My sister and I filmed this little diddy during the brunt of the blizzard last week. Fairly telling of how brutal it was. Yeah, and we just dug our cars out on Sunday. YouTube – Chicago Blizzard Lakefront Weather Report.
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A Fun New Anxiety: Killer Ice
I’ve developed a fear I never had before moving to Chicago and working downtown: ice plummeting 40 stories during a winter thaw and impaling me on my head. Giant skyscrapers and melting snow are a bad combination, and you’re reminded of the pending horror constantly. Signs are everywhere, written in large red letters, “DANGER: FALLING … Continue reading »
As Chicago’s Royalty Rallies for the Olympic Bid, Residents Wonder if it’s Worth it.
The International Olympic Committee is expected to announce its final choice for the city that will host the 2016 Olympics tomorrow. All of Chicago’s superstars – Barack and Michelle, Oprah, Mayor D and various others – are workin’ it in Copenhagen, campaigning for the Windy City to win the bid. The word on the street … Continue reading »
Pic of the Day: Beach Dreams
Last beach day of the year. Jarvis Beach, Rogers Park, Chicago. Sept. 13, 2009.
Pic of the Day: Oprahpalooza…
From nine stories up:
Rogers Parkers love to (car) share
By Erica Christoffer Maybe you’ve seen them in a parking lot near your house, zipping along a busy thoroughfare, or on display at a local street festival. It’s I-GO Car Sharing, and the Rogers Park community has been savvy on this non-profit’s purpose for years. “The Rogers Park community really reaches out to us because … Continue reading »
A small token of change in the state Rogers Park affordable housing
By Erica Christoffer Imagine yourself in the roaring 20s: Howard Street on the North side of Chicago is a booming shopping and entertainment district. Out of town visitors stay at the luxurious Broadmoor Hotel. At night, locals and guests alike dress to the nines and head to the Broadmoor ballroom for a live show, home … Continue reading »
Election Night in Grant Park
Preparations for what some called “Obamapalooza,” Barack Obama’s election night celebration, took more than a week to come together in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park. By the morning of Nov. 4, the stage was set, tents were lifted and Chicago was poised for the tens of thousands of supporters expected to attend. Vendors lined the streets … Continue reading »
Downtown Chicago street scenes August 2008
Rogers Park condo scams prey on buyers, renters
By Erica Christoffer Mike Skowronski doesn’t know where he would live if the condo he rents underwent foreclosure. He fears the only notice he’ll get is from a bank, one day out of the blue, which will tell him to vacate the premises – “immediately.” A resident of a Rogers Park apartment building for seven … Continue reading »
