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Journalism Graduate Student
Lawmakers Call for More Trauma Centers in City’s Most Violent Communities
Two Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday called for more trauma centers on Chicago’s South and West Sides, saying a key new study shows that if ambulance rides are more than five miles away, victims are more likely to die. “No one should die because of their zip codes,” said state Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago). She attended […]
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Chicago O’Hare International Airport opened a new runway last Thursday; but for the residents of Oasis Mobile Home Park, the new runway may mean less sleep at night. A group called Fair Allocation in Runways (FAIR) held a protest at O’Hare last Tuesday before the runway opened. Oasis Mobile Home Park is in Des Plaines […]
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West Side Restaurant Owner Protects Business by Feeding People
October 16, 2013 Comments Off on West Side Restaurant Owner Protects Business by Feeding People
The owner of a barbecue joint on Chicago’s West Side protects his business from robberies and drug dealers outside the front door by feeding all people in the community, including the homeless and drug addicts. Located on the 4200 Block of West Madison Street, Uncle Remus Chicken & Barbeque is in the high-crime neighborhood of West […]
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