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Youths Lobby for Summer Jobs Seek
Submitted on Thu, 05/29/2008 – 03:39. With violence surging on Chicago streets, a hundred young people from the South Side are travelling to Springfield this week to press for funding for summer jobs for youth. Youth unemployment has also surged — 90 percent of Chicago black males aged 16 to 19 are unemployed, according to […]
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Submitted on Thu, 05/22/2008 – 20:11. Story by John Lendman In the shadow of Chicago’s skyline, a country fair atmosphere brings together dozens of local farmers and producers for the Green City Market. But this is no ordinary farmers’ market, because this one sells only organic goods. Mayor Richard M. Daley cut the ribbon on […]
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Submitted Thu, 05/22/2008 – 18:22. Imagine attending college for free. Sound too good to be true? You really can get a college education debt-free if you know where to look. At Berea College in Kentucky, your tuition bill would be exactly $0. The small Christian liberal arts college in the foothills of Appalachia south of […]
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Off the Record: Chicago City Council Committees Evade The Law, Experts Say
May 19, 2008 Comments Off
Story by Erica Christoffer and Becky Schlikerman May 19, 2008 – More than two-thirds of Chicago’s City Council committees consistently break Illinois law by keeping inadequate records that make it difficult if not impossible for the public to get even the most basic information about how its government works – harming citizens and the democratic […]
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Big and Bold, but Welcome? New Lakeview Development Creates Mixed Reactions
May 15, 2008 Comments OffSubmitted on Thu, 05/15/2008 – 19:31. Lakeview residents and business owners are skeptical of a proposed multimillion-dollar development to include hotel rooms, rental apartments and stores near the busy intersection of Clark and Addison streets. The project calls for two nine-story buildings. A 137-room Hyatt hotel will face Clark Street and an apartment building with […]
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Story by Joshua Porter Submitted on Wed, 05/14/2008 – 21:40. The historic Goldblatt’s Building at the corner of Chicago and Ashland avenues may be the site of a new West Town branch library, according to a key community leader. Aaron Bilton, former president of the East Village Association, made the announcement at the April 2nd […]
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Submitted on Tue, 05/13/2008 – 20:01. Getting a 230-page transit bill passed by the Illinois Legislature this year was a relief for Rep. Julie Hamos (D-Evanston) for several reasons. One: She gets stopped in the halls by lobbyists less often now. How often did they “check in” with Hamos before the bill passed? “All day […]
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