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EVA Monday: Shopping out of the box

Wed Feb 01 13:00:01 UTC 2012

East Village Association — Wed Feb 01 13:00:01 UTC 2012
Maybe your idea of shopping local is not calling the store Tar-SHAY. What would it take to make the big-box store a last resort? Local First Chicago, a network of independent local businesses, makes its case for thinking and acting local at the Feb. 6 ...
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Rogers Park residents say they feel safe despite weekend shootings

Tue Jan 24 23:40:39 UTC 2012

Medill Reports Chicago — Tue Jan 24 23:40:39 UTC 2012
Shootings in Rogers Park left three people dead this weekend – the same number of people murdered in the neighborhood over an 11-month span last year. Despite the jarring statistic, residents say they don’t feel any less safe.
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2 men shot dead inside vehicle in Rogers Park neighborhood

Mon Jan 23 08:29:00 UTC 2012

Chicago Breaking News — Mon Jan 23 08:29:00 UTC 2012
Two men were shot and killed this morning as they sat in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light in the Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Cops: Man suspected in 2 Chicago homicides found dead in Evanston alley

Sat Jan 21 19:59:00 UTC 2012

Chicago Breaking News — Sat Jan 21 19:59:00 UTC 2012
Chicago and Evanston police are investigating the apparent suicide of a 33-year-old man suspected in two city slayings Friday night, one downtown and one in Rogers Park , a few blocks from where the suspect was found dead.
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Man shot, killed in Rogers Park

Sat Jan 21 06:45:00 UTC 2012

Chicago Breaking News — Sat Jan 21 06:45:00 UTC 2012
A man was found dead on the sidewalk after being shot in the body “several” times in Rogers Park, according to police.
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Michele Simon: Want to Reduce Food Access While Killing Jobs? Open a Walmart

Wed Jan 18 20:32:14 UTC 2012

HuffPost New York Blogs — Wed Jan 18 20:32:14 UTC 2012
I shudder to think of the consequences to American's already suffering urban populations if Walmart succeeds in duplicating its rural retail takeover.
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School guard charged with stealing CPS computer

Sat Jan 14 02:07:00 UTC 2012

Chicago Breaking News — Sat Jan 14 02:07:00 UTC 2012
A school security guard appeared in court today accused of taking a laptop computer from the Chicago public school she is employed by in Rogers Park.
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No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Where’s Tom Petty From? by Michelle Mirsky

Thu Jan 12 12:00:00 UTC 2012

Dispatches From Civil War Reenactments — Thu Jan 12 12:00:00 UTC 2012
At a moment when the mire of my grief threatened to subsume me, I made the decision to seek delight. I set about entangling myself with a dazzling iconoclast whom I had known and admired for many years. He required no convincing. The beauty of the thin...
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Occupy neighborhood groups say protest provision will chill political speech of communities of color

Mon Jan 09 18:16:12 UTC 2012

ChicagoNow Muckrackers — Mon Jan 09 18:16:12 UTC 2012
Occupy neighborhood groups have sent out a stern letter to their local aldermen about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new protest provision, saying the measures will keep low-income communities from speaking out against budget cuts hurting their neighborhoods. “I...
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Male victim shot, wounded near Rogers Park Red Line station

Mon Jan 09 10:30:00 UTC 2012

Chicago Breaking News — Mon Jan 09 10:30:00 UTC 2012
A male victim was shot and seriously wounded near a CTA train station on the city's Far North Side.
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