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The Chicago Housing Authority cut the ribbon on the first of seven new technology centers Wednesday morning on the South Side, with the rest planned to open around the city over the next two years. The Dearborn Homes Technology Center, located near 29th and State Street, is equipped with 28 computers and will provide CHA… Read More »
The rooftop seating across from Wrigley Field, many contend, is as iconic as the ivy-covered brick walls inside the historic ballpark. Unfortunately for Cubs fans, the organization hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with the neighbors on Waveland and Sheffield Avenues. And it appears that could be happening again. “The Cubs don’t give a s— about anyone,”… Read More »
We’ve all been there before – low on cash and in need of someone to bail us out. Most of us turn to a close friend or family member to lend a helping hand. But is it smart to ask someone with a line of debt longer than Lake Shore Drive for support? Longtime Illinois… Read More »
One-thousandth of 1 percent might not seem like a significant amount. But when it comes to paying off the massive budget deficit in Illinois, it could mean everything. Paul Buchheit, a professor of economic inequality at DePaul University, says the state needs to implement a financial transaction tax to solve the current economic crisis. Illinois… Read More »
In January 2003, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley endorsed an ambitious 10-year plan to end homelessness in Chicago. After achieving some success in the early stages of the program, the city’s total homeless population jumped by 12 percent from 2007 to 2011. The Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness spearheaded the 10-year plan and outlined several strategies… Read More »
The proliferation of vacant buildings is not only a blight that depresses neighborhoods, but a threat to public health and safety. Officials started studying the problem last winter. On Tuesday, rules went into effect that require owners of vacant buildings in unincorporated areas of the county to register them with the county building and zoning… Read More »
Iconic Wrigley Field has served as a lightning rod for controversy since long before it obtained Chicago Landmark status in 2004. Whether it was the addition of lights for night games in 1988, the batter’s-eye restaurant in 2005, or the Toyota sign of 2010, architecture purists and baseball fans alike have debated changes made to… Read More »
When Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School tipped off its basketball season on Tuesday afternoon, the excitement surrounding the Eagles had very little to do with projected win-loss records. Instead, students were buzzing over the opportunity to play a sport they previously could only watch. Since 1968, Vaughn has been home to Northwest Side public… Read More »
