Media center open house

02/05/2010 10:13 AM

South Loop residents interested in taking a spin through the new Columbia College Media Production Center should block out a time this evening.
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• Reminder: fire photos

   02/04/2010 8:08 AM

• In local house races, incumbents are ahead

   02/02/2010 8:54 PM

• Low turnout so far on primary day

   02/02/2010 3:54 PM

A fine cold day

Courtney Taylor pets one of the Alaskan Huskies during Snow Days Chicago, free three-day winter festival in Grant Park.
René Edde/Contributor
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Costa's destroyed

Owner points to grease fire

02/03/2010 10:00 PM

A fire ripped through Costa's in Greektown Sunday night and Monday morning, largely destroying the building at the northwest corner of Van Buren and Halsted that the restaurant inhabited. Two adjacent retail outlets, Greektown Music and the Athens Grocery, both located on Halsted, were damaged.
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Incumbents stay in

Dunkin, Collins survive primary challenges

02/03/2010 10:00 PM

Two incumbent members of the state house of representatives who represent Near South Side and Near West Side neighborhoods retained their seats in Tuesday's primary election. Preliminary returns from the Chicago Board of Elections gave Rep. Ken Dunkin (5th) more than 44 percent of the vote, an 11-point margin over second-place challenger David Schroeder.
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Phasing it in slowly

Roosevelt Square, meant to replace ABLA, stalls

02/03/2010 10:00 PM

The blocks on either side of Roosevelt Road, south of the University of Illinois-Chicago campus, are a mix of new residential buildings, rehabbed public housing units and more than a few empty lots. When those vacant parcels will get filled in isn’t exactly clear. (No Comments) Read more...

City fights subpoenas

Burnett among 10 alderman called to testify in corruption trial

02/03/2010 10:00 PM

Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), whose ward includes parts of the West Loop and Near West Side, has been subpoenaed to testify in the upcoming trial of developer Calvin Boender, who allegedly bribed Isaac Carothers, the former alderman of the 29th Ward in Austin.
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IN THE JOURNAL

A fine cold day


Cleaning quarrel

Tensions between med district, community group

Other local election results


Roos Collection worth the wait

I love the Roosevelt Collection because it is something from 'out there' that has been plunked down 'right here.'

Tea leaves

Too early? Maybe. But here's a shot.