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Picturing Transit, Before and After

Merge — February 05, 2010

Recent U of C grads Max Shron and Luke Joyner mapped and analyzed CTA travel times given the existing system and the proposed service cuts. Particularly interesting is that while most neighborhoods see slight reductions in service, some neighborhoods s... »

Picturing Transit, Before and After

Merge — February 05, 2010

Recent U of C grads Max Shron and Luke Joyner mapped and analyzed CTA travel times given the existing system and the proposed service cuts. Particularly interesting is that while most neighborhoods see slight reductions in service, some neighborhoods s... »

State Deficit Drains Before- and After School Programs in Chicago

Chicagotalks — February 03, 2010

With the Illinois state budget deep in the red, it’s not just schools that are feeling the pinch – before- and after-school programs are in peril as well, educators say. Illinois has reduced funding for early childhood education, including before- and ... »

State Deficit Drains Before- and After School Programs in Chicago

Chicagotalks — February 03, 2010

With the Illinois state budget deep in the red, it’s not just schools that are feeling the pinch – before- and after-school programs are in peril as well, educators say. Illinois has reduced funding for early childhood education, including before- and ... »

Chicago politicians take advantage of South Side foreclosures

Chicago Muckrakers — February 03, 2010

Supporters of candidates running for several political offices in the February primaries used dozens of boarded-up homes and businesses on the South Side to display their political signs.... »

SW Side woman dies after being beaten

Chicago Fabulous Blog — January 31, 2010

A woman whose husband was charged earlier this month in connection with her beating died this morning, officials said. Sandra Viramontes, 30, of the 4500 block of West Hermitage Avenue, was pronounced dead at 3:43 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center... »

Shooting on 63XX S. ELIZABETH STREET, Chicago, IL (via spotcrime.com)

Spotcrime.com Crime Listing - Chicago, US — January 29, 2010

Violent Crime. CPD o/s with shots fired into a residence. No injuries. BM perp w/gun fled in a red Buick LeSabre »

Robbery on 66XX S. ASHLAND AVENUE, Chicago, IL (via spotcrime.com)

Spotcrime.com Crime Listing - Chicago, US — January 29, 2010

Armed Robbery. CPD o/s with an A/R victim. 4-5 BMs took Car Keys & Cell phone, Weapon implied. All fled on foot E/B »

Eat Outings: January 28

The TOC Blog — January 28, 2010

Your where-to-go, what-to-eat daily. Head to Province to support Doctors Without Borders’ efforts in Haiti. From 5:30pm–8pm, cocktails and appetizers will be offered for a $40 donation. Reservations: 312-669-9900. The Tasting Room hosts another charity... »

Man trapped in burning building with no smoke detectors, 7 displaced

Chicago Sun-Times Metro News — January 27, 2010

A man who called 911 to say he was trapped on the second floor of a burning building was rescued by firefighters early Wednesday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. »