A news report by: Cody Prentiss, Center Square Journal Local restaurateurs could see their overhead come down due to a new beer and wine license proposed by Ald. Eugene Schulter (47th), chair of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. At the June 9 City Council meeting, Schulter introduced changes to the city liquor license […]
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Image via Wikipedia Admit it, when you are pedaling away down any Chicago street the bike lanes fade and in your imagination it’s just you and Lance Armstrong leading the peloton. This year, cycling site MapMyRide is offering you a chance to map your ride miles, and times against Lance Armstrong and the riders in […]
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Lakeview Action Coalition (LAC) organizer Eve Shapiro reported on the outcomes of the recent local action assembly, held at Temple Sholom on Tuesday, June 22. The most important items from LACs perspective are: Alderman Tunney and Alderman Daley agreed to co-sponsor the Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance, which will require 20% of TIF funds to be […]
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A 20-pound bighead Asian Carp was fished out of Lake Calumet in Chicago, the first one found to have breached an electrical barrier designed to keep the voracious invader out of Lake Michigan, federal officials said Wednesday. Read more Related articles by Zemanta Asian Carp Found In Lake Calumet On Chicago’s South Side, Six Miles […]
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A news report from AustinTalks.org Cigarette butts, beer bottles and cans, fast-food wrappers and trash line many of the baseball fields in Austin, and some residents say the Chicago Parks District is striking out in maintaining fields at Levin Park, Amundsen Park, La Follette Park and Columbus Park. Thomas Bowling, president of the Westside Youth League, said the bleachers are ripped […]
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A news report from Lorraine Swanson, AustinTalks.org While slightly more Austin residents have returned their U.S. Census questionnaire compared to 10 years ago, the West Side community is still at risk of being undercounted if a participatory map available on the U.S. Census website is any indication. Of the approximately 20 census tracts in the Austin neighborhood – […]
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A News report from Lake Effect News A Cook County judge handed down guilty verdicts in the bench trial of two political workers for Ald. Berny Stone on charges that they had allegedly tampered with absentee ballots stemming from the 2007 aldermanic race in Chicago’a 50th Ward. Anish Eapen, the former ward Streets and Sanitation […]
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