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Schools risk privacy with online grade book
2008-06-04 20:20:00
By Joshua Pollock Medill Reports - Chicago Senior Skip Day may be a thing of the past. Here's the buzz kill for next year's seniors: You won't be able to head over to Oak St. Beach for a day of rays during class time without your parents knowing. Chicago Public Schools will adopt a Web-based grade book this fall, allowing parents to keep a watchful eye on their children's attendance and classroom performance. read more
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New Business Opening
2008-05-26 15:23:00
Does anyone know when the new BOZ'S will be opening?
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Snip, snip
2008-05-20 17:56:00
Ald. Virginia Rugai joined Ald. Ed Burke (14th) during the May 14 City Council meeting to introduce an ordinance that would require that all domestic cats and dogs in the city be spayed or neutered. They cited a host of violent attacks, most recently the April 10 attack of a Southwest Side woman by five pit bulls. What do you think: Should the city adopt an ordinance that requires pet dogs and cats to be neutered?

Fighting it tooth and paw
2008-05-20 17:51:00
She's known for her steadfast support for sterilizing pit bulls, but now Ald. Virginia Rugai is taking her campaign against dangerous pets even further. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Rugai and Ald. Ed Burke (14th) have teamed up to introduce an ordinance that would require all dog and cat owners living in Chicago to spay or neuter their pets within six months of taking responsibility for the animal. read more
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Hizzoner returns
2008-05-16 16:53:00
After selling out all 12 fall and winter performances earning the praise of local theatergoers," Neil Giuntoli’s “Hizzoner” is coming back to the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. (111th and south Western Avenue), Chicago, for three weekends in June. The critically acclaimed biography/drama of legendary Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, “Hizzoner” is a gripping play that takes a personal look at Daley and his 21 years as Mayor. read more

Sex offenders find homes with no welcome mats
2008-05-16 16:31:00
By Elizabeth Riley and Chloe Wiley Medill Reports - Chicago It's afternoon in nearby Englewood, and on one block, kids fill the streets, laughing and riding their bikes. In a halfway house nearby, four registered sex offenders are inside, watching TV or sleeping. This is a common scenario in this low-income community, in which more than 300 sex offenders live. read more
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Are we too reactionary?
2008-05-07 17:09:00
How many school campuses have been shut down in recent months after a "threatening" message was found scrawled on a bathroom wall or scribbled in a notebook? Most recently, 19-year-old St. Paul native Katherine Loberg was charged with two felonies after she admitted to writing "Be prepared to die on 4/14" in a bathroom stall at Saint Xavier University. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Loberg struggled with depression. read more
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Sports facility opens in Evergreen
2008-05-07 04:00:00
The Summer Athletic Performance Camps for 2008 are coming to Evergreen Park. TP Sports Performance, founded in 2002 by Olympian Tom Pukstys, will host athletic performance camps throughout the summer months at the Evergreen Park Racquet and Fitness Center, 2700 W. 91st St. Camps will be held during the morning and evening hours and are for athletes aged 11 and older. Speed, agility, power and strength will be covered during the four-week training programs. read more

