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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Why I'm supporting Target
07/21/2010
I recently attended Ald. Fioretti’s town hall meeting, which was followed by Target’s presentation of its proposed store on Jackson and Aberdeen. I was one of the people who had been in discussions with an attorney for Target who contacted me at the request of Ald. Fioretti’s office. I am on the board of Near West Neighbors.
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Bad economy doesnt justify West Loop Target
07/21/2010
Look to Spain for parking innovations
07/21/2010
I thought I would share with you the metered street parking arrangement I witnessed on a recent trip to Barcelona, Spain, due to street parking being an ongoing issue of concern in both the West Loop and South Loop neighborhoods.
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Parks' public input process getting better
06/02/2010
Something that should be said about park planning downtown (“Mulling over North Grant Park,” Chicago Journal, May 27) is that the public input process has become more sophisticated at our urging.
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Making mixed income work
05/26/2010
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Plan for Transformation redevelopment called Roosevelt Square that is taking place in our community presents a unique opportunity.
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Seeing red at Buckingham Fountain
05/26/2010
Can someone tell me why Buckingham Fountain’s nighttime lighting this season is so strikingly mundane and unimpressive? Since I first became a South Michigan Ave. high-rise resident and an avid admirer of its Grant Park and lakefront dazzling views two years ago, the fountain’s dramatic multicolored, ever-changing, light shows have been a constant source of delight to me and have drawn certain “oohs and aahs” from my evening guests — until now.
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Redo the SLS working group
05/19/2010
Vote in LSC elections
04/14/2010
On April 21, local school council elections will take place at our city’s elementary schools and on April 22 at our high schools. LSC elections typically have an extremely low turnout. LSCs, however, spend taxpayer dollars and how wisely they spend those dollars will have a direct impact on every resident’s pocketbook.
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