Year in review

12/30/2009 10:00 PM

Federal stimulus dollars paid for the summer demolition of most of the Harold Ickes Homes.
MICAH MAIDENBERG/Staff

Six demolitions either started or approved in 2009

Six buildings once part of the Harold Ickes Homes, near Cermak and State
Four buildings co-designed by famed Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius on the Michael Reese Hospital campus, near 30th and Ellis
Two buildings owned by East-West University in the 800 block of S. Wabash
The building at the northwest corner of Madison and Damen
The former YWCA building at 830 S. Michigan

Six media outlets that picked up the Felony Franks story, first reported this year in Chicago Journal

Top 10 most read stories on ChicagoJournal.com

“There are still bubbles”- The future of Bridgeport’s Bubbly Creek.
“Anderson situation reverberates”- Man accused of sexual crimes sparks debate on the Near West Side.
“The great coyote hunt” Searching for wild dogs in the South Loop.
“Disputed projects win approval” - On the agenda: the next phase of Rockwell Gardens, a student dorm.
“Dodgeball ninjas resurrect classic” - Throw it hard in Sheridan Park.
“Determined to sell” - The future of the Old Post Office.
“Grocers open on Michigan”- Two new stores on a South Loop commercial corridor.
“The net and a desk” - Co-working in the West Loop.
“Weird meters” In the medical district, a graveyard of parking meters.
10. “Waiting for a grocer” - Three firms make a pitch to build a store on the Near West Side.