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$850,000 bond for alleged cop impersonator
WLS-TV Chicago Local News
Jan 30A Chicago man accused of impersonating an officer was taken into custody by police.Douglas Martin, 45, was ordered held on $850,000 bond on Sunday. On Wednesday of last week, prosecutors say Martin flashed a badge and gun before kidnapping a man and st... »
Indiana National Guard Private Begins Long Recovery From Injuries
CBS Chicago
Jan 30His survival is nothing short of amazing, but the road to recovery for Indiana National Guardsman Doug Rachowicz is just beginning. »
How to Field Friendly Strangers on LinkedIn
NBCchicago.com Local News
Jan 27Has this ever happened to you: You log in to your LinkedIn account, check your inbox and see that you have received an invitation to connect with someone you don’t know? Or, better yet, someone invites you as a friend, colleague, classmate, or claiming... »
Community invited to North Central College presentation about international exports
TribLocal Naperville
Jan 27Community members are invited to a free presentation about how North Central College students are helping a local company export its products in China. Students … »
Corrections and clarifications for Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
Chicagotribune.com Accuracy
Jan 27•A photo caption in Thursday's Almanac misstated Douglas MacArthur's rank circa 1919. At that time he was a brigadier general. »
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The Weekly Calendar, 1st week of February and the Sun continues to shine!
The Local Beet Chicago
Feb 01It may or may not be winter on the Local Calendar. We are finding, for us, plenty of local produce, and we have tons of happenings and events to share. WHAT’S IN SEASON NOW Markets are showing some greens, lettuce, kale, and spinach, but they tend to ... »
Redistricting always a convoluted mess to try to achieve a (sort-of) noble goal
Chicago Argus
Jan 31Andrew Bayley, the student at the Illinois Institute of Technology who turned Chicago into a convoluted puzzle, may have the healthiest attitude when it comes to comprehending the new ward boundaries for the City Council.Some people now dream of having... »
The Early Bird Gets the Greens, the Local Calendar for Jan wk 4
The Local Beet Chicago
Jan 25More markets are opening as we move further into January. We will now be giving “what to eat now” its own blog post. So stay tuned. The local event calendar is already picking up, so check it all out!! WHAT’S IN SEASON Right now there are winter greens... »
The Early Bird Gets the Greens, the Local Calendar for Jan Week 4
The Local Beet Chicago
Jan 25We’ve filled this Local Calendar with many events, markets and placeholders. Who thinks locavores slow down in the winter? And with cold and snow finally kicking in for a spell, you’d think the cupboards bare. No, our market correspondents found eno... »
Chicago's 50 wards—the jigsaw version
Chicago Reader
Jan 25If I know Chicagoans—and I've been studying the breed for years—I figure most probably just shook their heads in dismay at the new ward map, adopted last week by the City Council. Like—what the hell can we do? But Andrew Bayley—a graduate student of ar... »
