Former Chicago Journal editor scammed

02/09/2011

Longtime readers of Chicago Journal may remember founding editor Brett McNeil. These days, McNeil’s a Fulbright Scholar, teaching English in Indonesia, but he’s still facing economic problems in America.
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Grocery store, hotel planned for West Loop

02/03/2011

A high-end grocery store and an extended-stay hotel could come to a vacant site at Monroe and Halsted streets in fall 2012, if a development presented Monday night goes as planned.
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Rush opens new cancer center

02/03/2011

Rush University Medical Center cut the ribbon on a new cancer center Monday, a 49,000 square-foot facility for cancer patients coming in for daily care.
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South Loop School renews principal's contract

02/03/2011

South Loop Elementary School’s local school council renewed its principal’s contract, bringing three-year veteran Tara Shelton back to lead the school.
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Report: Target nears State Street lease

02/03/2011

Target, long rumored to be eying a space in the Loop, could be close to signing a lease downtown, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.
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Rubble, rubble, toil and trouble

01/19/2011

The long-promised construction on Lower Wacker Drive is finally underway, taking the best shortcut in the city out of commission.
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Plan to sell condos to mental health group nixed

01/19/2011

A plan to sell condos in the West Loop to a non-profit that helps treat people with mental health or addiction problems has been scrapped, Crain’s Chicago Business reported.
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Rescues of the week

01/12/2011

Lily Rose is an adorable 8-month-old Chihuahua puppy. Poor Lily had a rough start to life, becoming homeless at only 7-months, when her previous owner relinquished her to Chicago Animal Care and Control.
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Christmas is over: Dump that sorry tree for free

01/05/2011

It’s January. That means it’s time to dump that sorry-looking Christmas tree in your living room that’s lost all its needles and is scaring the dog. Luckily for you, the city’s giving you an option to get rid of it for free.
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Art Institute shuts down free Thursdays

01/05/2011

The Art Institute of Chicago is cutting its free Thursday nights, saying enough Chicagoans weren’t showing up.
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