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Up in the air

11/17/2010
Web Extra! Slideshow
An uncomparable view of Chicago was just one of the rewards for participants in Sunday’s SkyRise Chicago. Nearly 2,500 climbed the 103 flights of stairs to the Skydeck at Willis Tower to raise money for Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
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Sweet Home Chicago heads to full vote
Out of committee

11/17/2010
In a rare city council act of defiance against retiring Mayor Richard Daley, a joint council committee Monday approved a plan to set aside 20 percent of the city’s tax increment finance revenue for affordable housing.
Read More...Life on the run
Lives change one mile at a time with running program that builds new hope and skill

11/17/2010
It can be a long road to teach society’s outcasts and people living on the edge that positive things can happen in their lives, but one group in Chicago is spreading the word with a new approach – running.
Read More...Sweet Home Chicago debate gets heated during finance committee vote
Emotional act

11/17/2010
The finance committee debate, prior to Monday’s 13-8 vote to advance the "Sweet Home Chicago" ordinance and its promise of affordable housing’s return to a depleted city, grew emotional at city hall.
Read More...Aldermanic race begins for real in the Chicago's 2nd Ward
Petitions filed

11/17/2010
Monday morning began the official races for city elections as candidates, or their representatives, lined up outside the Chicago Board of Elections office to turn in nomination ballots on the first available day. Running in the 2nd ward are incumbent Ald. Bob Fioretti and Genita Robinson, both filed at 9 a.m. and remain the only candidates in the 2nd Ward to do so by press deadline Wednesday morning.
Read More...Managers or educators?
Who should be running big-city schools
11/17/2010
Several high-profile school chiefs recently stepped down and the question now is not just who will replace them but, more important, where will they come from? Wednesday New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein announced his resignation unexpectedly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg named media mogul Cathie Black as his replacement.
Read more...Tradition meets luxury at new Merz' new Palmer House location
Holistic move

11/10/2010
The 135-year-old Merz Apothecary has long provided a place to lose an afternoon exploring essential oils, fragrant soaps wrapped in pretty papers, and all manner of herbal remedies rooted in a naturalistic European health tradition.
Read More...UIC researchers paint on 20-foot electronic canvas
Big strokes

11/10/2010
JD Pirtle, 35, held a paintbrush up to his chin, and like a traditional painter, contemplated what he was going to paint that day. But he wasn’t using any paint and he wasn’t even using a canvas. Instead, he just walked up to a wall comprised of HD screens. With a flick of the wrist and a light stroke, he began painting a sunflower on the virtual wall.
Read More...Chicago voters help unqualified judges keep their jobs
11/10/2010
A dozen Cook County judges deemed unqualified by legal organizations won reelection on Nov. 2, a result that left their opponents searching for better ways to educate city voters and strengthen Chicago’s judiciary.
Read more...Quinn introduces lottery scratch ticket that benefits Illinois veterans
Two bucks for vets
11/10/2010
Gov. Pat Quinn (D) Monday unveiled the latest version of the Veterans Cash lottery ticket, a scratch-off ticket that raises money to benefit Illinois veterans. Lottery proceeds will go to organizations that help veterans with medical, psychological and housing needs.
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