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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: Tribune Company, Murder, Shootings, Ethics, Media Industry
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Women comprise 12 percent of homicide victims in 2013
RedEyeTwo women were killed in separate homicides Monday, bringing the total number of female homicide victims this year to 19, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. A 70-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the 1100 block of East 81st...Tags: Garfield Park, Englewood, Gage Park, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Lawn
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Vegan restaurants in Chicago
From this summer’s vegan menu at Grant Achatz’s restaurant Next to the buzz about plant-based diets, veganism is definitely having a moment. “A few years ago, people said, ‘Oh, vegan? What does that mean?” said Don...
Tags: Norwood Park, Sandwiches, Vegan Diet, Salads, Ravenswood
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Go veg yourself
From this summer's vegan menu at Grant Achatz's restaurant Next to plenty of buzz about plant-based diets, veganism is definitely having a moment. "A few years ago, people said, 'Oh, vegan? What does that mean?" said Don Clements, who opened all-vegan...Tags: Sandwiches, Norwood Park, Salads, Vegan Diet, Green Zebra
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Austin sees 3 homicides in 2 days
RedEyeAustin saw three homicides last weekend, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. On Sunday, a 53-year-old man was shot to death in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue, police said. One day earlier, a 27-year-old man was fatally shot in...Tags: Englewood, Shootings, Murder, Auburn Gresham, Avondale
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4 Chicago homicides on Sunday
RedEyeChicago on Sunday recorded four homicides--the highest one-day total since January, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. According to police: At 3:30 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot to death in the 2800 block of East 76th Street in...Tags: Murder, Shootings, Auburn Gresham, Gresham, Roseland
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Arts Incubator space revitalizes troubled youth, neighborhood
When Gregory Harden and his family moved into the Washington Park neighborhood in 2005, he was 16 and his mother didn't want him going anywhere near the stores on the southeast corner of 55th Place and Prairie Avenue. A once-pristine-and-stately 10,000-...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Artists, University of Chicago, Arts, Colleges and Universities
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30 dishes to eat while visiting Chicago
RedEyeYou've already waited in line for popcorn at Garrett. You've endured verbal abuse at The Wieners Circle. And you've devoured the Chicago classic that is the Italian beef sandwich (Al's #1 and Johnnie's being the best, depending on who you ask). So...Tags: Pistachios, Steaks, University of Chicago, Roscoe Village, Little Italy (Chicago, Illinois)
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2 communities log their first homicides of the year
RedEyeLogan Square and the Near West Side each recorded their first homicides of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. On the Near West Side, a 19-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street,...Tags: Shootings, Murder
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Yassa serves a taste of Senegal
Tribune staff reporterFirst impressions: Look for the colorful awning on a bustling strip of East 79th Street in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Yassa African Restaurant serves up hot plates of Senegalese favorites. The main dining room is casual, filled with half a...Tags: Appetizers, Missing in Action, Salsa (genre), Restaurants, Tomatoes
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Brown Sugar Bakery anchors Grand Crossing renaissance
Some neighborhoods have it all, and some neighborhoods have very little, but only one Chicago neighborhood, Greater Grand Crossing, has Stephanie Hart and her Brown Sugar Bakery. There, every day you can get cupcakes the size of small children's heads...
Tags: Pies and Tarts, Backstreet Boys (music group), Sales, Chatham, Roderick T. Sawyer
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2 communities log double homicides on same day
RedEyeBridgeport, Englewood and West Garfield Park each saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. In Bridgeport, two men were shot to death Saturday in the 500 block of West Pershing Road, police said....Tags: Garfield Park, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), North Lawndale, South Shore, Englewood
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