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Note: The corrected times are in for the Section 2 racers, and Spirit Walker finished first. The wind shifted at the end of the race, and Flash Gordon 5’s finished fifth. Congratulations to all yachts that finished this long race. The first boat over the finish line in the 101st Chicago Yacht Club Race to... »
By Ed Finkel of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program A 72-square-block section of Humboldt Park will undergo a house-to-house diabetes census with an eye toward early detection, thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health that’s being administered with help from NCP partner agencies. Institutional partners Rush University Medical Center and Sinai Urban Health... »
On July 15, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved changes to the Metropolis redevelopment project in Bronzeville. The commission gave the green light for additional retailers and a grocer in the shopping center to be built at 39th and State Street. For more information on the project, read the story below. By Jeffrey Biertzer July 15,... »
