A press release from the 46th Ward Aldermanic Office: Alderman Cappleman, 46th Ward Applauds Funding for Sheridan Red Line Station April 27, 2012 (CHICAGO) – 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman commends Senator Durbin, Congresswoman Schakowsky, Congress... »
image courtesy of BGA.gov Most of Uptown will be part of the first wave of the new grid-based system of City garbage pick-up that will begin later this year. According to the Sun-Times, Five North Side wards have been chosen as guinea pigs for a chan... »
Of all the nuggets of Richard M. Daley's wit and wisdom that veteran WLS-AM 890 political reporter Bill Cameron unearthed in a recent search of his audio vault, my favorite is this: What really makes narcotics so lucrative is the... »
William “Bill” Lavicka impressed, charmed and captivated many people during his life, including many in the media, Don DeBat among them. Don became friends with Bill in 1974 when he wrote a neighborhood story on the Jackson Boulevard Historic District.... »
Yes folks, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel still is riding the "L." In fact, he says he rides the Brown Line twice a week from his home in Ravenswood Manor. The first photo in this gallery is from a Michigan Avenue Magazine story. I wonder if he has a CTA C... »
March 6, Chicagoans across the city took to the streets to rally against the proposed closures of six of the city's twelve mental health clinics over the next month and a half. »
"Uptown is one of Chicago’s oldest communities, one that brims with a rich heritage from the Gilded Age to Prohibition. Fast-forward to its current incarnation as an urban melting pot that hosts music of all genres, Catherine and Matt Denny began Upto... »
The Chicago Transit Authority is set to begin a major overhaul of seven stations on the heavily-traveled Red Line ‘L,’ in the Rogers Park, Edgewater and Uptown neighborhoods. »
