How can anyone sleep in the South Loop?

03/30/2011

The last few weeks, I have been reading a book about sleep by a local and renowned author and professor, Dr. Rosalind Cartwright. The Twenty-Four Hour Mind — The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives (Oxford University Press) has proved to me once and for all the importance of getting eight hours of solid sleep each and every night.
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Furry friends will miss her

Letter to the editor

03/30/2011

"So, how are the girls?" Mary asked after her treasured charges. Stella and Pie were the subjects of Mary’s inquiry and in their own way may wonder whatever happened to the nice lady who sometimes combed them, cooed to them and cared for them, but the human residents who share their home will cherish her memory and mourn her passing.
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The last of the Daley years

03/23/2011

For the past four years, Mayor Richard M. Daley has had nearly complete control over the city council. But his power has waxed and waned. When the city council was first elected in 2007, dissent arose again but died down by 2009.
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Morfin a choice for change

One View

03/23/2011

The people of the 25th Ward have a choice to make on April 5 — a choice between politics as usual and politics of principle; a choice between backroom deals and engagement with the community; a choice between a well-financed politician willing to take money from questionable sources and a reformer who has devoted himself to community organizing; a choice between the political machine of the past and a movement looking toward the future; a choice between Danny Solis and Cuahutémoc “Temoc” Morfin.
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West Loop - center of the culinary world

03/23/2011

One of the most important groups in America is telling us what we’ve known for years: The West Loop has some of the greatest restaurants in the county.
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Fred Anderson park an honor

03/23/2011

It’s a tragedy that Fred Anderson’s Velvet Lounge shut down last December, so soon after his death. The man deserves better than to have his marquee establishment fall apart mere months after his death in what was allegedly “a family dispute,” according to Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich.
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Solis not good for 25th Ward

One View

03/16/2011

Editor’s note: Chicago Journal is reprinting this letter from last week because in the process of editing it for length, the meaning of a sentence by the author about “the concept of progressive” was inadvertently changed.
So many fallacies, where to begin. It is clear you have either not done your homework, or must be new to the city of Chicago. Education is clearly a priority for you so let me begin by addressing this issue.
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Lessons from a political game

03/16/2011

Really, it seems silly to think it could have happened any other way than this. State Sen. Rickey Hendon was such a charismatic figure in his 5th District seat, such a staple in the black community and so popular amongst his colleagues. If he was leaving so suddenly, the process of replacing him had to be interesting.
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Solis a proven leader in 25th Ward

Letter to the editor

03/09/2011

On April 5, the 25th Ward will have the opportunity to select a progressive leader in education and re-elect Alderman Danny Solis. As a former educator and alderman for the last 15 years, Danny’s approach is more sophisticated than just “listening to the teacher’s union.”
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Let's see what Wal-Mart brings Chicago

03/02/2011

Wal-Mart’s announcement last week of a new West Loop grocery store made news around the city. The controversial grocer has been doing battle to get a foothold in the city, and a location so close to downtown caught many off guard. With so many vicious battles being fought over the massive warehouse-like stores set for the West and South sides, the store’s announcement that it was simply moving in was a slick move.
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