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The giant grid of letters is designed to promote literacy and community interaction.
A charity performance under the Big Top in Welles Park pulled in big bucks for the Red Cross.
Organizers have scheduled a second march as an ongoing show of strength against assaults.
All proceeds from the show, set for Oct. 12 in Welles Park, will benefit hurricane relief efforts.
Join Saturday's scavenger hunt, which will send teams searching for sites around Lincoln Square.
Participants in Welles Park's special recreation program will be washing cars Thursday afternoon.
A North Center resident was robbed near Oakley and Montrose Wednesday morning.
Catch a free production of "Romeo and Juliet" in Welles Park on Saturday and Sunday.
The Welles Park Craft Beer Fest and the Old Irving Park Beer & BBQ Challenge are both set for Aug. 5.
The Nature Place urban oasis will rise up on the site of a former playground at Welles Park.
During the citywide day of service, volunteers will help build benches for the park's new Nature Place.
Work on the natural area will begin in July; neighbors can learn more at a "play date" June 8.
Construction of the one-acre area is set to start in late May.
A community meeting will be held instead on May 12 to discuss neighborhood safety concerns.
The park is in the running for a $20,000 grant, which would help fund the proposed NaturePlace.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
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The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.