Sing it

09/01/2010

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Kids crowd the stage while Kevin Taylor, community outreach coordinator for The Stewards Market, performs at Seward Park on Saturday. The non-profit group runs five programs to create entrepreneurial and educational opportunities for local kids.
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Chicago candidates rev up for 43rd Ward

Race builds following Daley's retirement notice

09/01/2010

Facing a Nov. 22 deadline for filing nominating petitions, contenders for the alderman’s seat in the 43rd ward are out knocking on doors and scrambling to position themselves on the issues. Ald. Vi Daley’s recent announcement that she will retire after a decade of service has left an open playing field. Martin J. Oberman, a long-time Lincoln Park resident and former alderman (1975-1987), observed that some recurring local issues will factor heavily in voters’ minds as they approach the February city elections.
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Chicagoans react to sights, sounds of a Transformers 3 production

The city's transformation

09/01/2010

Warring robotic clans, spectacular conflagrations and a Camaro named Bumblebee came to Chicago’s streets in July and August - along with some Hollywood stars - as the big budget "Transformers 3" filmed downtown. With the production slated to wrap up on Sept. 2, Skyline hit the streets to find out just how the citizens of our fair city reacted to the street closings and celebrity sightings on and around the Magnificent Mile. Read More...

From Detroit with love - Steve's Deli Matzo Ball Soup

Heart of the 'hood

09/01/2010

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins next week, and I’m not the best cook — as my hubby and kids will attest to — but when it comes to Jewish cooking, I’m hard to beat, thanks to my grandmothers. I make a mean brisket, the best noodle kugel, and a tasty family favorite, matzo ball soup.
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Condo sales up

New construction running ahead of 2009

09/01/2010

As bleak as Chicago’s new-construction condominium market looks, there are a few rays of sunshine filtering through the gloom, real estate analysts say.
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Community organizers use old school street ball for neighborhood change

Hoops agency

08/25/2010

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Alvaro Obregon has been running a street basketball program for 11 years and has never played a game. Accordingly, it should come as no surprise that Obregon had no idea that basketball was invented to give young men something productive to do. In fact, he said if it weren’t for the love of basketball shown by the kids in Chicago neighborhoods, he would prefer to run a baseball league.
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Biggest loan in years

Developers of Lincoln Park condo project secure $170 million to restart project

08/25/2010

The developers of a luxury high rise on north Lakeview Avenue have secured a $170 million construction loan that they say ensures completion of the condominium project overlooking Lincoln Park by 2012.
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Sun day at North Avenue Beach

08/25/2010

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Volleyball and tanning aren’t the only ways to soak up the sun at North Avenue Beach. Chicagoans also took to their chess boards and hammocks on a recent. late-summer Sunday afternoon.
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Summer strummer

08/25/2010

A musician is silhouette by the afternoon sun as he plays a guitar and sings in a tunnel under Lake Shore Dr. as a beach goer heads to North Avenue Beach.
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Chicago program retrains the 'forgotten' middle class

Jobless wanted

08/25/2010

An uncommon program retraining Chicago’s out-of-work middle class is looking for new recruits to fill a second class just as the inaugural session wraps up.
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