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An Innocent Man Finally F-R-E-E, Readjusting to the City
After spending 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Alton Logan says he is now “F-R-E-E, free” to do what he wants, when he wants while getting reacquainted with Chicago. “Everyone is looking for me to be bitter and angry and revengeful,” said Logan in a speech to a Columbia College […]
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New Southwest Side Event: Taste of Mount Greenwood
October 29, 2009 Comments Off on New Southwest Side Event: Taste of Mount GreenwoodThe Chamber of Commerce recently kicked off a new tradition in Mount Greenwood by hosting their first ever Taste of Mount Greenwood festival at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. The Sept. 28 event on the Southwest Side featured 12 local restaurant and food vendors and more than 70 crafters and stores from the […]
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Shanghai Culture Reflected in Photographs
October 28, 2009 Comments Off on Shanghai Culture Reflected in Photographs
Shanghai’s disconnect immediately juts out in the form of a disjointed cityscape. The sculpture, created by overlapping photographs done by artist Isidro Blasco, mimics contemporary China overtaking a series of red-roofed homes clustered in the center. Blasco’s piece reflects constant construction and constant growth, from traditional Shanghai to a modernized Shanghai, causing fragmentation of the […]
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Off the Radar: Following-Up on Lincoln Park Muggings
October 27, 2009 Comments Off on Off the Radar: Following-Up on Lincoln Park MuggingsIn August, police reported that at least seven people were mugged in Lincoln Park, with four of those attacks believed to have been by the same individuals. Two months ago, stories of nighttime muggings in Lincoln Park were daily news, creating a buzz of concern in the neighborhood and in the media. Today the dust […]
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Chicago Day Cares Could Face Stricter Standards
October 26, 2009 Comments Off on Chicago Day Cares Could Face Stricter StandardsFewer kids may spend their days sipping sugary juice and lounging in front of “Blue’s Clues” if city health officials succeed in passing stricter standards for day care centers. The proposed resolution, introduced Wednesday by the city’s Department of Public Health, would set new rules about nutrition, physical activity and TV viewing in the city’s […]
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Local college and university representatives joined together recently at the Green Town Conference hosted by Columbia College Chicago to discuss making school campuses more sustainable. The session, called “Greening the Campus: How Educational Institutions Combat Climate Change,” served as a forum for local colleges to compare notes and brainstorm new ideas. Campuses represented at the […]
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Advocates Hope Change in New Law Will Save More Abandoned Babies
October 23, 2009 Comments Off on Advocates Hope Change in New Law Will Save More Abandoned BabiesA new Illinois law that will extend the time a women has to legally abandon her newborn won’t take effect for two months, but already several mothers have tried to give up their older babies. Since Gov. Pat Quinn signed the bill live on Fox News in August, some women have tried to drop off […]
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