Women's Park sale, medical district buying land

11/04/2009 2:33 PM

The city will sell the South Loop's Women's Park to the Chicago Park District, according to the November Community Development Commission agenda. The Illinois Medical District is purchasing land from the city at Hastings and Paulina, the agenda says.
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Ryan Duhe, Angela Lee and Mahliyah Robertson practice writing Chinese characters at Suder Montessori’s recent Harvest Moon Festival.
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The music man

Arthur Griffin Jr. is keeping an old family tradition alive

11/04/2009 10:00 PM

Last Friday afternoon, Arthur Griffin Jr. was standing behind a worn upright piano in a second-floor classroom of Best Practice High School, near Damen and Adams, leading a dozen students in vocal warms-ups - do-re-mis followed by a rhythmic exercise. (1 Comment) Read more...

Visual exams now OK for buildings that have passed prior inspections

New revisions to façade rules

11/04/2009 10:00 PM

The Department of Buildings is easing requirements for façade examinations - conducted to check for loose materials that could fall due to weather and disrepair - of high-rise buildings.
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Auctioning off the South Loop

Residential units in search of bidders on Nov. 15

11/04/2009 10:00 PM

Facing the reality of selling empty condominiums in a difficult real estate market, South Loop developers are turning to a method more associated with herds of cattle in the Old West than with residential housing just steps from Chicago’s Loop: the auction. (1 Comment) Read more...

Moon's will reopen, owner vows

City shuttered longtime restaurant back in July

11/04/2009 10:00 PM

Since 1933, Moon’s Sandwich Shop has been dishing up everything from corned beef to breakfast platters on busy Western Avenue, in the first block south of Madison Street. (No Comments) Read more...

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