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How various Chicago neighborhoods got their names
“How a failed gunrunner, squealing hogs, and goats gave us Streeterville, Canaryville, and Bucktown.” | learn more
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Rahm Emanuel’s top controversies and accomplishments as Chicago’s mayor
The Chicago Tribune summarizes the highlights and lowlights of our previous mayor’s time in office. They neglected to mention the massive improvement in bike lanes, but we can forgive them. | learn more
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Ald. Proco Joe Moreno is having a rough year
The former Alderman of my ward lost his re-election bid earlier this year. More recently (this week) he was arrested for filing a false police report and related insurance fraud. And now, his ex-girlfriend filed a lawsuit against him for the […]
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Violent crime, jail population drop in first year of bail reform
Looks like they gave no bail to the really rough criminals, and smaller bond amounts to everyone else. “The data shows that the average bond amount fell from $5,000 to $1,000, while the percentage of inmates picking up new charges […]
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Springfield considering raising annual electric vehicle registration fee to $1,000
This story seems to have spread like wildfire in the last day. I’ve been more tolerant than most of our state and local governments reaching into our collective pockets, but this one set me off. If they pass this garbage, […]
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Aldermanic drama over a West Loop development
At a meeting to discuss approval of a new building, Ald. Walter Burnett stormed out after being questioned about whether the developers contributed to his campaign. He makes a good point that the people complaining about this proposed building are […]
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The ‘Wild Mile’ plan to bring wildlife, kayaking, and more to Chicago River
“The project will transform the east side of the river, across from Goose Island, but plans include nature elements in Bucktown at the corner of North and Magnolia Avenues.” | learn more
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US Navy comes to Chicago to learn how to deal with gunshot wounds
ever get shot, take me to Stroger! “Roughly 30% of patients at Stroger Hospital are admitted to the trauma ward with wounds from firearms, compared to 4.2% national average for level 1 trauma centers, according to WSJ.” | learn more
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Illinois spends way more on school administrators than others
not be the biggest state, nor the one with the most students, but Illinois leads the nation in school district spending on administrators. Even amid a looming statewide financial crisis, the state’s 852 districts spent more than $1 billion in […]
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Chicago needs more megadevelopments, says Chamber
The Chicagoland Chamber is supporting a new 34-acre development being proposed for the South Loop that “would include a Millennium Park-like ‘tabletop’ above the existing CTA and [other train] lines — plus 20 million square feet of new offices, homes […]