Church review: A melancholy approach

Threadbare digs at blue-blood Church of the Epiphany

11/30/2011

Originally published in the Oct. 19, 2000 edition of Chicago Journal
You see the signs in every town. Shortly after pulling off the highway or passing the city limits, a white sign imprinted with a red, white, and blue shield pops up, bearing the slogan, "The Episcopal Church Welcomes You."
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Woman killed in UIC hospital parking lot by ex-husband

11/30/2011

A woman was gunned down by her ex-husband in a hospital parking lot as she left her shift at University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center with her fiancé and a friend late Thanksgiving night, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.
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Photos: Occupy Chicago on the LaSalle Street bridge

11/23/2011

Web Extra! Slideshow
Protesters from various labor and community groups rally on LaSalle Street on Thursday, Nov. 17. The group, which was part of the national "occupy" movement, took over the LaSalle Street bridge over the Chicago River during rush hour.
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Printer's Row director returning to run Goodman's holiday bonanza for first time in 19 years

A fresh 'Carol'

11/23/2011

Twas the afternoon before A Christmas Carol, and at the Goodman Theatre, director Steve Scott was getting down to brass tacks. Ebenezer Scrooge completed his transformation from cold-hearted sad sack to jolly embodiment of Christmas spirit, and Tiny Tim cried out his signature "God bless us, everyone!"
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Rush University Medical Center's new building is ready

Distinctive building opens in early January, public tours begin Dec. 10

11/23/2011

Designed by the architecture firm Perkins+Will, the 14-story new hospital building at 1620 W. Harrison St. has loomed over the Near West Side and the Eisenhower Expressway, evolving for several years now, and it's expected to finally open on Jan. 9.
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New booze tax goes down rough for Chicago

Duties on alcohol from Cook County jump 50 percent next year

11/23/2011

Bar and restaurant owners in Chicago say the effects of a recently approved alcohol tax increase could reach beyond the city's hospitality industry. Last Friday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed its $2.94 billion budget for next year.
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Clock ticking on Chicago ward remap

Aldermen promise more hearings, but deadlines loom in days

11/23/2011

Chicagoans hoping to see the new map that’ll define the city's political boundaries for the next ten years will probably have to wait a little while longer. The Chicago City Council is supposed to produce a map by Dec. 1 that will redraw boundaries of the city's 50 wards.
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Community regroups after Urban Prep attacks

Parents work with ABLA neighbors, alderman to ensure safe passage to school

11/23/2011

The start of the 2011 school year for Urban Prep West students should have been a joyous one, with the relocation of the school to a bigger, more private space on the Near West Side.
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South Loop mulls education options

Fioretti says kids could move into old Jones College Prep building

11/16/2011

Lots of people have ideas about how to handle overcrowding at South Loop Elementary School. Move students to the under-enrolled National Teacher's Academy. Put students at the current Jones College Prep building. But the decision that South Loop Elementary Principal Tara Shelton announced in a letter to parents on Nov. 4 was to eliminate the school's entire regional gifted center program.
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Brizard prepping longer school day model for expansion in Chicago

Chicago schools chief wants more gym, end to homeroom

11/16/2011

Chicago Public Schools Chief Jean-Claude Brizard and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis seem to have found some common ground in CPS's extended school day push. Brizard and Lewis were at odds over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's accelerated push to tack on an extra 90 minutes to the school day for elementary school students.
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