After 48 days of protesting, it’s tough to say what kind of impact the Occupy Chicago movement has had—at least on businesses along demonstration routes, that is.
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Local Businesses React To Occupy Chicago’s Impact
No More Loop Car Congestion After Parking Lots’ Taxes Increase?
Increased taxes on public parking lots are in store for Chicagoans. An additional $2 tax would apply on daily parking and $40 for monthly ...
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NATO Causes Columbia College to Shift Schedule
The Columbia College student schedule has been shortened in order to make room for NATO and the G8 summit this coming Spring. There will be a lot of action going on in the city and the admission board wanted to avoid conflicts. Some students also plan on attending protests.
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Dramatic Protest Yields No Results As Emanuel Budget Passes
Despite a dramatic protest by mental health activists outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office that lasted 10 hours, the city council unanimously approved the 2012 budget, which includes downsizing the city’s 12 mental health clinics to six sites.
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Lincoln Park Businesses Prepare for Hospital Relocation
Anxiety from Lincoln Park business owners over the economic impact and future of the site currently occupied by Children's Memorial Hospital grows as the date for its move and renovation draws near.
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Occupy The Hood Defends Chicago’s Neighborhoods
Occupy the Hood now has connections with other activist groups that focus on the same community problem: housing. From South Africa to South America, one of the biggest challenges for people is to provide a home for themselves and for their family, Fleming said.
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Occupiers Allegedly Sleeping At Area Businesses
Members of Occupy Chicago are frequenting downtown shops and restaurants to use restrooms and to even sleep, according to local business employees.
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Prison Activist Talks Change With Columbia College Chicago
Gregory Koger, a prison paralegal, as well as a prison reform activist and former inmate who spent six years in an Illinois prison, spoke to Columbia College Chicago recently about unjust treatment of prisoners in California penitentiaries.
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RAGE-Resident Association of Greater Englewood (RAGE ) will host a public meeting Tuesday, November 15th at the 7th District Police station 1438 W. 63rd. at 6:30pm. The discussion will include education issues, Post Office/Libraries Closings, Englewood Film Festival, CMAP Land Use Plan, Aldermanic Ward Remapping, Urban Farms, and more. Also if you want to learn...
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Poverty, Addiction Fuel Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan
A recent study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime found opium cultivation up 7 percent from 2010, and that the most insecure regions in Afghanistan were responsible for 95 percent of its opium cultivation.
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