Columbia College plans to build $100 million endowment

10/13/2010

Columbia College last week announced plans to seek $100 million for college scholarships additional programming and endowment growth.
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Fioretti wants law limiting rogue developers

Action, or just talk, on condos?

10/06/2010

As 2nd Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti prepares a likely run for mayor, he is trying to establish his bona fides as an advocate for renters pushed out of affordable housing. Fioretti plans at the monthly City Council meeting Wednesday to breathe some life into the Sweet Home Chicago ordinance, which sets aside tax increment finance (TIF) dollars toward affordable housing.
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With Fioretti expected to run for mayor, primary could be wide open

2nd Ward girds for scramble

10/06/2010

Second Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti is expected run for mayor, and that raises the question of who would replace him on City Council. So far no one has officially filed with the city to run for 2nd Ward alderman, but at least five 2nd Ward residents say they will enter what looks to be a wide-open race.
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Chicago couple deals with toxic mold, unresponsive bank

Condo madness

10/06/2010

Matt Duffey and his girlfriend, Erika Hayes, were thrilled to purchase their first home in October 2008 — a third floor condominium on a quiet, leafy stretch of Leavitt Street in Wicker Park, just steps away from historical homes featured on neighborhood tours.
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Neighbor takes from neighbor

10/06/2010

A man returned to his apartment in the 1500 block of West 17th Street at 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 1 and noticed his front door was broken. The man noticed his Epson printer and an XBox game system were missing. Some witnesses told him that a boy living across the hall stole the items.
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Emanuel's arrival doesn't scare Fioretti camp

10/06/2010

A few minutes last Friday after President Barack Obama made official the “least suspenseful announcement of all time,” Chicago mayoral hopeful and 2nd Ward alderman Robert Fioretti’s camp said they were not afraid to run against departing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
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A hundred grand's worth of lights for Dearborn Park 2

10/06/2010

It’s going to cost the city about $100,000 but some of the residents of Dearborn Park 2 — from Plymouth to Federal and Roosevelt to 14th — are going to live better and brighter in a few weeks, according to Alderman Bob Fioretti. He said he is working hard to brighten the night lives of the residents. “It’s just too dark there,” he said.
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Man beaten unconscious

09/29/2010

A man was walking near the 200 block of S. State St. September 24 at 8:45 a.m. when multiple men approached him from behind and started beating him with a bat. Read more...

Cityside

09/29/2010

Andrew Jackson Elementary Language Academy recently won a National Blue Ribbon School awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. Read more...

Tricked into prostitution

Dozens of former pimps admit tricking you women into the trade

09/29/2010

Two dozen former Chicago pimps acknowledged that they tricked young vulnerable women into selling themselves, according to a study released this month by DePaul University researchers. Read more...