Residents of the Lathrop Homes public housing project ramped up their campaign to save the…
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Protesters March on Federal Plaza, Push For Alternative Energy and Climate Justice
About 100 activists gathered at Federal Plaza on Monday to protest carbon trading and promote…
LISC Honors Albany Park Heroes: Kompha Seth, North Park Village Advisory Council
By LISC, Chicago’s New Communities Program What a neighborhood can be is largely a function of…
Gun Shots Dampen Spirits of Anti-Crime Neighborhood Group in Uptown
Despite “positive loitering” efforts by Uptown community members near the corner of Lawrence Avenue and…
Thousands Dazzled by Exhibits at Navy Pier’s Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair
From far away, Kevin Box’s “Center Peace” appears to be seven pieces of crumpled paper…
Despite Relative Wealth of Neighborhood, Lakeview Group Says Free Health Clinic is Needed by Many Residents
One Lakeview neighborhood organization hopes to open a free health care clinic in the North…
Summer School for Morgan Park?
Over the past two years, 132 Chicago Public Schools have changed from the “traditional” school…
Activists Trying to Build Support Now: Same-Sex Marriage Law to be Debated in Illinois this Spring?
While a new same-sex marriage law waits to be heard in the state Senate, Chicagoans…