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All-out snowball warfare
Snowball fight in Daley Plaza could break records, attracting more than 5,000 Chicagoans
Matt Nissenbaum doesn't want a typical, mundane birthday celebration on Jan. 14.
If everything goes as planned, about 5,100 participants will help him celebrate in the middle of downtown Chicago as ...
A budding bike-tropolis
Chicago’s Bike 2015 plan keeps biking in city safe, efficient with big plans for next year
With plans to transform Chicago into an all-encompassing bikeway network, the city of Chicago is ambitious-to say the least.
The city's Bike 2015 plan seeks to increase bicycle use by making ...
Not just a ‘California thing’
Chicago joins nationwide protest against passage of California’s Proposition 8
More than 5,000 protesters gathered at Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams St., on Nov. 15 to rally against the recent passing of Proposition 8, which halted same-sex marriages in California. A ...
Bidding on a piece of Chicago’s history
City’s street pole banner auction highlights events, raises money for less fortunate
Throughout the city of Chicago, vibrant street pole banners observing the year's sports victories, museum exhibits and culture-infused art fairs and festivals line the streets, avenues and parkways.
These ...
Scoop in the Loop
A staggering loss for equality
Since Election Day, my heart has felt heavy and weighed down with grief.
On a week where I should feel relief that the candidate I voted for won the presidency, I can't stop ...
OFF THE BLOTTER
1. Pedestrian killed
In the middle of the street across from 31 E. Roosevelt Road, a male-who witnesses said had been drinking earlier in the day-ran into the middle of the street ...
Illinois Republicans feeling blue in Chicago
McCain supporters at GOP rally discuss reuniting as Obama clinches presidency
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Cupcakes, scones and second chances
New gourmet bakery employs disabled, formerly homeless with Chicago House
A new bakery has emerged in the heart of Chicago.
Starting Nov. 1, Sweet Miss Giving's, a non profit bakery operated by former homeless people with disabilities and Chicago House, a housing ...
Redefining political coverage
Local citizen journalist blazes campaign trail with video blog CitizenKate.tv
When Kate Soglin arrived at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Diego on April 29, 2007, she stood out like a sore thumb.
She waited nervously, teetering in her high ...
Illinois on its way to legalize civil unions
Long-awaited bill could have high stake in November election
The art of democracy
Chicago Artists Month hopes to captivate viewers with ‘artists, issues that matter’
With expansive brush strokes and a keen eye for substance, the artist community has always been on the forefront of addressing an infinite canvas of social and political issues. Ranging ...
Commuter-operated CTA Twitter launched
CTA Tweet to update riders on delays, approaching trains, buses via text messages
One of the most common complaints commuters have with the CTA is its lack of communication, according to various Chicago-centric CTA bloggers-riders simply want real-time information.
So it seems ...
‘Die-In’ protests Iraqi civilian casualties
Political activists stage third annual memorial at Federal Plaza for International Day of Peace
While business suit-clad employees carried on their daily routines passing through the buildings surrounding Federal Plaza, at the corner of West Adams and South Dearborn streets, around noon on Sept. 22, more ...
Occupational hazards behind the lens
More than 800 arrests were made during the protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. on Sept. 1. Swept up in those arrests were more than 40 reporters, journalism students and photojournalists.
Scoop in the Loop
You really don't have to look hard to see why Chicago was named the most stressful city in the United States by Forbes Magazine on Sept. 15.
While the angst-ridden standing ...
