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One Year Later: A Return to Normalcy

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Michelle Obama, Afghanistan, War, George W. Bush, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Recession, Afghanistan War, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Change, Pennsylvania, One Year Later, Chicago, Fox News, Obama One Year Later, Lincoln Park, Republican Party, Health Care, Guantanomo Bay, Politics News
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.

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Jewel Abandons Lincoln Park Concept Store

Chicago Tribune | Sandra M. Jones | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jewel-Osco, Jewel Urban Fresh, Urban Fresh Grocery Store, Jewel, Lincoln Park, Chicago News

Jewel-Osco is pulling the plug on Urban Fresh, the small format grocery store aimed at city dwellers....

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Police Taser Man In Lincoln Park

STNG | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago Police Tasered a man attempting to flee police early Friday in the North Side's Lincoln Park neighborhood....

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Woman Robbed At Gunpoint In Lincoln Park

STNG | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lincoln Park Robberies, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Muggings, Chicago Crime, Oz Park, Chicago News

Police are seeking two suspects who stole a woman's purse at gunpoint and struck her with a bottle early Monday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on th...

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Rash Of Lincoln Park, Lakeview Attacks Continues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lincoln Park Robberies, Chicago Robberies, Lincoln Park Violence, Chicago Violence, Lakeview, Chicago Crime, Lincoln Park Muggings, Lincoln Park, Video, Chicago News

An uncharacteristic violence spree continued last night in Lincoln Park and Lakeview as three more men were attacked, becoming the fifth, sixth and se...

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Lincoln Park Residents Debate Chicago Olympic Bid

Chi-Town Daily News | Cassandra Harlan | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympics Costs, Lincoln Park, Chicago 2016, Lincoln Park Chicago Olympics, Chicago News

Though representatives from Chicago 2016 spoke about the Olympic games and their impact on Lincoln Park in positive terms, some audience members at a ...

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Rahm Emanuel's Constituents React To His New Job

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel has accepted Barack Obama's offer to become White House Chief of Staff. And that leaves Illinois' 5th congressional ...

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Lincoln Park Stabbing

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lincoln Park, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Crime, Lincoln Park Stabbing, Lincoln Park Crime, Chicago News

A person was stabbed this morning in the 2100 block of North Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The victim was taken to Advocate Illino...

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Harold and Barack: Emotional Wisdom From 1983

Paul Engleman | Posted 11.08.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Racism, Harold Washington, Chicago Cubs, Barack Obama, Chicago Politcs, Bill Ayers, Obama Racism, Lakefront Liberals, Cubs Fans, Washington Epton, Bernard Epton, David Axelrod, Ed Vrdolyak, Joe Six Pack, Bill Ayers Obama, Lincoln Park, Jane Byrne, Chicago News
Paul Engleman

The 1983 Chicago mayoral election has one obvious similarity to this year's presidential race. With only a few weeks left, there is a real possibility that something which until recently seemed unthinkable will happen: An African-American could be elected president.

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Of No Fixed Address: The Gospel According to Art

Christopher Devine | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lincoln Park Homeless, Poverty, Lincoln Park, Homelessness, US Poverty, Chicago Homeless, Oral History, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

Art and his friend Martin have set up camp in a long, narrow storage space below a three-flat in west Lincoln Park. A single bulb lights the enclosed room.

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New Lawsuit Filed Over Lincoln Park Soccer Field

Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Park District, Latin School Soccer Field Controversy, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Soccer Field, Latin School Soccer Field, Chicago News

Four months after getting the private Latin School to stop building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents has filed a new lawsuit seeki...

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Of No Fixed Address: A Collection of Voices from the Streets of Chicago

Christopher Devine | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, Oral History, US Poverty, Homeless Chicago, Urban Segregation, Lincoln Park Homeless, Chicago Homeless, Lincoln Park, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

On the busy streets that frame Lincoln Park's expressions of grandeur, you will find some of America's poorest citizens.

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See What All The Fuss Is About: The Counter Burger In Lincoln Park

Gapers Block | Lori Barrett | Posted 10.10.2008 | Chicago

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Today is the grand opening of Counter Burger, a create-your-own burger joint (part of a California-based chain) on Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park. D...

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After New York & Los Angeles, What Does Chicago Have to Offer a Girl Like Me?

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 10.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: East Village, Lincoln Square, Moving to Chicago, Long Distance Relationships, Chicago Farmer's Markets, Lincoln Park, Chicago Skyline, Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Millennium Park, New York City, Marriage, Lula, U Lucky Dawg, Boka, Tom Cruise, Chicago News
Claire Bidwell Smith

My first six months here were brutal. Too broke to splurge on winter clothes, I layered all of my LA outfits on top of each other and shivered through the worst winter Chicago had seen in a decade.

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Lincoln Park-Latin School Soccer Field Going Forward

Chicago Tribune | Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah | Posted 10.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lincoln Park Latin Soccer Field, Protect Our Parks Lawsuit, Soccer Field Lawsuit, Latin School Soccer Field, Protect Our Parks, Chicago Park District, Latin School, Latin School Soccer Field Controversy, Latin Soccer Field, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Soccer Field, Chicago News

After stopping the private Latin School from building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents was unable to stop the Chicago Park Distric...

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Connecting The Dots In Chicago

Tom Tresser | Posted 09.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Corruption, Chicago Politics, Privitization, Public Parks, Chicago Parks Department, Hired Truck, Daley Government, Daley Corruption, Mayor Daley, John Quarters Boyle, Lincoln Park Soccer Field, Blagojevich Madigan, Arenda Troutman, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago City Corruption, Michael Madigan, City Hall, Chicago Corruption, Lincoln Park, Tim Mitchell, Chicago City Finance, Chicago News
Tom Tresser

Can we calculate the cost of corruption to the citizens of Chicago? Does your city seem broke, incompetent, arrogant, unaccountable and impenetrable? Congratulations, you are a Screwed Citizen.

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Drive-By Shooting Lincoln Park

Chicago Tribune | Dan P. Blake | Posted 09.14.2008 | Chicago

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Two people were seriously wounded Thursday afternoon in a drive-by shooting on Chicago's North Side, and a third person was hurt after running into a ...

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