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Preview To the Oscars

Preview To the Oscars

This year’s award season has been anything but predictable and Hollywood’s elite will gather for one last attempt at winning gold at the Oscars, March 2. There are nine films nominated for the prestigious Best Picture award. American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Philomena, 12 Years A Slave, The Wolf of Wall […]

Roosevelt Roundup: Making History

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Roosevelt Roundup: Making History

Getting revenge is sweet. Getting revenge twice in a matter of three days is even sweeter. And it’s exactly what the Roosevelt Lakers men’s basketball team got when they defeated both Indiana University- South Bend (Titans) and Olivet Nazarene University (Tigers) in the first two rounds of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament (CCAC) that […]

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Join the Pothole Patrol from your Phone

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Join the Pothole Patrol from your Phone

Bikers in Chicago face lots of challenges. Potholes are a major challenge for bicyclists and drivers because of the need to plow our streets and the extreme cold. Do your part when you see a pothole. Start here  or go right to the pothole reporter site .  You can add this link on your smartphone, and […]

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Undocumented Immigrants Take Heart in Fight for Liver Transplant

Undocumented immigrant Lorenzo Arroyo, 37, had to quit his job at Chicago Meat Authority two years ago because he was too ill to work. Now, after marches, protests and a hunger strike, he is on the waiting list at the University of Illinois Chicago Hospital to receive a liver transplant. There are 5,186 Illinois residents […]

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Cure the Winter Blues with Bike Fashions and Fun

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Cure the Winter Blues with Bike Fashions and Fun

Bike Winter Art Show  is up and open this week at Ancien Cycles . It is a new bike shop that aims to be  “a social hub for the many thousands that bike along our beloved Hipster Highway every day” according to Chainlink. The Art Show opened on  Feb 21, but it is going on all week, […]

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Moms Demand Action Aims to Change State Law Regarding Gun-Free Zone Signs

The front door of South Loop Elementary School bears two signs: one welcomes students and visitors, and the second shows a red slash through a handgun. Under the new Illinois concealed carry law, these signs are posted everywhere that handguns are prohibited — mainly public buildings such as libraries, museums, government offices and schools. Additionally, […]

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Having Interpreters In Hospitals During All Hours Could Become a Law

Trying to communicate with doctors and nurses at Saint Anthony Hospital last month, Catalina Arroyo said she and her nephew had to wait for hours, or until the next day to get help if no one there speaks Spanish. That’s why they hope state lawmakers approve a bill that would require an interpreter be available […]

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