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Movies in the Park 2010 Schedule Released
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The Chicago Park District has released this year’s Movies in the Park schedule for the north region. Winnemac Park will host a screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on June 25 and Where the Wild Things Are on Aug. 14. Horner Park will host a screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark on [...]
Bondage Equipment Stolen Near Lawrence Hall
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Chicago Police Sgt. Jeff Sacks informed residents gathered at this week?s CAPS meeting for beat 2031 that a suitcase full of bondage gear was stolen from a car parked near Lawrence Hall Youth Services, 4833 N. Francisco Ave. The value of the gear is estimated to be $2,000. ?If you see kid [at Lawrence Hall] [...]
Tagging And Property Theft Top Concerns at Beat 1911 CAPS Meeting
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Beat 1911 is “one of our most successful beats,” according to Chicago Police Sgt. Clark, as total crime in the beat is down 15 percent over last year. Twenty neighbors attended the beat’s monthly CAPS meeting on the top floor of Kindred Hospital, 2544 W. Montrose Ave. The brisk meeting lasted a little more than [...]
State Bill Could Help Pave Way for New Tasting Room at Koval Distillery
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Small craft distilleries like Lincoln Square-based Koval Distillery are one step closer to being able to sell their spirits on site. Earlier this month, lawmakers in Springfield approved a bill (SB3348) that would make it legal for distilleries to not only expand their retail operations but also provide tours and samples. The state Senate must [...]
News and Notes: Trader Joe’s Expansion, Ravenswood Station, and a Suspicious Package
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Trader Joe?s Prepares for Opening of Northcenter Expansion The expansion of the Trader Joe?s located at 3745 N. Lincoln Ave. will be completed sometime in early July, says company spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki. The grocery-store chain will add 4,000 square feet to its Northcenter store from the empty retail space next door that formerly housed a [...]
How Tap Dancing Saved Reginald McLaughlin’s Life
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?Be-da-ba-ba-bam-boom?salt peanuts, salt peanuts,? says Reginald McLaughlin, better known as Reggio ?The Hoofer.? His Wednesday evening class at the Old Town School of Folk Music watches as his feet magically become one with his rhymes. ?Salt peanuts?? asks one of his students. ?As in the peanuts you eat at a baseball game?? ?That?s right,? says [...]
Did you miss our first email update?
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Yesterday we launched our free weekly email update, a carefully curated, hand-crafted electronic newsletter packed with Center Square Journal goodness. With the assistance of the Inter-tubes, we bring to you upcoming neighborhood events and things to do you might have missed, as well as a digest of the biggest stories we ran on CSJ the [...]
The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy
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Name: Rina Singh What neighborhood she lives in: Edgewater Where we saw her: Working at the Shell gas station at North Western Avenue and West Montrose Avenue in Ravenswood. How long have you worked as a cashier here? Not too long. It?s been like five months. What?s your impression of the neighborhood? It?s a nice [...]
New Outdoor Film Fest in the Works for Lincoln Square
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The Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Parks program will have at least one friendly competitor in the Lincoln Square area. That’s because?Ald. Eugene Schulter is currently planning a new outdoor film festival that’s expected to kick off sometime this summer, and the screenings will take place in parks and other “open spaces” throughout Lincoln [...]
Crime and Kite Flying
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Name: Michael Giustino What neighborhood he lives in: Ravenswood. Where we saw him: Sitting in Jeri?s Grill, 4357 N. Western Ave. Is there anything you would want to change about Ravenswood? Absolutely not. I?ve been living here a long time. What issue most concerns you in the Chicago area? Unemployment and crime. Children today, they [...]
Thefts from Vehicles and Washroom Drug Use Top Concerns at Beat 1724 CAPS Meeting
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Last night’s CAPS meeting for District 17′s 1724 beat attracted nine people and ended within 30 minutes, and that might have something to do with the fact that one of the most popular television shows on air was showing its penultimate episode. District 17 police Sgt. Kristin Barker warned residents to be aware of a [...]
Calling All Artists: Raven Street Fair Looking to Showcase Local Talent
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Artists take notice: Organizers of The Raven street fair are looking for talented individuals to include in this year’s artists showcase. The annual festival will take place June 18 through June 20 at?Chase Park, 4701 N. Ashland Ave., and part of the street fair will be dedicated to artist to?display their hair pieces,paintings, jewelry, sculptures, [...]
Get Our Weekly Update Email
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Now there are two great ways to stay up with what’s going on in Center Square – the web and email! Starting this week,?every Thursday afternoon, subscribers to our weekly update will receive a hand-crafted email containing: Five great things to do in Center Square that you probably didn’t know about; A compilation of the [...]
DANK Haus to Host Live Screenings of World Cup Matches
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Soccer fans in Lincoln Square will have at least one venue to watch some of this summer’s FIFA World Cup matches as they take place live in South Africa.?That’s because DANK Haus just announced it will host free screenings of games involving the German and U.S. teams from June 13 through June 23. John Winkhardt, [...]
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