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Spring heat brings pests to life

Will Hager

Rats, Asian carp and emerald ash borers living in densely populated areas like Chicago emerge from ...
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Silent cyclists honor fallen riders

Rose Smith-Woollams

by Rose Smith-Woollams Contributing Writer Mountain bikes, tri-bikes, tandems and roadies gather in a Texas park on a ...
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City budget breakdown

Elizabeth Earl

Despite its reputation for shady politics and deep debt issues, Chicago ranks first in the availability ...
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Six feature films to land in Chicago

Elizabeth Earl

With “Chicago Fire” renewed for a second season and six feature films shooting in Chicago this ...
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A growing field in Chicago

Erica Herbert

Every summer, More than 70 vendors travel from all over the Midwest to Chicago’s 40-plus farmers ...
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Puerto Rican population shifts

Erica Herbert

A study of Chicago’s Puerto Rican population, which includes nearly 200,000 individuals, highlighted signs of gentrification ...
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Smoke signals

Elizabeth Earl

Chicago smokers who are under 21 may have to take evasive action if Alderman George Cardenas’ ...
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Nonprofits seek to reinstate water fee exemption

Erica Herbert & Kyra Senese

Chicago nonprofit organizations were exempt from paying water fees prior to January 2012, but when the ...
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Food trucks gaining ground in parks

Elizabeth Earl

Salsa, hot dogs, cupcakes and other portable edibles will be available in parks this summer now ...
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Battles continue for immigration reform

Erica Herbert

Immigrant rights activists in Chicago, which has a 21 percent foreign-born population according to the U.S. ...
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Air quality awareness program makes trial run at city schools

Will Hager

Students at three Chicago Public Schools saw new flags waving outside their buildings April 30 after ...
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Ordinance calls for TIF transparency

Erica Herbert

Following a proposal to hold Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen accountable for the distribution of ...
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Foot on the gas

Will Hager

Chicago Commuters are spending more time on the road, with some of the nation’s longest rides ...
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Hospitals, citizens debate ‘charity care’ requirements

Elizabeth Earl & Kaitlin Lounsberry

by Elizabeth Earl & Kaitlin Lounsberry When Sofia Galvez went to a hospital near her Albany Park ...
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Harvest Commons helps house disadvantaged

Will Hager

A West Side housing complex once known for its disreputable population re-opened April 12 in one ...
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Closed doors

Elizabeth Earl

Rain thunders down on the streets of Chicago, and while most are tucked beneath their umbrellas ...

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