Are burglar alarms replacing Christmas carols as the new sign the holiday season has arrived? The holiday brings joy and tradition but is also accompanied by a spike in violent crimes in the 33rd Ward, according to police representatives at the 19th District Chicago’s Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) beat meeting. “We tend to see a […]
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After a night filled with intense and grueling workouts and visits to the gym. Students lay across the floor after sparring, sweating, which caused exhaustion after intense preparation. They begin to compare and match bruises while trying to muster up the energy to stand. Julia Do, 37, dojang master and mother of four begins to […]
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Residents and community leaders marched through the Julie C. Lathrop Homes on Chicago’s Northwest Side in December to protest what they say is a broken promise by the Chicago Housing Authority to renovate the low-rise public housing development. The procession, called “Las Posadas” after the Spanish word for “inn,” involved youth dressed as biblical characters […]
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