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Residents hope basketball keeps gangs at bay
Submitted on Fri, 06/29/2007 – 03:04. Story by Brian P. Roach It’s late afternoon, gray and gloomy, but the melancholy weather doesn’t bother the kids shooting hoops on 19th Street between Hoyne and Leavitt. The basketball court – cracked and bruised blacktop marked with chalk and two portable basketball hoops – is a place where […]
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Submitted on Thu, 06/28/2007 – 14:08. Story by Jamie Morgan Every summer, homeless men and women settle on the Kennedy Expressway’s underpasses that stretch diagonally through the 35th Ward. Concrete platforms under the expressway are easily converted into beds. The underpasses also provide shade from the sun and shelter from the thunderstorms. And every summer […]
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Submitted on Wed, 06/27/2007 – 14:01. Story by Jennet Posey The South Shore community has welcomed new guests to the neighborhood. Cleanslate, a program that brings in workers to clean streets, sidewalks and parkways, began its task to beautify the area earlier this month. Ald. Leslie Hairston of the 5th Ward witnessed Cleanslate in other […]
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Submitted on Tue, 06/26/2007 – 14:05. Story by Becky Schlikerman On Chicago Avenue in West Town, the Swim Cafe’s pool-blue colors contrast with the bustling street. This independent coffee shop offers people a place to relax, work and socialize. Located across the street from the Ida Crown Natatorium in Eckhart Park, the swimming-pool-themed shop offers […]
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Submitted on Mon, 06/25/2007 – 16:28. Story by Keri Lynch Confessions of love, lust and loss opened the first-ever Chicago Lions and Typers Festival earlier this month on the Northside. About 100 people attended the three-day festival, which organizers hope to make an annual affair. The event was hosted by and held at the Uptown […]
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Story by Adam Colmone The 38th annual Chicago Pride Parade will take place June 24th. The 17-block parade route will begin at noon, stepping off from Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue. The parade comes near the end of pride month, which has featured 100-plus events in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. This year’s […]
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Submitted on Fri, 06/22/2007 – 13:30. Story by Dan Selecman The Chicago Police Department announced June 19 the successful completion of a joint effort with the Evanston police to shut down two open-air drug markets operating between and within both cities. The undercover investigation, called Operation Triple Threat, started in March and culminated on June […]
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