Displaying items 49-60 of 774
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-65
•
Next >
-
Police: 'Nothing to' suspicious package in Loop
After investigating a suspicious package found late this morning in the Loop, Chicago police have cconcluded there was no danger and have re-opened the area, police said. No one was hurt and the area was "cleared" at 1 p.m., said Chicago Police...
Tags: Chicago Police Department
-
CPS may find school buildings difficult to sell
When Chicago Public Schools put the former Mulligan School in Lincoln Park up for sale in January, dozens of developers expressed interest in turning it into residential, office or hotel space. "The building has good bones, which means it's sound, it has...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Realty, House Building, Real Estate, Bronzeville
-
Selling off our assets not that far-fetched
timr@herald-mail.comPeople in Washington County should concern themselves with the following passage from the Chicago Tribune, which appeared two days after Christmas: “In an annual ritual that has become as predictable if not as joyous as a New Year’s Eve...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Budgets and Budgeting, Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, Credit Ratings
-
Chicago school closing plan ignites emotions
After months of anxiety for parents and teachers, the release of a list of 53 public schools Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration plans to close ignited a fresh round of questions and protest as communities struggle to deal with the largest schools shake-...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Garfield Park, Students, Local Government, Rahm Emanuel
-
New York's 'Hit the Wall' feels a little boxed in
The Barrow Street Theatre is so close to the Stonewall Inn, where gay Americans famously fought back in 1969, you could carry over your Stella to the theater without the beer losing any of its bubbles. One wishes one could say the same of "Hit the Wall,"...Tags: Punishment, Music, Arts and Culture, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama
-
CTA bridges service gap with a few missteps
Tribune reporterThe CTA and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were proved correct Monday on their predictions that Brown Line riders would be inconvenienced by work that has closed the Wells Street rail bridge downtown until next week. Mislabeled Brown Line trains and spotty customer...Tags: Midway Airport, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Rahm Emanuel
-
Chicago's top Irish stores
Chicago ShoppingUndoubtedly, many retailers around Chicago every St. Patrick’s Day season sell the “Kiss me I’m Irish” buttons and green plastic hats, but stores featured here go beyond the clichés of leprechauns and rainbows. From baked goods...Tags: Bacon, Leprechauns (legendary entities), South Side Irish Parade, Irish Soda Bread, Republic of Ireland
-
Crews prepare for intensive surgery on Wells Street Bridge
Over the next week, construction crews will descend on the Wells Street Bridge to perform the engineering equivalent of a heart transplant on the nearly century-old structure. CTA Brown Line and Purple Line service across the bridge will be cut off...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Science and Technology, Engineering, Technology, New York City
-
Being vegan in Chicago not so hard
For RedEyeDespite what you might have heard, it's not impossible to be a vegan in Chicago. "It's much easier than most people think it is," said Annie Fosnacht, a 35-year-old Edgewater resident vying to be PETA's Sexiest Vegan Next Door. Fosnacht and fellow...Tags: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Chicago Restaurants, Vegan Diet, Diets and Dieting, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)
-
Lifeline announces new season
Lifeline Theatre, a venerable Off-Loop theater on Chicago's North Side, has announced its 2013-14 season. Mainstage productions slated include (in the fall) Karen Tarjan's adaptation of the novel "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara; a new adaptation...Tags: Charles Dickens
-
CTA plan: Priority lanes for some Loop buses
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Transit Authority released a plan Wednesday for Bus Rapid Transit that could save commuters in the Central Loop three to nine minutes on each trip, CTA spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis said. The system...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Transportation
-
Authorities: No bail for 2 held in 2010 Harvey triple slayings
Tribune reporterTwo men have been charged with slaying a woman and two children and wounding a 4-year-old boy in an October 2010 shooting in south suburb Harvey. Brandon Griffin, 29, of the 100 block of Shabbona Drive in Park Forest, and Dajuan Crockett, 22, who lives...Tags: Prosecution, Spider-Man (fictional character), Murder, Columbia College Chicago, Shootings
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 24, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 10, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 4, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Chicago Shopping
Mar 1, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| RedEye
Mar 19, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 20, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 16, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Chicago Loop topic gallery.