Ridge Run around the corner
2008-04-30 19:53:00
The Beverly Area Planning Association?s 31st Annual Ridge Run kicks off on Memorial Day, Mon., May 26, with its new 10K course introduced last year and certified by USA Track and Field. The 10K run begins at 8 a.m., the youth mile for children ages 6 through 12 begin at 8:10 a.m., and the 5K run/walk begins at 9:30 a.m. All races will start and finish at Ridge Park, 97th and Longwood Drive. read more
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Mosaic studio up & running
2008-04-30 19:40:00
The mosaics studio at Mt. Greenwood Park is up and running, and in fact we have finished our first totem! It looks fabulous. We have moved the studio from the first floor to the second floor of the Ceramics Building. This move allows us to have more volunteers working together and We are now able to work on two totems at the same time. In order to accomodate the schedules of more volunteers we are going to open the studio for longer hours on Wednesday nights and add in a few more weekends... in fact the studio will be open THIS Saturday at 10a.m. read more
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A bungalow renaissance
2008-04-28 21:32:00
By Elizabeth Riley Medill Reports - Chicago For many Chicagoans, the warmth of home is found in a bungalow. Bungalows are memories of baking chocolate chip cookies at grandma's house, block parties on Independence Day, the smell of babies and friendly, familiar, smiling faces. They are constant reminders of the past. "People long for the kinds of things they remember as children," said realtor Mark Ahlheim about homebuyers and their attraction to bungalows. read more
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Shake, rattle & roll
2008-04-18 17:07:00
I knew I wasn't dreaming when my house began to shake around 4:45 this morning, but my wife insisted that she felt nothing. I checked the house, looked out the windows and found everything as normal as always. It wasn't until later when I realized that a 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred just after 4:30 ... 265 miles south in West Salem, Ill. Did anyone else notice the quake this morning?
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Priests remember '79 papal visit and pride of Chicago Catholics
2008-04-18 16:50:00
By Kathryn Dobies Medill Reports - Chicago As Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Chicago priests remembered the grandeur of the last papal visit to the windy city, in 1979 - not only by the day's events, but by the pride felt by Chicagoans. "It was a wonderful visit," said Bishop Timothy Lyne, auxiliary bishop of Chicago. "One of the unique things I remember is there was no major crime in the city when the Pope was here." read more
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The Magic Restaurant
2008-04-16 22:52:00
Have you ever been to the Magic Restaurant ? If not, you have no idea what your missing. The staff is very friendly, the prices are great, quick service and the food is excellent. The Magic Restaurant is located at 3335 w. 111th St. Try them for breakfast or lunch, you won't regret it!

Help sought for Mosaic project
2008-04-11 16:41:00
This is just a reminder that on Monday, April 14th we will start working on the mosaics that will later be installed on the seven totems in the playlot. The designs are amazing. We know you all will be very impressed. We hope to have them on the website soon. We would like everyone to come out and help create these beautiful works of art. You may have some questions - so perhaps this will help: *** Where are the mosaic going to be worked on? read more
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Student lobbyists get adult lesson
2008-04-10 17:05:00
By James Edwards Medill Reports - Chicago Chicago high school students received a civics lesson Wednesday afternoon, and they traveled to the state Capitol in Springfield to get it. Clemente High School students were in Springfield to lobby legislators for more money for schools and for stricter gun laws. The verdict is out on the money for schools, but the students' request for tightened gun laws - in the wake of the shooting deaths of 20 CPS students this school year - apparently didn't impress legislators. read more
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Give me 5
2008-04-09 17:09:00
By Nafis Ahmed Medill Reports - Chicago Retired police officer Gerald McLaughlin was vacationing in Mexico with his wife when he realized he couldn't feel his face. The 63-year-old Portage Park native was standing at a hotel bar the evening of March 12 when his beverage began to spill out of his mouth. "I took a sip, and it felt like my lips were totally full of Novocain," McLaughlin said. "The liquid went in and just came right back out." read more
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SXU dining room closed
2008-04-02 20:20:00
City Health Department inspectors today shut down the main dining room at St. Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd Street, for failure to comply with previous orders to eliminate a rodent infestation. Today?s inspection found numerous mouse feces in multiple areas, including the food preparation area and food storage area. The dining facility, located in the university?s Warde Academic Center, will remain closed until the infestation has been eliminated and the facility passes re-inspection by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). read more
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car share
2008-03-28 13:19:00
I walk, take the train and ride my bike much more than I drive. I've been a member of the I-Go car share program for a while and often use it in other neighborhoods. I'd love to see them add a location here. If your driving is occasional, not enough that paying to maintain a car really makes sense, check them out. http://www.igocars.org/ If they get enough demand in this area, we could get a location here. Their cars are typically based at grocery stores or train stations.
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New Beverly library necessary?
2008-03-26 15:40:00
Construction is expected to begin on a new Beverly Branch of the Chicago Public Library some time this year. Property has been purchased at 1962 West 95th St., just east of its current site, where it has been located since 1981. Some people say the current location is just fine and there's no need to build on another site. Do you think the branch needs a new location?

