As you walk down the streets of Roscoe Village, you can’t help but notice several vacant buildings in a neighborhood that was once booming with business, housing and development. Some locals in the area agree that the economy is to blame for the slowdown, but one candidate running  for alderman in the 32nd Ward–...
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Chicago’s Josephinum Academy is teaming up with resident troupe Polarity Ensemble Theatre to present the world premiere of Chuck Palia’s "The Society of Adventurous Women," directed by David Fehr. "Society" will feature a mostly female cast of students portraying notorious women of history, at a bar in the Netherworld. They may not buy drinks,...
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For many years Rogers Park has been known as one of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods, welcoming people from Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Though Rogers Park is widely loved for its diversity, the neighborhood faces a host of problems, including foreclosures, a lack of investment, high crime and also fears...
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May 7, 2009 – Brendan Telzrow is a publicist at Biz 3, one of the two major music publicity companies in the Chicago area. He’s a quiet guy-sort of the quintessential man behind the scenes. But through his job at Biz 3, Telzrow has met and traveled with some of the biggest acts in...
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by Bryce Wolfe July 15, 2008 – France boasts the only elevated park in the world, but Chicago plans to match the feat with the Bloomingdale Trail. Like its Parisian counterpart, the Promenade Plantée , and New York City‘s proposed High Line , the trail here would transform an abandoned railroad viaduct into a...
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