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Vietnam Veterans Museum  Community Meeting in 2nd Ward

Vietnam Veterans Museum Community Meeting in 2nd Ward

Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) and the Chicago Park District invite you to attend a public meeting on June 2 to discuss the future of Park 550 (Vietnam Veterans Museum) located at 1801 S. Indiana. The future of the financially-troubled museum and the building holding it are currently under discussion. A previous public meeting occurred on […]

Rap Sessions: Is America Really Post-Racial?

Did you miss this townhall when it happened? You can catch it now. Download it and listen to it as you get on with your summer. Cover via Amazon Hear what Jabari Asim, Editor-in-Chief of Crisis magazine and author of The N-Word: Who Can Say it, Who Shouldn’t and Why; Lisa Fager Bediako, president and […]

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By Christopher Brinckerhoff Part Four: ChicagoTalks’ urban affairs series May 29, 2009 – While Illinois legislators negotiate the state’s nearly $12 billion budget gap, it might seem odd to hear that some of their constituents are praying for a tax increase. Religious leaders representing almost every school district in the state met at the Capitol […]

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May 28, 2009 – Ald. Isaac (Ike) Carothers (29th) has been indicted on federal bribery and fraud charges.  Ald. Carothers and Calvin  Boender, a real estate developer, are accused of participating in a scheme to defraud the City of Chicago beginning in 2004 and continuing until Feb. 2007  involving a West Side 50-acre site called […]

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Muslims and Misconceptions

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Story By Ian Lopez Part Three: ChicagoTalks’ urban affairs series May 28, 2009 – It was a regular day in Summar Othman’s English class as students waited  to present their research papers.  Othman, a devout Muslim and DePaul University student, was still getting used to her new school.  One of the few students on the campus to […]

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No tickets for broken meters in Loop

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No tickets for broken meters in Loop

Mary Winiewski reports in the Sun-Times that The city’s Department of Revenue has temporarily suspended issuing parking tickets for metered spaces in the Loop today because of problems with broken pay-and-display meter boxes via City: No tickets for broken meters in Loop :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Transportation. Like this: Like Loading…

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Bike to Work Week | activetrans.org

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Bike to Work Week | activetrans.org

Bike to Work Week | activetrans.org. Get free tune ups, coffee, and see more about how you can be part of the Bike Commuter Challenge. Related articles by Zemanta Washington friendliest state for bikes (seattlepi.com) Variable Frame Bike Lets You Recline on the Go (treehugger.com) Like this: Like Loading…

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