Support Chicago's dance floor

Help rebuild it

09/01/2010

After 14 seasons of Summer Dance, the large public outdoor dance floor in Grant Park, near the corner of Michigan Avenue and Harrison Street, is in need of replacement.
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Good list

09/01/2010

I am a resident of the University Village (I live on Fillmore) and I teach at Smyth Magnet School. I was particularly saddened (as were about 1,500 other staff, students, and parents) to read your article about Smyth “not being good enough” for families in our community.
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More access

09/01/2010

I know about Smyth. Smyth is a low performing school and always have been. Smyth was the lowest performing school when Ris, Jefferson, Medill, and Gladstone was open.
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South Loop Wild-erness

The area around my property has the equivalent of a National Park

08/25/2010

I really wanted to sit out a lot on my decks (big and small) and in my yards (back and side) this summer but it all came to naught. The truth is, I am terrified of the outdoors at Roosevelt and State.
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Context please

08/25/2010

I read an article in the Aug. 12 edition of the Chicago Journal, which featured me and Kathy Lusher. It was a good article and thank you for bring this to the public attention.
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Give us real coverage

08/25/2010

I read the story Ms. McGrath wrote about the CAPS meeting (Aug. 19, page 4). One sentence of the story stood out for me: “It’s true. There have been some unfortunate burglaries.”
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Don’t leave Smyth School out of the fix for University Village

Two sides, one coin

08/25/2010

The issues surrounding parental and neighborhood school choice complaints in the 2nd and 25th Wards are complex and not exactly new. As middle to upper income families moved into University Village they outpaced neighborhood access to two magnet schools offering the quality of education desired.
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Revolutionary change

08/18/2010

Next year, the Chicago City Council will be different. Jerry Morrison, Executive Director of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), foresees a turnover of 15-20 aldermen, the largest in modern political history. New aldermen with different bases of political support will create a new council.
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Miarka decision is a mistake

CPS jettisons decades of experience at Galileo

08/18/2010

Chicago Public Schools' refusal to add acting Galileo Scholastic Academy of Math and Science principal Blanca Miarka to an eligibility list to compete for the job permanently should be reconsidered.
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Target tries harder

New designs show improvement

08/11/2010