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By Cristobal Martinez of Neighborhood Sports Chicago This summer, the open space at 31st Street and Lawndale Avenue in Little Village has been overtaken by families. They gather on Tuesday nights as part of Project Play, a creation of the non-profit Beyond the Ball. At Project Play, kids, moms and dads are able to...
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By James Ginderske of The Urban Coaster The Chicago 2016 committee gave a presentation at the 49th ward selected location of the Rogers Park library on August 5 revealing little in the way of new information while conveying a local version of their city-wide effort to market the bid to Chicago neighborhoods. In a...
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Chicago’s historic parks and its rich architectural legacy are among the strongest selling points for promoters seeking to attract the 2016 Summer Olympics to this city. In selling the games to Chicago’s residents, meanwhile, promises of park enhancements and sports programs for kids, as well as affordable housing, have been featured alongside visions of...
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By Joseph White of Neighborhood Sports Chicago Summer and vacation go hand in hand. But for too many kids, “vacation” just means a break from school, because they rarely actually go anywhere. Instead, they spend most of their summer inside the house, or hanging around the neighborhood. But for the last ten years, Andrew...
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Note: The corrected times are in for the Section 2 racers, and Spirit Walker finished first. The wind shifted at the end of the race, and Flash Gordon 5′s finished fifth. Congratulations to all yachts that finished this long race. The first boat over the finish line in the 101st Chicago Yacht Club Race...
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Crain’s says that the Tribune has closed on the sale of the Cubs. “Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tribune has insisted in the past that much of it be financed with debt to limit the media company’s exposure to the capital gains tax. The Chicago-based media...
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Student athletes are a rare, sometimes forgotten, breed at Columbia. Ryan Knight is no exception.
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The Beachwood Reporter.
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