Rescues of the Week

01/18/2012

Henery is an energetic 2-year-old Blue Heeler mix who absolutely loves people and is also great with other dogs! In late October, Henery was transferred to PAWS Chicago after he was left at Animal Care & Control as an unclaimed stray.
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Don't divide us, Chicago residents tell aldermen

Passion, political show of force mark ward remap public hearing

01/12/2012

As Chicago’s aldermen work to slice and dice the city’s wards, Lincoln Park residents came out in force last night to oppose changes that would cram another city councilman into their turf. DePaul University’s Student Center was packed yesterday evening as residents came out to express their concerns at 2012’s first Chicago ward remap public hearing, including moving the 2nd Ward from the West and South Loop to Lincoln Park.
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Crane community meeting quickly goes off rails after protest by teachers, parents

01/11/2012

Things didn't go quite as planned at a Chicago Public Schools community hearing last Friday. The idea was to hold a community input session at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side on the proposed closing of Richard T. Crane High School. Following a PowerPoint presentation, community residents would speak one at a time for two minutes each and no more.
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West Loop eateries change concepts to draw in customers, keep up

Restaurants reborn on Randolph

01/11/2012

As 2011 came to a close, West Loop came out as one of the clearest winners in Chicago's restaurant scene. In a poll of the city's food writers on the blog Eater Chicago, 10 of 17 declared the West Loop the city's best dining neighborhood.
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Chicago's Chinatown hits the century mark

Locals celebrate and recall how area around Cermak and Wentworth has changed

01/11/2012

Chinatown is turning 100. There's hardly a mystical tale behind it, but it’' been a century since the first Chinese businesses opened up in the area centered around Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue.
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In Chicago's downtown pedway network, shops line the corridors but few passersby bite

Underground businesses strive to thrive

01/11/2012

At 7:30 a.m., the Randolph Street Pedway is brimming with activity. Morning commuters walk briskly in both directions through the underground corridor that connects Millennium Station and the Daley Plaza, linking them with every building in between.
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Mugging at Union Station

01/11/2012

On the evening of Jan. 9, police picked up Richard E. Harvey, 43, of Waukegan, after he attacked and extorted a man at a Union Station.
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University Village Barbara's Bookstore closing

01/11/2012

Barbara's Bookstore closed its University Village outpost on Sunday after nearly eight years in business at 1218 S. Halsted St.
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City Winery construction underway

01/11/2012

City Winery, the New York-based urban winemaker/restaurant/entertainment venue has started construction on its West Loop outpost and is planning to open its doors in 2012, according to a press release.
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Rescues of the Week

01/11/2012

Kristil is an enthusiastic 1-year-old Terrier/Shepherd mix. Kristil is an intelligent dog who loves to learn. She has completed an obedience course and mastered sitting, waiting, heeling, lying down, and dropping items on command.
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