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Fioretti for mayor?
03/11/2010
The Chicago Reader's Mick Dumke includes 2nd Ward Ald. Robert Fioretti in his list of 10 possibly contender for mayor. Read More...
Wacker, Congress projects hit by lawsuits
03/09/2010
Walsh Construction has sued to have its bid declared the winner for the Wacker and Congress construction projects, but the City of Chicago plans to rebid the work, Crain's is reporting. Read More...
Fioretti, Burnett: oversight for contracts needed
03/03/2010
Alds. Robert Fioretti (2nd) and Walter Burnett (27th) are calling for the city council to extend oversight over city contracts, the Sun-Times is reporting. Read More...
Former South Loop principal at Pulaski
02/26/2010
Former South Loop Elementary principal Pat Baccellieri will serve as Pulaski Elementary's new leader. Hat tip: District 299 blog. Read More...
Could McCormick Place be privatized?
02/23/2010
The Tribune reports that the Daley Administration is considering privatizing McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center on the Near South Side. Read More...
Congress Parkway remake and the stimulus package
02/19/2010
Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin sees the Congress Parkway remake as an example of that the federal stimulus package wasn't a "pork-laden boondoggle." Read More...
West Loop is Betty's Loren-Maltese's new home
02/16/2010
Betty Loren-Maltese, out of the federal pen after serving six and a half years on a corruption rap, is taking up residence at the Salvation Army in the West Loop, 105 S. Ashland. Read More...
West Loop's Maria Pinto closing shop
02/15/2010
The Sun-Times reports that one of the West Loop's most famous fashion boutiques will close due to the tough economy. And, the newspaper says, Maria Pinto is seeking bankruptcy protection. Pinto's fashions were made famous by First Lady Michelle Obama. Read More...
Greektown: residents to restaurants
02/15/2010
Dan Mihalopoulos, a reporter for the Chicago News Cooperative, takes a look at the changing nature of Greektown, on the Near West Side. Read More...
Columbia president: best of times, worst of times
02/12/2010
Columbia College president Warrick Carter recently discussed the state of the college. Read More...


