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For Pete's sake
02/01/2012
We don’t even know what to say about Pete’s Fresh Market any more. This project has dragged on for so long with such little activity, and it seems sometimes like nothing will ever happen.
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Crane boosters miss chance
01/11/2012
The Chicago Public Schools hearing on Crane High School's closure was designed to be a rote affair. A dry, drab presentation, read directly from PowerPoint slides set it up, and we were expecting to see people rant predictably for two minutes at a time before being pulled away from the microphone with a hook.
Read more...Malcolm X's remake a great fit
01/04/2012
We're on board with the new plan for Malcolm X College. For too long, Chicago's city colleges have been a place of last resort, where too few emerge from the system with a degree or any sort of useful experience.
Read more...Question Collins
01/04/2012
We're very, very uneasy about Annazette Collins. There's a lot of evidence pointing towards the fact that she doesn't live in the state senate district she represents.
Read more...What we're watching for in 2012
12/28/2011
In this issue, we summed up what we thought were some of the biggest local stories that affected Chicago Journal readers. It was a busy year, particularly at the top of the city, where Mayor Rahm Emanuel took over. But a lot of what happened this year simply set the stage for what will happen in 2012. So with that in mind, here are a few things we hope to see next year.
Read more...West Loop office renaissance
12/14/2011
All right, we admit it: we were skeptical. With all the new developers pitching their plans for office buildings in the West Loop, we thought there was no way in hell they could get the tenants - and thus, the money - to fill the space.
Read more...Crane closing a shame
12/07/2011
We're not ready to take a full stance yet on Richard T. Crane Technical Prep closing. A lot of the facts have yet to be brought out, and we haven't heard enough about how the community feels.
Read more...Do Velvet Lounge's return right
11/30/2011
We were delighted when we first heard about the Velvet Lounge's return to the South Loop a few weeks ago. The club was an institution not only for the neighborhood, but for the city as a whole and its return would be yet another boost to efforts to rebrand Motor Row as an entertainment district.
Read more...New state rep candidate has familiar story
11/30/2011
Stop us if you've heard this one before: A young black community organizer from the University of Chicago is ready to make his big break into politics.
Read more...Thankful for new South, West Loop amenities
11/23/2011
It's been a great year for developments in the neighborhoods around downtown. Despite the recession, lots of fantastic things have happened this year, and it’s time to give thanks for them.
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