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Walking club members in East Garfield work it

Walking club members in East Garfield work it

by Ed Finkel of New Communities Program. Aug. 29, 2008 – It’s a summer Thursday evening in the basement of the 11th District Police Station, and aerobics instructor Keith Spurlin is cranking up the R&B on a boom box to get the room full of about 20 adult participants moving and grooving. WalkForce members generally […]

“On the Road” Exhibit Parked in Chicago at Museum of Contemporary Photography

The Museum of Contemporary Photography is pleased to present several coordinated exhibitions in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road. This is part of a year-long College-wide celebration of Beat culture. The centerpiece of this activity will be the original manuscript scroll of On the Road, on view at the Center […]

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Send your stories to Chicagotalks

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I forgot to say you have to send the email from the email account that you used to register for chicagotalks. The subject matter will go as title. Try it while you are listening. I think you can enclose images, too. Barbara K. Iversonhttp://chicagotalks.orghttp://currentbuzz.org Categories: Uncategorized Like this: Like Loading…

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Over 50 and On The Streets

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August 26, 2008 – When Rev. Sanja Stinson noticed a rise in the population of people older than 50 seeking services at Matthew House , 3722 S. Indiana Ave., she knew she had a problem. The network of services for people in that age group, she had discovered, tended to be slimmer than for those […]

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News From the Conventions

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We hope to have some Chicagoans and transplanted Chicagoans who are at the Democratic Convention in Denver, check in and share their observations with us. Next week, we want to do the same for the Republicans in Minnesota. We invite you to comment, or if you are at one of the conventions, post your convention story. Thanks. In the […]

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House Bill Would Make Murderers Serving Life Eligible for Parole

Written by: Dimitrios Kalantzis August 25, 2008 – Convicted murderers serving a life sentence would have a chance at parole under the terms of a bill now under consideration by a State House committee. H.B.4154 would overturn a 1978 court ruling in Illinois that eliminated parole hearings for prisoners serving life. The bill would also […]

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LSC (Local School Council) Summit

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August 22, 2008 – Hundreds of local school council members will gather Saturday for an LSC Summit, culminating a series of legislative hearings on increasing support for local school governance. Clarice Berry, president of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association , will give a keynote address. Organizers say Berry is a strong supporter of LSCs […]

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