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In Hyde Park, the stream of voters is steady
The first person to cast a ballot in his precinct was Hyde Park resident William Pickens, 79, a poll watcher. He also he helped carry a 95-year-old woman into the early elections office before voting himself.
14 days ago | By Kate Gardiner
Debate over economics think tank continues at University of Chicago
Some at the University of Chicago are calling for the renaming of the The Milton Friedman Institute. They say he ushered in a second Gilded Age of greed and excess now unraveling the economy.
27 days ago | By Peter Sachs
Artist restoring her past in Hyde Park
Weather and repairs have diminished a once vibrant mural in Hyde Park. The artist who originally painted it back in the early 1970s is painstakingly restoring it.
1 month ago | By Kate Gardiner
Rain garden pilot project coming to area school
Students at the University of Chicago’s Lab High School will soon have an opportunity to plant perennials and improve water quality at the same time, thanks to an MWRD program.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Mixed reception for new Doctors Hospital plan
Nearly 200 people packed into the auditorium to discuss plans for turning the vacant Doctors Hospital building into a 390-unit hotel. Some residents are worried about parking problems.
3 months ago | By Martin Miller
South Side residents wary of Olympics
The Fifth Ward Olympic Task Force is focusing on how the neighborhood will be affected if Chicago is selected as host of the 2016 Olympic Games. Some worry about transportation and rising housing costs.
4 months ago | By Martin Miller
Exhibit spotlights war's cultural losses
A new museum exhibit highlights an often overlooked consequence of the Iraq war: the looting and destruction of cultural artifacts.
7 months ago | By Robert O'Connor
South Side's Rockefeller bells head to Holland
Bells were installed in 1932
1 year ago | By Peter Holderness
Leona's waitress charged with murder of boss
15-year-old boy also accused in killing
1 year ago | By Geoff Wallin
Traveling library a hit with kids
Ray Elementary School veteran connects with young readers
1 year ago | By YASMIN TARA RAMMOHAN
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