Oak Lawn’s First District Trustee Jerry Hurckes has already made a name for himself in…
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Chicago’s Golden Music
The age of electronics is upon the music industry. With drum machines, synthesizers and grooveboxes,…
Can Sustainable Urbanism Take on Climate Change
In his groundbreaking new work, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, Peter Calthorpe shows…
South Loop Schools Face Overcrowding Challenge
The new Jones College Preparatory High School building will add 300 seats to the Chicago Public School…
Beverly Ridge Pictures Keeps Film Production Local
Beverly Ridge Pictures, a small production company from Chicago’s South Side, is aiming to bring…
Woodlawn Fish Fry Brings Community Members Together
Lorraine Forte vividly remembers the day she moved into her rehabbed condo in the struggling…
Can the Illinois State Tree Survive Climate Change?
The Illinois state tree, the White Oak or Quercus alba, is more than just a…
Blagojevich Testimony: Tales of Woe and Success
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich choked up, rambled, interrupted himself and even objected to a question posed…