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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. »
18 Displaced In West Side Fire
CBS Chicago
Jan 23Six people were displaced from their homes early Monday, when a fire broke out in a fast food restaurant on the ground floor of their West Side building. »
Extra-Alarm Fire Rages On West Side
CBS Chicago
Jan 18An extra-alarm fire broke out Wednesday morning on the city’s West Side. »
1 Hurt In Extra-Alarm Fire On West Side
CBS Chicago
Jan 18An extra-alarm fire broke out Wednesday morning on the city’s West Side. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
The Rent Versus Buy Debate, Chicago Style
UrbanTurf Chicago
Jan 13As home prices begin to reach their bottom and average rents in Chicago remain high, the rent-versus-buy question is becoming a more frequent topic of conversation around town. Keep reading » »
Ringing in 1912—Chicago Style
Chicago History MuseumBlog
Jan 01With 2012 just around the corner, I began to wonder if the ways Chicagoans celebrate the beginning of the year had changed much in the last century. A quick perusal of newspapers from December 31, 1911 proved that little has changed in how we ring in t... »
Chicago News Cooperative visits West Garfield Park, thinks it’s in Austin
Yochicago
Nov 21Whenever you read about a West Side or South Side neighborhood in Chicago’s mainstream media you need to double-check the reference. Reporters visit these areas infrequently, and are often clueless as to their whereabouts. About a month ago, for exampl... »
"A Catered Affair" - Porchlight Music Theatre
Off Broadway In Chicago
Nov 18PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES FULL CAST OF CHICAGO PREMIERE OF JOHN BUCCHINO AND HARVEY FIERSTEIN’S A CATERED AFFAIR FEBRUARY 18 – APRIL 1, 2012 AT STAGE 773 Directed by Nick Bowling with Music Direction by Doug Peck CHICAGO – Porchligh... »
WWII Vets Say Jim Crow strenthened their resolve to succeed
Examiner Chicago Edition
Nov 11In a commemoration dinner held at the Cornerstone Community Outreach family shelter honoring homeless American vets, special guests Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Julius Jackson, Liaison Pilot Major Welton I. Taylor, Melvin Knazze of the US Navy, and... »