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For the Love of Patti Smith: Celebrating World Book Night 2012 in Chicago

Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: World Book Night, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Just Kids, World Book Night 2012, World Book Night US, World Book Night Chicago, Logan Square, Chicago Books, Chicago Impact, Chicago News
Joseph Erbentraut

Just Kids made me feel proud to consider myself a writer. To explain to my loved ones what I do, who I am and what I hope to one day achieve. And now I was lucky enough, I hoped, to share all those things with an unsuspecting commuter or 20.

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Occupy Chicago Takes the Spring

Mark Cassello | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Nnu, Operation Push, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Pilsen, Labor Unions, Occupy Chicago, CME Group, May Day, Nato Summit, Chicago Board of Trade, Cang8, National Nurses United, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Spring, Take the Spring, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Logan Square, Chicago News
Mark Cassello

Saturday, April 7, 2012 marked Occupy Chicago's official reemergence after a milder than expected winter with a citywide day of action, known as "Take the Spring."

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City To Congress Theater: Clean Up Your Act!

WBEZ | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Chicago Music, Congress Theater, Logan Square, Chicago Around Town, Congress Theater Chicago, Chicago News

Though it can be admired for filling a void in the local music scene by booking underground sounds and hosting independent concerts that might not oth...

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Joseph Erbentraut

Can They Kick It? 'The Apocalypse Calendar' Counts Down To The Mayans' End Days

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Calendars, Jay Ryan, Art Prints, Can They Kick It, Art, Video, Chicago Art, Thomas Quinn, Kickstarter, 2012 Calendars, Logan Square, Chicago Artists, Bucktown, Ryan Browne, The Apocalypse Calendar, Chicago News

"So what are you waiting for? Your money's going to be no good in a year anyway. Buy this calendar," proclaims the Kickstarter video promoting "The Ap...

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Joseph Erbentraut

Bucket O' Blood Owner On Horror, Gore And Gentrification

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Chicago Used Bookstores, Marc Ruvolo, Halloween, Chicago Shopping, Horror Films, Chicago Small Businesses, Halloween Chicago, My Chicago, Chicago Bookstores, Horror, Matt Mogk, Bucket O' Blood Chicago, Logan Square Chicago, Used Bookstores, Bucket O' Blood, Logan Square, John Everson, Chicago Around Town, Sci-Fi, Horror Books, Chicago News

For the vast majority of Chicagoans, summer serves as the city's saving grace, arriving on the heels of months of cooler temperatures and precipitatio...

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Report: Boy, 14, Left In A Coma After Being Mistaken For Gang Rival Member

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Chicago Attacks, Video, Brian Deleon, Chicago Crime, Brian DeLeon Coma, Logan Square, Brian Deleon Attacked, Chicago Gangs, Logan Square Beating, Chicago News

Two "persons of interest" are in police custody and are being questioned in the beating of a 14-year-old boy in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood th...

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WATCH: High School Freshman Brutally Attacked After Studying In Logan Square

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Video, Brian Deleon, Gang Violence, Brian Deleon Attacked, Logan Square, Chicago Crime, Logan Square Teen Attacked, Chicago Violence, Chicago Police Department, Chicago News

A 14-year-old boy was in a coma early Wednesday after being brutally attacked in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood while walking home from his girlf...

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Kitchen Found 'Not Liable' For City Fines, But Remain Incensed

Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Rahm Emanuel, Logan Square Chicago, Small Business Red Tape, Bureaucracy, Red Tape, Health Inspections, Chicago Business, Logan Square, Zina Murray, Chicago Bureaucracy, Logan Square Kitchen, Chicago News

When Logan Square Kitchen owner Zina Murray announced last week that she was heading to court to challenge three violations she described as "groundle...

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Shared Kitchen 'Fed Up' After 19 City Health Inspections

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Logan Square Chicago, Small Business Red Tape, Bureaucracy, Red Tape, Health Inspections, Logan Square, Chicago Business, Chicago Bureaucracy, Zina Murray, Logan Square Kitchen, Chicago News

The Logan Square Kitchen, a collective kitchen space based on Chicago's near Northwest Side is no stranger to red tape, but after nearly 20 inspection...

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Downtown Apartment Rents Surpass Pre-Recession Peak

Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Gold Coast, Rental Market, Chicago Real Estate, Downtown Chicago Rental, Chicago Rental Market, Apartments, Downtown Chicago Prices, Downtown Chicago, Logan Square, Chicago Apartment Rents, Chicago Apartments, Chicago Real Estate Market, Chicago News

As Chicago's real estate market continues to turn away from condominiums and toward apartments, demand for (and, therefore, the price of) apartments i...

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PHOTOS: Chicago Railroad Transforming Into Corridor Of Green

| Erin Chan Ding | Posted 10.13.2011

Read More: Citysbest Chicago, Urban Planning, Chicago Travel, High Line, Destinations, Bloomingdale Trail, Wicker Park, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Citysbest, US Destinations, Chicago, Logan Square, Bucktown, Illinois Travel, Chicago Getaways, Chicago News

The sun shone on Beth White and Ben Helphand on an August Sunday as they stood on a North Side viaduct, each with their feet planted in the middle of ...

