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Beware of Cell Phone Snatches in South Loop
The 1st District Police have issues an alert about a rash of cellphone snatches in the South Loop area this week, on Thursday. The alert says there has been an increase in robbery related incidents during the month of January. In these incidents, lone female victims have been approached on the street during the daytime hours and had […]
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This month has been the deadliest January in Chicago since 2002, a year that ended with 647 homicides in the city. There have been 44 murders in Chicago since the new year began, according to the Red Eye homicide tracker. That is four more than last January, a year in which the city gained national […]
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The Ravenswood Station project, which started construction in November, will completely transform the stretch of Lawrence Avenue between Ashland and Western Avenues, according to area Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th). Pawar said he hopes the new project, which will feature a Mariano’s Fresh Market and an LA Fitness and is set to open next November, will […]
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Jones College Prep, located at Harrison and State streets in the South Loop, is under construction. The new $150 million school building is scheduled to open this fall and will offer state-of-the-art technology. Jones Prep is a limited-enrollment school. Students have to have high grades and test scores to be considered for enrollment there. Related […]
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The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) has recently been accepted as a lender by the Chicago Microlending Institute and has been certified to make loans of up to $25,000. The WBDC is making loans available for new and existing small businesses in Chicago. The loans will be targeted toward businesses operating in low- to moderate […]
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On January 30, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will appear to discuss her new memoir, My Beloved World, at Harold Washington Public Library at 6 pm. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Her new book recounts her journey from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench. The event will […]
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Jackeé McCoy of Roseland says her younger sister was walking to school one day in the blighted neighborhood when she was raped. McCoy, 20, said, “The police did not come to our house. They didn’t come until after the news came. It wasn’t a rush thing.” McCoy, who has lived in Roseland for six years, […]
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