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YMCA Plans Downtown Center Inside New Apartment Building
The YMCA near Pritzker Park would anchor a new mixed-income building proposed for the corner of Van Buren Street and Plymouth Court. Developers still need to secure financing for the project. Melody Mercado Sep 26, 2023 DOWNTOWN — A 14,000-square-foot YMCA will debut Downtown inside a mixed-income apartment complex potentially breaking ground in 2025.…
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What is Plurality Voting?
At an event sponsored by Indivisible Chicago, Andrew Silva spoke representing Fair Vote Illinois at Grace Place on October 17, 2023. He talked about plurality Voting. People complain when a third party splits the vote like the Green Party for the Democrats or the Libertarian Party for the Republicans. Ranked Choice Voting helps to avoid…
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‘The Janes’ Wins Best Documentary at the 44th Annual Documentary Emmy Awards
Editor’s note: Patricia Novick, a resident of Dearborn Park, is a Jane. The Janes were a group of women at the University of Chicago who counseled other woman toward a path to a safe abortion when it was illegal 50 years ago, prior to Roe vs Wade. The second night of the annual News and…
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Records Raise Questions On CPS
Transparency Over Near South Side High School Plan Chicago Public Schools promised to listen to residents concerning the school location but did closed door planning for months. Appraisals for purchased land differ by millions of dollars, records show. Emeline Posner, Illinois Answers Project and Jewél Jackson, Illinois Answers Project Aug 22, 2023 The site of…
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Alderman Dowell’s Ordinance on Dangerous Motorcycles Heard Today in Committee, Jan 9th, 2020
Today, the City Council Committee on Public Safety held a hearing on Alderman Dowell’s ordinance that asks the City to outline a plan to deal with the illegal and dangerous groups of motorcycle riders that recklessly ride around many neighborhoods in Chicago. Thank you to Chairman Chris Talieferro for holding this important hearing, and to…
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The Beginnings of Dearborn Express
History of The Dearborn Express The idea of starting a local publication was born out of the loss of the Chicago Journal, a much beloved newspaper which stopped distribution in December of 2012. When the announcement was made, there was an almost palpable collective groan from the community. The “Journal,” like all traditional printed publications…