“An analysis from the Chicago Tribune finds that lead was in water drawn from nearly 70% of 2,797 homes across Chicago within the past two years.” Free test kits available from the city here. | learn more
I’ll start from the beginning. CeaseFire is a program that attempts to help rival gangs mediate and de-escalate disputes to reduce violence. To get it done, they often hire former gang members as mediators. One of those mediators, Francisco “Smokey” Sanchez, […]
The startup lets you rent a car by the minute and park it anywhere within its operating area. Notably excluded from the test are Lakeview and Lincoln Park due to parking concerns. It would be cool to see this pilot […]
A lot of Chicago’s train stations are outdoors, so in our frozen city the heaters are more necessity than nicety. To save money, the heat has historically been available only thru March. Considering it snowed in Chicago this week, that […]
Chicago Magazine has two graphs that help shed light on the details. | learn more
It’s a Chicago tradition for people to drink early and often on this wonderful holiday. Usually the results are a mix of sad and hilarious. The folks at CWBChicago took it upon themselves to monitor police and fire radios to […]
This is great and really sad at the same time. “Ujimaa Medics is helping local kids save lives by training them to treat gunshot wounds at the scene of a shooting.” | learn more
Chicago’s restrictions on food trucks make the city rather inhospitable for them. The court could hear an argument to change the laws. | learn more
Two answers: 1) So far this year they’ve filled 108,000. 2) Not nearly enough! | learn more
Again, we turn to the Tribune: “‘Going rate’ to buy a job in Dorothy Brown’s office? $10,000, employee tells feds” | learn more