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Scattered new condominium buildings are priced higher than the older buildings they replaced in this Southwest Side area, but are far outnumbered by houses and flats that are 80-plus years old. Read more about Pilsen, Chicago IL
Scattered new condominium buildings are priced higher than the older buildings they replaced in this Southwest Side area, but are far outnumbered by houses and flats that are 80-plus years old. Read more about Pilsen, Chicago IL
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9 wounded in separate city shootings
At least nine people people were wounded Wednesday in separate attacks on the city's West and South sides, officials said. The latest shooting happened about 11:05 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Paulina Street in they city's Heart of Chicago...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart of Chicago, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago Fire Department
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It's all relative
It would be easy to overlook Fogon, an 8-week-old Mexican restaurant in River West, especially as the space has been home to two or three forgettable restaurants in the last few years.
The restaurant's pedigree suggests that would be an error. Fogon is...Tags: Fogon, Salads, Tomatoes, Mangos, Foods and Beverages
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Problem Solver: Mustard stains shirt, strains relations
The only thing everyone seems to agree on is this: Matt Gudgeon walked into Honky Tonk BBQ in Pilsen on Sept. 8 wearing a perfectly clean J. Crew shirt. He walked out wearing a mustard-stained mess. Almost every detail of how his shirt got stained...Tags: Mustard, Tru, J. Crew, McDonald's, Jon Yates
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Medrano convicted in bribery case
Former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano was convicted a second time on corruption-related charges when a federal jury found him guilty Monday of trying to win a contract in Los Angeles through bribery. The conviction came nearly two decades after Medrano...
Tags: Lawyers, Corporate Crime, Science and Technology, Trials, FBI
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Troubled streets
RedEyeFolaSade Lawanson had a vision when she opened her boutique, Fatal Class, a year and a half ago in the 600 block of East 79th Street in Greater Grand Crossing. She wanted to bring a funky, eclectic street style to the block, which spans from St....Tags: Roderick T. Sawyer, Organized Crime, Religion and Belief, Tribune Company, Murder
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Czech-Slovak hockey fans find their place on Hawks roster
At St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church on the South Side, the only parish in the archdiocese that offers mass in Slovak, Laura Zbella occasionally sees Slovak and Chicago Blackhawks pride converge. It's in the apparel kids wear around the parish. If...
Tags: Michal Handzus, Judy Baar Topinka, Jaromir Jagr, Slovakia, Czech Republic
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Deep Tunnel, shallow thinking?
Heavy rains in April quickly swamped Chicago's underground labyrinth of sewers, forcing a stomach-churning surge of waste and runoff back into basements and flooding neighborhoods across the city. The deluge so overloaded the city's aging infrastructure...
Tags: Real Estate, Chicago Mayor, Services and Shopping, Rahm Emanuel, Public Officials
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Phil Vettel: Three stars for EL Ideas
EL Ideas has been playing to full houses since it opened in July 2011. That would be a nice achievement for any operation, but given the quirky experience chef and owner Phillip Foss offers, it's positively miraculous. Dinners cost $145, prepaid, tip...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Breads, Phil Vettel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Potatoes
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Small town in the city
What makes a neighborhood work? Is it the people? The history and culture? Diversity? Or perhaps its status as a destination?
Post the question to any number of proprietors who keep shop on the 5000 blocks of North Clark Street, and oddly, their...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Andersonville, Music, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)
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Motor Row shifts into high gear
Special to the TribuneFranco and Tatum Lanzi liked living in the suburbs. But they wondered whether they were missing out on all the city had to offer: the culture, theaters, museums and lakefront. It took some long conversations with friends who lived in the city, but the...Tags: Arts and Culture, McCormick Place, Architecture, Automotive Equipment, Condos
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Pilsen: Where change is underfoot
Special to the TribuneGranted, she is the alderman's daughter, but Maya Solis also symbolizes the new Pilsen resident —young, of Mexican descent and college-educated. Instead of dashing to the 'burbs after college, these new residents are not only living in their...Tags: Arts and Culture, Real Estate, Czech Republic, National Museum of Mexican Art, Services and Shopping
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Roommates from hell
For RedEyeSharing a room on the road for five years with teammate Patrick Kane was more than enough for Jonathan Toews. One of the provisions in the NHL's new collective bargaining allows veteran players to stay in their own hotel rooms, meaning that longtime...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., National Hockey League, Colleges and Universities
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