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Home » Entries posted by Madeline DePetto
Broadcast journalism student at Columbia College Chicago
Change to Spare? Change a Life: Being Homeless in Chicago
via YouTube Craig Key, 50, is homeless. He grew up on Chicago’s south side in the Lakefront and Rainbow Beach area. Three weeks ago, after governmental grant money was cut, he was laid off from his job at the Chicago Park District. He was first hired there in December 2009 after being put on work […]
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ChicagoTalks asks local basketball fans about the NBA lockout, and most aren’t happy about it.
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The iced flakes whispered across the street, turning to a snow globe whirl as remnants of the light rain whimpered into the man’s half empty cup of hand-me-down coins. The rattlesnake of the coins chimed against the large McDonald’s plastic cup, ricocheted back and forth. His seaweed color jacket covered his only scraps of belonging, […]
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A new play that pokes fun at the online, wired community is opening at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago next week as part of a program that gives playwrights a chance to create and showcase fresh works in front of an audience. Ask Aunt Susan, a play written by Seth Bockley will open at 7:30 […]
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Tan walls lined with decorative hanging rugs and mirrors trace the perimeter of Semiramis. Two long couches with patterned cushions and pillows add a homey feel to this Lebanese restaurant located at 4639 N. Kedzie Ave. in Albany Park. Owner Joseph Abraham takes phone orders, cooks or goes into the restaurant to wait on or […]
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As local veterans groups work to help the growing number of jobless and homeless military service members, political leaders in Washington continue to debate what kind of help to offer. “It is a good step for veterans who are able to work, but the job plan doesn’t help the disabled,” said Ray Parrish, of […]
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as part of his first budget proposal, may enact a new tax on parking garages in the Downtown and River North areas of Chicago. The new parking premium of $2 per day is designed to cut down on downtown congestion as well as build new revenue to invest in existing “L” […]
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