We have a group, ChicagoTalks, on flickr.com. Just email us to get an invitation to post your favorite Chicago photos to our site.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Columbia College Chicago‘s International Student Organization wants to celebrate International Education Week (November 15 – 19) in a big way. They are presenting Degrassi: Next Genration’s Shannon Kook-Chun, who plays the openly gay character Zane Park. Kook-Chun will answer questions about his diverse background and how it affects...
Read on...
The Big Eye is getting taken down biverson has added a photo to the pool: Bye bye, Big Eye biverson has added a photo to the pool: FINKLMAN the extinction blues has added a photo to the pool: Digest powered by RSS Digest
Read on...
Following an impassioned exchange of words at a recent Chicago Public Schools board meeting, CEO Ron Huberman agreed to meet with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis to discuss concerns over the amount of mandatory testing conducted in Chicago’s schools. “This excessive regime is boring our kids,” Lewis told Huberman, referencing the 23 required...
Read on...
Tony Tasset’s 30-foot-tall EYE art installation is going into storage for now. “Despite Chicago Loop Alliance Executive Director Ty Tabing’s speculation that buyers would secure Eye a permanent location downtown, the sculpture’s fate, for now, is to return to the Wisconsin factory where it was born. After a 250-mile ride north, Eye will hibernate...
Read on...
By Marsha Shields Chicago’s handling of crime and education may, to some, leave much to be desired, but city officials are doing a good job on one front, according to University of Michigan professor and scientist Don Scavia. At an speech held at the Field Museum on Oct. 7, Scavia commended Chicago’s proactive approach...
Read on...
As baseball season comes to a close and fans brace for playoff baseball, businesses, especially pubs, are bracing for a long winter. This year, in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side, home of U.S. Cellular Field, the off-season is underway for the White Sox and the bars so dependent on baseball fans. “I...
Read on...
Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin (13th District) easily beat Republican challenger Linda LaFianza and Green candidate George Milkowski in last week’s election, winning a third consecutive term on the 17-member board. With all 197 precincts reporting, Suffredin, a Democrat, won nearly 68 percent of the vote. LaFianza took 27 percent and Milkowski garnered about...
Read on...
Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) invites the public to join in the 10th Annual Bronze Affair Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 at 7 p.m. at Room 43, on 1043 E. 43rd St. There will be live music from Crosswind, dinner, dancing and a silent auction, all to benefit KOCO’s 45 years of organizing...
Read on...
Granite counter tops, a brightly painted mural and ambient music encompass 30 chairs that hold anticipating faces ready to receive their organic produce, canned goods, and even fresh flowers. It’s a scene unlikely to be found in most food pantries. However, Lakeview Pantry caters to the importance of making their clients feel “comfortable in...
Read on...
Penguin Foot Pottery has just opened its doors at 2514 W. Armitage Ave., right near the Western Blue Line. Penguin Foot Pottery offers classes to students at all levels and ages. Find out more info at www.penguinfoot.com or give them a call at 773.227.3575
Read on...
UA-1688115-3