Grow local, South Loopers

09/26/2012

My dear suburban friends (yes, I do have a few) Charlotte Adelman and Bernie Schwartz — retired Wilmette lawyers who have become prairie enthusiasts, supporters and experts on plants that are native to the Midwest — have written a popular new book called The Midwest Native Garden. The premise of this book is to encourage readers to never ever, ever, ever, ever plant anything in a Midwest garden that wasn’t here in the Midwest before we were.
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A new year dawns in strike's wake

09/19/2012

This last week provided a powerful example of the right to assemble and redress grievances. While the teacher’s strike created problems of what to do with our kids who were not in school and while it disrupted traffic and everyday routines, it also aired important questions about the conditions of our schools and what should be done.
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Emerald residents back Newman dorm

09/19/2012

Our family of six lives on Emerald, 200 feet from the proposed Newman Center, and we support it.
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Life of a West Loop chef

09/12/2012

Stephanie Izard. Graham Elliot. Grant Achatz. You don’t even need to add the word “chef” before their names to recognize them as Chicago’s kitchen royalty. Here’s one more name that even hardcore foodies haven’t heard of: Aaron Kolitz. I predict he will be a top chef someday.
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The strike: Our take

09/12/2012

Public education in Chicago is shut down right now, and it’s a tragedy. No one wants to see kids kept out of schools and away from learning opportunities: Not parents, not teachers, not administrators and not (most) kids.
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Newman, NIMBYs need to talk

09/05/2012

The case of the Newman Center's proposed dorm and student life center near the University of Illinois at Chicago is a curious one that we've been tracking for a while. It's certainly not something that the project’s neighbors like much at all.
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Bureaucracy stifling at Maxwell Street

Letter to the editor

09/05/2012

It is indeed sad that the Maxwell St. market is dying, and an even sadder fact that the city government has proven itself totally incompetent to run a flea market.
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Chicago-area existing home sales skyrocket

The Home Front

09/05/2012

The residential housing market in the Chicago area is in rebound mode as real estate brokers report strong existing home and condominium sales in normally slow summer months, experts say.
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An honest (state) rep

08/29/2012

Don't look now, but it looks like Democratic committeemen have finally made a choice that doesn't stink.
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School suit leaves questions

08/29/2012

Our story about a sexual abuse case at Ogden International School leaves a lot of questions about New Eastside's neighborhood school.
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