Doughnuts unexpected

Heart of the 'hood

08/25/2010

Coffee isn’t all that’s brewing at the new 24-hour Dunkin’ Donuts next door to Beekman Place. Home owners are steaming over the Donuts adjacent to their property at 1201 N. Clark St.
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Big changes for city council

Long-time aldermen are calling it quits, dreaming of running for mayor or running for cover from their constituents

08/25/2010

Next year, the Chicago City Council will be different. Jerry Morrison, Executive Director of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), foresees a turnover of 15-20 aldermen, the largest in modern political history. New aldermen with different bases of political support will create a new council.
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Meet a Chicago butterfly saver

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum works to expand rare and endangered populations

08/18/2010

Not all of the butterflies in the breeding program at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum are endangered. The Gorgone Checkerspot isn’t considered endangered, yet it has only a few populations in the Chicago region. Vincent Olivares, 31-year-old butterfly conservator at the Notebaert, protects endangered butterfly populations in Illinois through breeding programs and opens people's eyes to the importance of some of earth’s tiniest creatures - insects.
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Fourth Presbyterian unveils new addition

Plans met with applause at community meeting

08/18/2010

Fourth Presbyterian Church will soon construct a sleek new addition to the storied gothic campus with the green courtyard at Michigan and Chestnut. The church’s development team and Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) introduced the planned expansion to general applause at a community meeting held Tuesday night.
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Job seekers change up

Economy pushes their 'offices' from coffeeshops to libraries

08/18/2010

A change in scenery, it is said, can help change a person’s outlook on life. More Chicago residents have embraced this mentality fully -as high a level of joblessness continues they exchanging comfortable seats at the local coffee shop for library cards and the free Wi-Fi.
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Police urge caution after Lincoln Park attack

08/18/2010

Good ideas out of nowhere

Heart of the 'hood

08/18/2010

When Kathy Posner decided to support independent Scott Lee Cohen for governor, she held a Meet and Greet at her magnificent Mag Mile condo, which I decided to check out. I was curious why Posner, who I know is a staunch Republican, would support an independent. Besides that, I was pretty sure I knew Cohen’s older brother, Randy, from my disco dancing days at Frankenstein’s — a Far North Side bar.
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Hit, run and hijack

08/18/2010

A 55-year-old man driving a white Lexus on the 100 block of W. Ontario hit a 1994 Toyota Camry on August 15. While fleeing the scene, Anthony McCoy then allegedly crashed into a 2009 Hyundai on the 500 block of N. Halsted.
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Rescues of the week

08/18/2010

Big Moe is a handsome one-year-old Boxer. This happy-go-lucky dog is full of energy and has a heart of gold. Big Moe is looking for an experienced dog owner who can give him plenty of exercise and training.
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Chicago bike sharing program arrives

Stations at Hancock Tower and the park district's headquarters

08/11/2010

Last Thursday, after a two-hour excursion, Jared Mullendore and friend Melissa Siewe rolled their rented bikes into a B-cycle station at the Hancock Center, having finished a little pleasure riding to the beach and a trip to nearby shopping districts. Some kinks are still being worked out, but city dwellers and tourists alike have started riding through lakefront neighborhoods using bikes rented from a new bike sharing program that launched on July 30. Read More...