On Saturday there is going to be another Air and Water Show in Chicago, this one will not shock and awe its viewers with displays of military equipment that are paid for by your tax money. Instead, it will bring the question of how clean the air we breathe is, and why there is...
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A news report from Cristobal Martinez, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program The Chicago Police Department’s 10th District police station on Ogden Avenue usually hosts plenty of negative action in the North Lawndale community. But on a recent Thursday night, the action was quite the opposite. The smell of grilled hot dogs and energetic tunes...
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Vote for your favorite place in Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, now through Sept. 10, at PlacemakingChicago.com.
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Chicagoan’s, if you are interested in signing up, or signing your children up for the Chicago Park District’s fall session, registration began this morning. Online registration opened at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. If you were unable to register today, the Chicago Park District has reserved walk-in spaces. Walk-in registration will take place on Saturday,...
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The 48 Hour Films are in the can. Over the weekend, Aug. 14 and 15, filmmakers throughout Chicago worked their cinemagic and created films to the specifications of the 48 Hour Project requirements, which are as follows: You and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it in just 48 hours. Read...
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A news report from Monte LaMonte, Center Square Journal Sean Flannery’s Never Been To Paris is a new one-man show debuting at Lincoln Lodge on Friday, August 20, and it’s sure to make even the toughest cynic crack a smile. Flannery has been piecing this show together for more than two years, working to get it...
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Escape the heat of August, and empower yourself with two days of films about the empowerment of women. These films will highlight a myriad of issues that affect women in the U.S. and across the globe. The films are free and open to the public, and after each film their will be an opportunity...
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The 48 Hour Film Project is taking Chicago by storm this weekend, Aug. 13 through Aug. 15, ad hundreds of Chicagoans will race to complete an entire film in just one weekend. The 48 Hour Film Project is the world’s largest filmmaking competition, and each year it visits nearly 90 cities. Completing the film...
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Chicago’s 1893 Columbian World’s Fair, or the World’s Columbian Exposition, was known popularly as Chicago World’s Fair introduced Chicago and the world to the 20th century. It was the first event of its kind to have a publicity department, and an organized promotional campaign that included two official photographers who were licensed to produce images....
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Sometimes we hear about interesting events just as they are about to happen. This leaves not much time for reporting, but we would like to get the word out anyway. We are always looking for quality, low-cost or free events. We encourage you to send us a voice report (call it in at 312...
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