The borders and enclaves of the West Loop

03/11/2010 11:01 AM

In this week's Chicago Journal, columnist AmySue Mertens examines the West Loop's border issues and particularlistic enclaves within the neighborhood.
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Samosas for everyone

samosas galore!

03/10/2010

It was really something to see: samosas like there was no tomorrow Read More...

Master planning continues at UIC

03/10/2010

Despite the financial and budgetary uncertainty swirling around the University of Illinois-Chicago, meetings about the future of the school's campus Near West Side campus are scheduled for this week. Read More...

Buyer sought for Roosevelt Road firehouse

03/09/2010

The City of Chicago is seeking a buyer for an empty fire station at 1123 W. Roosevelt. Built in 1873, the structure has been empty since the summer of 2008, when the fire department's Engine Company 18 moved out of the building and into a new, modern station at 1360 S. Blue Island. Read More...

Superblock, community center in CHA plans

03/09/2010

The Chicago Housing Authority is seeking permission from the federal government to potentially lease the Major Adams Community Center, a longtime Near West Side institution, and a block of replacement public housing units in the neighborhood.
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Generators on the agenda tonight

03/09/2010 9:29 AM

Ald. Robert Fioretti's office has organized a public meeting tonight with representatives from Digital Realty, to talk about generators and the noise they make in the Prairie District.
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I had a great Oscar night

maybe even better than some who were really there

03/08/2010

After 15 years of watching the Oscars in the South Loop--sometimes at parties, sometimes alone--I think Helen's party was the best ever Read More...

Happy Birthday, Three Peas Art Lounge

you hit a milestone

03/07/2010

Three Peas Art Lounge has been in business a year--and the owners say their business is thriving Read More...

Cocaine bust in the South Loop

03/05/2010

Chicago police officers arrested a South Loop man at his home in the 1500 block of S. State on Wednesday, taking around 640 grams of cocaine and drug paraphanelia from the residence. Read More...

New Yorker on Daley

03/05/2010

The South Loop! The New Yorker's profile of Mayor Daley mentions the neighborhood where he lives. Among other issues.
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