Leslie Hairston, alderman of the 5th Ward since she upset an incumbent in 1999, has been getting some good press recently after she and six colleagues voted “no” on Mayor Emanuel’s infrastructure trust fund ordinance in late April…
A tour of the Detroit suburbs and its historical villages that doubles as a reflection on architecture and memory; and a look at IKEA’s model London neighborhood in the shadow of Olympic Stadium.
April 21, 2012–The Women’s Board, in partnership with the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Zoological Society, hosted the 31st annual Whirl at Brookfield Zoo on April 21st. The black-tie fundraiser allowed guests the unique opportunity to get up close and mingle with a variety of amazing creatures, including a flamingo, bald eagle, fennec fox, penguin, llama, red-tailed hawk, lynx, and cheetah from both Brookfield Zoo and Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The $600-per-person gala was chaired by Susan Ahern of Barrington Hills. The event, which was attended by more than 700 guests, grossed approximately $1.3 million to support the animals at Brookfield Zoo as well as the Chicago Zoological Society’s conservation and education programs.
A new study looks at housing, income, zoning and school performance across the country’s biggest metropolitan areas. Chicago isn’t much of an outlier, except when it comes to one category in particular.
STORY TELLER: The woman behind C/FAN likes things that have a story of their own
The Sun-Times’ Mark Konkol has a full-page story that reveals Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s expensive taste in jeans. Konkol’s source is Emanuel’s “denim advisor,” David Shelist, owner of The Denim Lounge in Roscoe Village and on Oak Street. After reading the story, I wondered if Rahm might object to being featured in the Sun-Times story buying such pricey jeans…
OUR TOWN: In his first-ever play, an investigative reporter long dedicated to exposing abuses of power in Chicago asks us all to accept some responsibility
West Garfield Park’s Moorish masterpiece was once the center of a conservative media empire (in the moral sense), the home of WFMT, and a host to young Benny Goodman and old Jimmy Carter. It’s also been a crucible of low-income housing development, and despite being on the National Register of Historic Places, it remains in limbo, where it’s been for decades.
A long and longform look at the past, present, and future of Sears; an examination of west Humboldt Park’s active heroin market; going back to Middletown; and the U. of C. and its role in law and order.
Why are GOP hardliners so opposed to the DREAM Act, and why is Mitt Romney seemingly following in their footsteps? Immigration boosted Chicago’s population during a period of substantial decline… and according to a study by sociologist Robert Sampson reduced crime here and across the country.
