Four hospitals chosen for treatment of Ebola
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health announced Monday that four Chicago hospitals have agreed to form a network of resource centers that are preparing to provide care in the...
View ArticleChicago police to begin searches for explosives
The Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Transit Authority have announced that they will begin a new federally funded counterterrorism initiative to check CTA riders for explosives during the week...
View ArticleCandidates debate issues in Illinois House races
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI For more than 90 minutes, candidates in the 20th and 50th Illinois House districts answered questions about how to improve the state’s economy, create jobs, address pensions, deal...
View ArticlePortage Theater aims to show ‘indie’ movies
by BRIAN NADIG Known for showing classic films in recent years, the Portage Theater is aiming to become the premier movie house for independent films in Chicago. "We’re really looking at that ‘indie’...
View ArticleSupervised visit center opens
by BRIAN NADIG A new center which allows for supervised visits between a non-custodial parent and a child recently opened at the Polish American Association headquarters, 3834 N. Cicero Ave. The...
View ArticleFiling period for aldermanic petitions starts; three file for 45th Ward race...
by BRIAN NADIG The first day of filing nominating petitions for Feb. 24 aldermanic races saw three candidates file in the 45th Ward, three in the 41st Ward, two in the 39th Ward and five in the 38th...
View ArticleLarge fields featured in area aldermanic races
by BRIAN NADIG The first day that nominating petitions for Feb. 24 aldermanic races could be filed saw three candidates file in the 45th Ward, three in the 41st Ward, two in the 39th Ward and five in...
View ArticlePRESIDENT OBAMA to speak at Copernicus Center in Jefferson Park
President Obama is scheduled to speak Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25, at the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. A limited number of tickets for the event were set to be distributed in the lobby of...
View ArticleHistoric theater at Copernicus Center to host President Obama’s Nov. 25 visit...
by BRIAN NADIG President Barack Obama is scheduled to discuss his recent executive actions on immigration reform during a visit late Tuesday to the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. "We are very...
View ArticleObama discuss immigration and Ferguson decision during visit to Copernicus...
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI President Barack Obama delivered a speech on immigration reform and explained the executive order he took last week in front of a lively crowd late Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the...
View ArticlePresident Obama delivers speech on immigration reform
President Barack Obama delivers a speech on immigration reform stemming from an executive order he took last week. Obama also addressed unrest in Missouri due to a grand jury’s decision to not indict...
View ArticleMost NW Side alderman back 2015 budget
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Alderman John Arena (45th) was the only Northwest Side alderman who voted against Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $8.9 billion budget for next year, which raises fines and fees but does not...
View ArticleDepartment upgrades Web site
Chicago Police Department superintendent Garry McCarthy has announced that the department has improved its Web site, which can be reached at www.chicagopolice.org. "Our revamped Web site is a step...
View ArticleAldermen discuss vote on minimum wage hike
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Alderman Mary O’Connor (41st) was the only Northwest Side alderman to vote against an ordinance that will raise the minimum wage for all city workers from $8.25 per hour to $13 per...
View ArticleChamber uses funding to install holiday lights
by BRIAN NADIG The Sauganash neighborhood is known for its decorated homes at Christmas, and this year the Sauganash Chamber of Commerce is using a portion of the funds from its new special service...
View ArticleMany state laws going into effect with new year
Illinois Senate Republicans have released a compilation of new laws which are scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. They include laws that have the following provisions: Adds seizures (including those...
View ArticlePanel to hear plan for Olympia project
by BRIAN NADIG The 41st Ward Zoning Advisory Board rejected a plan to build a four-flat at 6686 N. Olympia Ave. in 2012, but at its Jan. 7 meeting the board will consider a revised proposal for the...
View ArticleIslamic foundation acquires Faith Lutheran Church building at Peterson and...
by BRIAN NADIG The site of Faith Lutheran Church, 6201 W. Peterson Ave., was sold last week and reportedly will be used as a mosque. The new owner is the North American Foundation of Islamic Services,...
View ArticleWoman files lawsuit claiming that Ald. Arena pushed her, ordered her to...
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI A woman has filed a lawsuit against Alderman John Arena (45th) and the City of Chicago accusing him of striking her in September after she refused to remove a campaign button...
View ArticleForum held for 41st Ward race
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Candidates for 41st Ward alderman discussed issues such as airplane noise, participatory budgeting and how they would run the ward at a forum sponsored by the Edgebrook Community...
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