Playlot designs to be unveiled
2008-03-25 15:27:00
Come out at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mt. Greenwood Park Fieldhouse to see the designs that will become a major part of the new playlot. This will be your only chance to see the designs and have any final input on them before they are turned in to the beautiful mosaics. Elements of the designs came from residents of Mt. Greenwood. We have had many of the area schools get involved, as well as art clubs, a brownie troop, and the many individuals (young and old) that came to the design workshops at the park. We have been very impressed by the amount and quality of the submissions we received. read more
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Register now for summer events at BAC
2008-03-21 16:32:00
Sooner than you think school will let out for summer, and parents will be frazzled about keeping their children busy and productive. The Beverly Arts Center can keep young minds learning, creating and having fun during its Summer Arts Experience, a top-of-the-line interdisciplinary art camp offering music, drama, dance, ceramics, computers, film and visual arts for children age 5 to 12 years in five two-week sessions. read more
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Fisticuffs over water costs in neighboring burbs
2008-03-21 00:00:00
By Kahrin Deines Medill Reports - Chicago Look out Chicago's front window and you'll behold one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. More than a thousand cubic miles of water at our doorstep. With the other four Great Lakes, more than 20 percent of the world's surface water. Not much of an incentive to limit our showers or stint on washing the car. But in these days of resource competition, even communities near the southernmost Great Lake are starting to feel the pinch of water scarcity. read more
More About: Politics , Water , Neighbors , Costs

Morgan Park student on college tour
2008-03-17 19:54:00
Check out this article in today's Chicago Tribune about Chicago Public Schools ' inaugural college tour for its students. A local sophomore from Morgan Park High School was one of 450 students on the tour.
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Playlot construction to begin
2008-03-17 19:50:00
Construction fencing is up at the Mount Greenwood Park playlot, and demolition began Thursday. Pictures of the construction process will be posted on the park's Web site at www.mountgreenwoodpark.com. A big thank you to all those who have donated and have helped make this a reality. We can't wait until the new playlot is finished. In other playlot project news, on March 26th the group will be unveiling the seven designs for the mosaic totems at a community meeting at the park. Come out to see if your design has been included, or to just see what all the excitement is about. read more
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Observer celebrates anniversary at South Side Parade
2008-03-11 02:49:00
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of this site, the South west Observer joined the 30th annual South Side Irish Parade, marching proudly down Western Avenue before hundreds of thousands of onlookers. 30th annual South Side Irish Parade read more
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Real Men Wear Plaid
2008-03-11 00:16:00
The Bagpipes and Drums of the Chicago Police Department's Emerald Society - which participates annually at the South Side Irish Parade - stopped by TR's Pub in Mount Greenwood a few hours after the 30th annual parade concluded March 9. This is a clip of the group's moving performance for the hometown crowd.
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No-tolerance policy?
2008-03-11 00:08:00
After this year's 30th annual South Side Irish Parade some neighbors in the areas just beyond the parade route noted that police seemed to be actively enforcing a no-tolerance policy attributed directly to the new superintendent, Jody Weis. Paddywagons were full all day long as police were busy arresting dozens of paradegoers, actually a rare occurrence in previous years. Should the Chicago Police Department enforce a no-tolerance policy during the annual South Side Irish Parade?
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Condition of Mt Greenwood
2008-03-10 03:41:00
Is anyone else completely disgusted with the overll condition of Mt Greenwood . 111th street looks like the ghetto. When is the Walgreens property going to be started. Ginger better het her you know what in gear. She does absolutely nothing for us. I work all over the city and our parks are a joke. Please give me your thoughts. And whats going on with the Brew Pub on Western? Come on people. Lets get these politicians to finally do something.
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BAC spring classes begin soon
2008-03-07 17:46:00
The Beverly Arts Center School of the Arts spring session begins the week of March 30, offering nearly 150 fine arts classes for preschoolers through seniors in visual arts, dance, music, theater, digital art, movement, and literary arts. Classes are taught at the center at 2407 W. 111th St., and registration is open. read more
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