After getting off the Red Line at 8 p.m. on Harrison and State Street, former Columbia College student Aaron Hopgood, 19, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his friend, Derrick Holmes, 19, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were proceeding up the stairs to go home, when two men pulled them back down them.
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On Buy Nothing Day, Suggestions for Green Gifts
Did you know there is a holiday event called “Buy Nothing Day?” In case Black…
When Fashion Steps Out
Our reporter visits sneaker store, Succezz, which opened three years ago to see how things are going.
New Era — A Store for The New Era
New Era Company Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., retailer, opened a store on 207. S. State Street on November 12.
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Little Italy Residents Express Mixed Feelings On Public Housing Museum
The first housing project in Chicago, the Jane Addams Homes, opened in 1938 as part of the Roosevelt administration’s Public Works Administration Act, a program aimed at creating jobs and reviving the economy in response to the Great Depression. Plans for a museum have been in motion since December of 2006 when the CHA’s Central Advisory Council first proposed the museum and set a goal to open the museum’s doors by 2012. But the plan’s momentum has been drawn almost to a halt by community disapproval and a lack of funding, according to Chris Provenzano, a spokesman for the University Village Association.
NATO Causes Columbia College to Shift Schedule
The Columbia College student schedule has been shortened in order to make room for NATO…
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Dramatic Protest Yields No Results As Emanuel Budget Passes
Despite a dramatic protest by mental health activists outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office that lasted 10 hours, the city council unanimously approved the 2012 budget, which includes downsizing the city’s 12 mental health clinics to six sites.
Lincoln Park Businesses Prepare for Hospital Relocation
Anxiety from Lincoln Park business owners over the economic impact and future of the site currently occupied by Children’s Memorial Hospital grows as the date for its move and renovation draws near.