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Chicago Taps Parking Meters To Fund Homeless Shelters

Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact


Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley announced last week that the city has earmarked $1.4 million to fund homeless prevention programs over the next two yea...

Two Dining Landmarks in Chicago: Last Call

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago


Craig

It's last call at two fine dining landmarks in downtown Chicago, the 90-year-old Don Roth's Blackhawk and the 32-year-old Nick's Fishmarket.

Stage Door: Superior Donuts, The Understudy, Vamps

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


Fern Siegel

When August: Osage County drama burst on Broadway, it trumpeted the arrival of Tracy Letts, who won the Pulitzer. By contrast, his follow-up effort, Superior Donuts, is a quiet meditation.

An Open Letter to President Obama About Afghanistan From William R. Polk

The Nation | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


I was an early supporter of yours. So I hope you will accept the following analysis and proposals as being from a friend as well as a person with cons...

Poet Pride: A Charm City Classic on Film

Timothy Cooper | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment


Timothy Cooper

A new basketball documentary, Poet Pride, takes a look at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. This famed East Baltimore institution has produced some of the greatest basketball players in the country.

Howard Dean Stresses Importance of Grassroots Pressure on Public Option

Ellen Gill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Ellen Gill

Dean said that he thinks the public option should be Medicare, administered by the same agencies and under the same rules as Medicare.

A Hole in the Night

Robert Koehler | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago


Robert Koehler

I remember big, white-teeth grins, laughter, especially from the kid in the white hoodie. He was laughing as he swung and connected with my cheekbone and I went down.

Is Illinois Republican Governor Candidate Bill Brady a True Fiscal Conservative?

David Ormsby | Posted 11.04.2009 | Chicago


David Ormsby

When Bill Brady's 2006 campaign expenses exceeded campaign income he borrowed, just like the State of Illinois has done to pay its bills. What's the difference?

He Cannot Succeed Without Us: One Year After the Election of President Barack Obama

Rahim Kanani | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


Rahim Kanani

With a litany of crises to deal with, now more than ever, President Obama needs his army of advocates once more to continue the fight for change.

One Year Later: A Return to Normalcy

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

Th Obama normalcy is a welcome relief from eight years of the Bush administration, but it is only a start. If Obama builds on this start with true reforms, much of the hope will come back.

Wal-Mart Considering Expanding Into Urban Areas

ft.com | Jonathan Birchall | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


Walmart has stepped up efforts to mobilise local political support for new store openings in US cities and urban areas that were last month identified...

Single-Eyed Vision

Robert Koehler | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Robert Koehler

For all our material progress, for all our ability to dominate just about anything or anyone we encounter -- this is our history, our manifest destiny -- things are falling apart in every sector of society.

For Chocolates, I'll Still Take France

Flora Lazar | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York


Flora Lazar

With New York's own Chocolate Show coming up soon, I am compelled to report that for confections, France is still "vaut le voyage," or worth the trip.

Solar Is Coming to Town -- Price Shifts, Market Changes And Policy Opportunities to Grow the Midwest's Green Economy

Howard Learner | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


Howard Learner

Everyone is in search of which clean energy option will be the US's savior from fossil fuels. While wind looks promising, a perfect storm of opportunities might make solar the best game in town.

Gillian Flynn on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago


Mark Bazer

Novelist Gillian Flynn ("Dark Places," "Sharp Objects") appeared on The Interview Show, to discuss her work, devil worship, and watching porn at slumber parties as a kid.

How Green is Chicago? Eight Arrested at Deadly Fisk Coal-Fired Plant

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago


Jeff Biggers

The Chicago activists called attention to the deadly life cycle of coal mining and coal burning -- including the burning of coal strip-mined from mountaintop removal operations in Appalachia.

Back to Business as Usual

Michael Moreci | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago


Michael Moreci

A month after the city was rebuffed in its Olympics bid, the financial hand wringing has returned. The smokescreen Daley spread over the city's economic disasters for the IOC has dissipated.

All the News That's Fit to Print

Michael Jones | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago


Michael Jones

By reporting the facts, we can, as a society, stop what is really causing young inner city girls to believe that their economic worth extends no further than child assistance checks.

The American Bankers Association's 15 Minutes of Fame in Chicago

Dean Baker | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


Dean Baker

Like termites, the American Bankers Association does most of its damage in the dark. But the ABA is getting a brief period in the limelight this week as a result of the Showdown in Chicago.

Opening Night in Chicago: Senator Durbin Denounces Unfairness; Calls for Reform

Rob Johnson | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


Rob Johnson

The question most asked here is "how long can this go on? Bailouts for the ones who created the mess, bankers acting like they earned it, and Congress pretending to reform the system.

My City Is Being Invaded by Banksters

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.24.2009 | Business


Matthew Filipowicz

In mere days, my city, Chicago will be overrun by the worst of the worst. The lowest of the low. Criminals who have affected more lives than any mug...

Crash the Bankers' Party in Chicago

Anna Burger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Anna Burger

If you could get all the architects of the Wall Street scam together in one place, what would you say to them? They'll all be in Chicago this weekend -- and we're headed there to meet them.

Chicago Named America's Most Stressed Out City

Shiny Objects | Houson Lady | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


There's a budget crisis, a fourth-place finish in the 2016 Olympic bid, a pair of losing baseball teams and corruption, corruption, corruption. It's ...

Showdown in Chicago: Creating a "Which Side Are You On" Moment

George Goehl | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


George Goehl

Until our elected officials know there is a price to pay for siding with big money over everyday people, the average American will continue be on the losing end.

Showdown in Chicago

Richard Trumka | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Richard Trumka

We're gathering outside the American Bankers Association meeting to demand reform that will allow us to rebuild our communities, our lives and the real economy. We've got a lot to rebuild.