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Wicker Park

May 20, 2013

Teen Who Tackled Robbery Suspect in Bucktown Honored

Hired to put Jimmy John's fliers on doorknobs, Abraham Lindsey took a felon off the streets, too.

Chicago

May 14, 2013

New Report Casts Doubt on Safety Claims of City's Red Light Camera Program

Ald. Scott Waguespack said he wants a hearing to explain why certain intersections were picked.

Chicago

May 08, 2013

Report Shows Parking Meter Revenue Up, Insight Into Settlement

Some City Council resistance is expected as new parking proposal goes before the City Council Wednesday.

Chicago

April 26, 2013

Pawar Strains to Straddle Rival Progressive Groups

Missing from Thursday's Progressive Reform Caucus news conference and press release was Ald. Ameya Pawar.

Chicago

April 25, 2013

Aldermen Seek to Give Inspector General Subpoena Power, Full Independence

Addressing "an obvious conflict of interest," the Progressive Reform Caucus sought to empower city IG.

Lakeview

April 12, 2013

Lakeview Activists Discouraged After Meeting with Developer Who Bought SROs

Lakeview Action Coalition and Chateau Hotel residents were disappointed with the amount of progress made.

Bucktown

April 10, 2013

City to Reconfigure Dangerous Damen-Elston-Fullerton Intersection Next Year

Improvement of highly congested Bucktown intersection will cost $36.3 million and create 100 jobs.

Logan Square

March 25, 2013

Brentano School Survival Leaves Parents Relieved, But Sad for Others

The goal now for the Logan Square school is to increase enrollment and academic scores, says one parent.

Chicago

March 21, 2013

Rahm on Vacation As School Closings List Leaks

Union boss, alderman questioned Mayor Rahm Emanuel's absence as school-closing list trickled out.

Logan Square

March 20, 2013

Waguespack Concerned Brentano Could Be a 'Sacrificial Lamb'

Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) traveled to Springfield Tuesday to make a last-minute plea for CPS schools.

Chicago

March 13, 2013

Taste of Chicago Should End, Ald. Fioretti Suggests

As Fioretti called for hearings on the food festival, Mayor Rahm Emanuel urged small changes instead.

Lakeview

March 13, 2013

New Lathrop Plan Cuts Some 100 Units, Developers Say

Instead of 1,300, the controversial mixed-income proposed development may feature fewer than 1,200 units.

Chicago

March 12, 2013

Progressive Aldermen Unite, Vow to End 'Business as Usual'

Nine aldermen formed the Progressive Reform Coalition to advance their issues in the City Council.

Wicker Park

March 08, 2013

Woman Caught Tagging Ordered to Help Clean Up Neighborhood

Tagger Asal Rezaei, 23, must perform 50 hours of neighborhood cleanup to get the charges dropped.

East Garfield Park

February 28, 2013

Rahm Emanuel, 'Where Are Ya?' Alderman Asks at School Closure Meeting

Parents, teachers and students gathered for the second Garfield-Humboldt Network school closures meeting.