
History on display
11/25/2012
On a photo safari with West Loop graphic designer Lidia Varesco Racoma
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Black Friday gift ideas
Only in the West Loop!
11/22/2012
Here are neighborhood businesses with unique holiday options
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A holiday toast . . .
To a new West Loop business!
11/21/2012
West Madison welcomes a well-stocked wine shop
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Flash sale on West Madison
Great deals on duds
11/19/2012
Deep discounts on clothes can be had in the West Loop at a new pop-up shop Read More...