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Wal-Mart Supercenter To Open In West Chatham
CBS Chicago
Jan 25More than seven years after a nasty City Council battle, a long-awaited Wal-Mart Supercenter opens Wednesday morning the West Chatham neighborhood. »
Police First Deputy: Just Hiring More Officers Is Not Answer To Cutting Crime
CBS Chicago
Jan 24Police First Deputy Supt. Al Wysinger is talking about plans to cut crime in the struggling Englewood and Harrison districts. But Wysinger says simply hiring more police officers is not the answer. »
Police To Saturate South, West Side Districts In Fight To Reduce Crime
CBS Chicago
Jan 23Police Supt. Garry McCarthy is calling on people who live in high-crime areas to help keep their streets safe. »
Teen wounded in West Englewood shooting
Chicago Breaking News
Jan 15Someone shot a 17-year-old boy in the West Englewood neighborhood Saturday night, police said. »
Baffoe: The Baseball Writers Association Of America Is A Joke
CBS Chicago
Jan 10“Preserving History. Honoring Excellence. Connecting Generations.” That’s the motto of the Baseball Hall of Fame, per its website at least. »
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David Axelrod launching Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago
Lynn Sweet
Jan 19David Axelrod in his former White House office (photo by Lynn Sweet) WASHINGTON -- President Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, is launching an Institute of Politics at his alma mater, the University of Chicago, to create bipartisan programs bringi... »
The Rest of Chicago Fights For Its Rights
Beachwood Reporter
Jan 17Even Crain's sides with the protesters. »
Watching this YoChicago video on Englewood
The Sixth Ward
Jan 14[VIDEO] It was contained within a recent post entitled "Does Englewood have any hope of recovery?" Joe Zekas takes a drive along Normal Avenue starting from 63rd to about 57th Street. In that posting he notes the lack of impact of the new Kennedy-King ... »
Does Englewood have any hope of recovery?
Yochicago
Jan 13A local community development agency tells you that “Englewood, located seven miles south of Chicago’s Loop, is a community rich in history, strong in character and rising again.” That’s hard to believe. The Englewood / West Englewood neighborhood has ... »
A West Englewood rehab without a building permit
Homeward Bound - Chicago
Jan 12The 2-flat at 6219 S Marshfield Ave in Chicago’s radically depressed West Englewood neighborhood sold just a few months ago for $17,500 after a foreclosure. It’s been “completely rehabbed” according to the listing and is on the market for $249,900. The... »