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Downstate GOP Lawmaker Takes Aim At Civil Union Law
HuffingtonPost.com Chicago
Jan 31A downstate Republican lawmaker is pushing a new bill to the Illinois state general assembly which attempts to introduce exceptions to the state's civil unions... »
2 Injured in high-rise fire
WGN Local News
Jan 30Unit near top floor catches fireTwo people were sent to the hospital, after a fire broke out at a high rise in Chicago s Edgewater neighborhood. »
2 Hurt in Edgewater High-Rise Fire
NBC ChicagoLocal Beat
Jan 30Firefighters saved 2 people from a burning apartment in the Edgewater neighborhood »
Edgewater High-Rise Fire Injures 2
MyFox Chicago
Jan 30Two people were hospitalized after a Sunday night fire in an Edgewater high-rise building. »
2 Hospitalized After Fire At Sheridan Road High-Rise
CBS Chicago
Jan 30Two people were hospitalized Sunday night when a fire broke out in a prominent high-rise building in the Edgewater neighborhood. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
CTA: Red Line rehab work is interim "facelift" - not part of Red-Purple project
Cta Tattler
Feb 02This afternoon I got a note from a CTA media spokesperson further clarifying the nature of the seven-station Red Line rehab project I reported on yesterday. "The work outlined in the RFP is intended to be a life extension/interim-facelift project aimed... »
Chipotle Coming?
Uptown Update
Jan 31According to the A'ville Daily blog, Chipotle's set to take over the storefront which was most recently home to Winston's Internet Cafe (at Clark and Argyle). We love Chipotle, and hate empty storefronts, so we're hoping the news turns out to be true!... »
An Interview With Ald. Cappleman
Uptown Update
Jan 30From Windy City Times: For many in LGBT community, James Cappleman is not just the 46th Ward alderman. He and 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney represent the entire LGBT community as the first two openly gay aldermen in the city's history. Cappleman, still in ... »
Long Grove Apple Haus Closing is a Heartbreak
Terry's Towns Terry Dahlem Blog
Jan 26Let Long Grove Apple Haus Closing Be a Wake-up Call! Last fall when the Farmside Country Store and Winery in Long Grove closed, I was surprised. It had always been there. A sweet store sitting high on the corner of Old McHenry and Robert Parker Coffin ... »
Nookies To Open in Edgewater, Serve Liquor
Grub Street Chicago
Jan 25You can get some Nookies in Lakeview. Nookies is pretty much the quintessential restaurant everyone's been to and no one talks about, so let's talk about them for once: their brand of Greek diner, solidly reliable Sunday breakfast is expanding to Edgew... »