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No Charges For Cops Who Brought Youth To Rival Gang's Turf

WBEZ | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Chicago Gangs, Logan Square, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police, Chicago News

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office says two Chicago cops accused of unprofessional conduct will not face local charges. The office says it exam...

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Chicago’s Best Beer Gardens: Logan Square Edition

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Citysbest Chicago, Chicago Beer Gardens, Logan Square, Logan Square Beer Gardens, Best of Chicago, Citysbest, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Bars, Chicago News

Logan Square has changed a lot in recent years. It seems that a new bar or restaurant pops up weekly, and the swelling young population in the area is...

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Will Guzzardi

Giving Back: How You And The Chicago Community Can Help Struggling Families

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Chicago Foreclosures, Logan Square, Illinois, Foreclosure Crisis, Chicago Impact, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Chicago News

Today, as HuffPost and AOL unite to launch the Huffington Post Media Group, we're celebrating by making a statement about the importance of giving bac...

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Exclusive Four-Day Pop-Up Restaurant: How To Make Your Reservation

The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Pop-Up Restaurant, Glimpse Restaurant, Chicago, Glimpse, Gaztro-Wagon, Illinois, Logan Square, Logan Square Kitchen, Chicago News

Restaurants come and go, some quicker than others. Glimpse in Logan Square could be the area's shortest-lived venture: it's slated to last all of four...

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TONIGHT: Logan Square's Whistler Hosting Spelling Bee For Grown-Ups

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whistler Spelling Bee, Illinois, Spelling Bee, Logan Square, Whistler, Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

"Nerds of Chicago, unite!" writes Chicago Magazine's nightlife reporter Amalie Drury about the Whistler's Wednesday night event. The Logan Square bar-...

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An Urban Orchard On Its Way In Logan Square

The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Logan Square, Chicago Rarities, Chicago Urban Orchard, Urban Orchard, Urban Gardening, Chicago Rarities Orchard Project, Chicago, Chicago Impact, Chicago News

Setting up an urban garden in Chicago is hard enough. Aside from the difficulty of growing crops in a concrete environment that spends much of the yea...

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Fighting For An Affordable Housing Law, Against City Hall

The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lsna, Sweet Home Chicago Coalition, Zapata Apartments, Sweet Home Chicago, Tifs, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance, Chicago, Illinois, Logan Square, Affordable Housing, Chicago News

Save for a single tree, the lot at 3230 W. Armitage is completely bare. It's plenty big, wide enough for two or maybe three brownstones, but there's n...

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Victim Of Logan Square Acid Attack Testifies: 'I Want Justice'

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Logan Square Acid Attack, Logan Square, Ofelia Garcia, Chicago Crime, Esperanza Medina, Maria Olvera-Garcia, Chicago News

Esperanza Medina didn't want jurors to see her cry. She was more interested in showcasing the cruel handiwork that turned her life upside down. So on...

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PHOTOS: A Walk Through Logan Square's Beautiful, Historic Homes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Real Estate, Slidepollajax, Logan Square House Walk, House Walk, Logan Square, Logan Square Preservation Society, Chicago Events, Chicago, Chicago News

Thanks to the Logan Square Preservation Society, some of the most beautiful historic homes on the Northwest Side are opening their doors this weekend....

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Two Bodies Found In Logan Square Basement

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bodies in Basement, Bodies in Logan Square, Logan Square, Chicago Crime, Chicago Violence, Chicago Police Department, Chicago News

The decomposed bodies of a man and a woman were found Monday night in the basement of a boarded up multifamily house in Chicago's Logan Square neighbo...

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Logan Square Gets Two New Record Stores

Chicago Reader | Jessica Hopper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Logan Square Record Stores, Chicago Music Stores, Chicago Music, Lps, Logan Square, Vinyl, Record Stores, Chicago News

"I've lived in Logan Square for about 20 years now," says Marc Ruvolo, cofounder of long-running Chicago indie/punk label Johann's Face. "There's no r...

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Insurance Company Ditches 'Nicest Man In Chicago' After Cancer Diagnosis

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Company, Lula Cafe, The Record Low, Chicago Art, Follows, Dave Thomas, Califone, Chicago Music, Empty Bottle, Cancer, Logan Square, Chicago Cancer Benefit, Chicago News

Last year, Chicagoan and filmmaker Dave Thomas was diagnosed with cancer. While he was able to treat it quickly and is recovering--a big pile of medic...

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Cameron Esposito: Logan Square's Lesbian Stand-Up Comic Genius

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Celesbians, Chicago Comediennes, Logan Square, Chicago Lesbians, Lesbian, Cameron Esposito, Comedy, Chicago Comedy, East Village, Chicago News

Cameron Esposito wears many top hats. She's the lesbian/hipster/ nanny/stand-up comic/underground circus ringmaster of Logan Square -- or at least one...

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Francisco Valencia: Two Charged In Killing Of DePaul Student

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DePaul Student Murder, Logan Square, Frankie Valencia, Francisco Valencia, DePaul University, Narciso Gatica, Berly Valladares, Chicago News

Two reputed gang members have been charged in the slaying of a DePaul University senior at a Logan Square Halloween party over the weekend, authoritie...

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