Despite Blue Island’s ranking as one of the state’s most crime-ridden cities, residents in this…
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Bronzeville Parents Speak Out Against School Closings
Angry Bronzeville parents disrupted a South Side community panel Nov. 8 as city officials and…
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Chicago Brauhaus: A Little Piece of Germany in Lincoln Square
It’s always Oktoberfest in the Brauhaus, according to owner and chef Harry Kempf who opened…
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Local Ballet Folkorico to Perform
Above a Chase bank in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on 47th and Wood…
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Friends of the Major Taylor Trail
Who was Major Taylor? Marshall “Major” Taylor was anAfrican American bicycle racer, civil rights pioneer,…
Lack of Substitute Teachers in CPS a District-Wide Concern
The tension brought by the Chicago teachers’ strike may be gone, but parents at A.N….
Stony Island Residents Say Police Has Failed to Prevent Crimes
Stony Island residents called on police to provide more patrols and work to prevent gang…
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Pilsen: Neighborhood Home to ‘Greenest Street in America’
The Chicago Department of Transportation unveiled the Cermak/Blue Island Sustainable Streetscape on Oct. 9, 2012,…