Alderman Robert Fioretti is concerned that his 2nd Ward residents will be badly served by new regulations from the Illinois Fire Marshal. If you rent or own property in Chicago, you may want to take action as Fioretti suggests and write to the legislators who are working with this issue now, before they finalize the […]
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So, you write an intro or lead-in to the audio track from Soundcloud. Then you copy the WordPress shortcode that Soundcloud generates for you. Paste the shortcode into the post box, and then “Save as Draft”. You don’t see the audio on your page until you preview or publish the post. You can change the […]
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Here’s a selection of how Chicagoans reacted to ruling that Manning not guilty of “aiding the enemy,” but guilty on other counts.
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The Kickstarter campaign for this silicone, foldable, wireless Bluetooth keyboard has been so successful that all the first run keyboards are spoken for. It is called “myType” and you can order one via their Kickstarter campaign for a few more days, and get one in October. If they work as well as the developers claim they […]
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Chicago Public Media invites the public to check out the brand new West Side Bureau during an open house and cookout on Friday, July 26, 1-6 p.m., 2710 W. Cermak Road. Vocalo and WBEZ staff will be on site to show visitors the new space. We’ll introduce a few Vocalo hosts including The Morning AMp’s […]
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Hundreds of cities across the country are organizing rallies to demand justice for Trayvon Martin on Saturday, July 20th. ANSWER Chicago will be attending the rally and encourage all of our supporters to come. Saturday 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at Dirksen Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL Details on Facebook ANSWER’s statement about […]
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Chicagoans came by foot and water taxi to Ping Tom Park to watch the exciting Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy 2013 on July 13th. With 25 teams competing, there was lots of action. The top three teams won recognition. Governor Patrick Quinn and Secretary of State Jesse White declined to paddle, but Ronald McDonald was […]
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