True Star – True Star Online is an urban teen network with more than 1,500 members. The teens use social networking tools to stay in touch, and produce a weekly radio show that focuses on issues that are important to young people. Get involved by listening, or if you are a high-schooler, get involved...
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Image via CrunchBase Barbara Iverson, founder of the nonprofit local news site Chicagotalks, has used Kachingle since this past January… Iverson still likes the idea so much that she recorded a promotional video for Kachingle’s home page. “I think this is an idea that’s going to come within the next five years,” Iverson said....
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The Midnight Circus is a whimsical assortment of acrobats, aerialists, clowns and contortionist that will tour five North Side Chicago parks in September and October. The circus won’t really appear at the late hour of midnight, instead shows will be in the afternoons (see the schedule below) to delight the crowds. The circus is...
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Three national women’s groups launched a campaign last week to make media coverage of female political candidates more fair and less sexist. Women’s Media Center, Women’s Campaign Forum and Political Parity have partnered to develop the project, “Name it. Change it.”  All three organizations are chaired by women who have run for elected office...
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After eight weeks of planning and design, four Columbia College Chicago artists finished an art installation in one Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train car for the Art On Track event on Aug. 7. Linking a private home space with a public commuter train, Encroachment, a mobile art installation created by a Columbia College Chicago...
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Chicago is the home of Saul Alinsky—style community organizing. Now you can get that kind of training and turn around and move your neighborhood and community forward. The Community Renewal Society’s flagship three-day training identifies key organizing principles, how values influence those principles and how you can become an effective organizer and leader. Civic...
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Image via Wikipedia The results are of water quality are in, and Minnesota ranked first for the Great Lakes states — and 12th overall. Illinois was last in the region and 28th overall. Five percent of Minnesota’s samples exceeded the federal standard compared to 16 percent of Illinois’. But beach experts say that states that...
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A news report from Curtis Black’s Newstips Blog, Community Media Workshop Hyatt workers locked in tough contract negotiations – and hit by job cuts and reduced hours leading to chronic understaffing and increased injuries – will announce a boycott of one or more Chicago-area Hyatt properties tomorrow. They’ll be joined by leaders of the Central...
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A news report from Ernest Sanders, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation As part of its Smart Communities initiative and efforts to sustain the greater Auburn Gresham community and nearby neighborhoods, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) employed and contracted with youth between the ages of 14 – 19 to increase the quality of life of...
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Chicagoan’s, if you are interested in signing up, or signing your children up for the Chicago Park District’s fall session, registration began this morning. Online registration opened at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. If you were unable to register today, the Chicago Park District has reserved walk-in spaces. Walk-in registration will take place on Saturday,...
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