Posted on 16 December 2011
It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve the communities of Chicago’s Northwest Side this fall. Unfortunately, the quarter is coming to a close and consequently, so is the website. We hope to see the site return in fall 2012, or earlier, under new leadership. This winter, you can find us at Medill [...] Continue Reading...
Visions of sugar cookies piled high are not such a merry sight this holiday season for the many Americans facing a recent diabetes diagnosis. Federal statistics show that in 2010 1.9 million adults over the age of 20 in the United States were newly diagnosed with diabetes. For most, that diagnosis can feel daunting enough [...]
Two drastically underperforming Humboldt Park elementary schools are among the 10 slated for “turnarounds” next year by Chicago Public Schools. The announcement has drawn ire from the Chicago Teachers Union and provoked questions about why some schools were chosen over others. Brian Piccolo Specialty and Pablo Casals elementary schools each have been on academic probation [...]
Chicago TV reporters have been camped outside of Rod Blagojevich’s house for months, but after yesterday’s sentencing, they say they’re ready to pack up and move out of Ravenswood.
Residents and local employees on the Northwest Side of Chicago Friday were mostly sympathetic to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who received a 14-year prison sentence yesterday after being convicted of 18 criminal counts related to public corruption. The politician gained national notoriety when it was revealed he had tried to sell the U.S. Senate left [...]
Free English as a Second Language courses are headed Portage Park’s way in January thanks to a continued community effort led by the Northwest Neighborhood Federation. Teachers from nearby Wilbur Wright College are donating their time to local residents in need of English training, and St. Bartholomew Catholic Church has volunteered to host the classes, [...]
Students in an ambitious program at Carl Schurz High School are poised to take refrigerators across the Northwest Side — and beyond — by storm. Custom magnets will soon be produced in bulk at the Irving Park neighborhood school by teacher Kevin Rutter’s Academy of Finance classes. Machines and materials were donated by Computer Digital [...]
With more than 400 wins and dozens of accolades under his belt, Saint Patrick High School boys’ head coach Mike Bailey is once again making room in the trophy case. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association voted during its board meeting last Friday to add the Shamrocks’ leader to its Hall of Fame. After being nominated [...]
Joe Angelastri’s City Newsstand temporarily has moved a few yards north as it renovates its primary Six Corners location, banking on the continued appeal of physical newspapers and magazines.
