Community

Covers information for the Chicago neighborhoods from Fullerton and Chicago Avenue between the River and California Ave. They include: Bucktown, East Village, Noble Square, Ukrainian Village, West Town and Wicker Park.

History

A time to honor those who gave their lives for our Nation --Memorial Day

Date: 
05/30/2011
MoinaMichaelStamp

Like so many traditions, the original start of Memorial Day celebrations is not known.

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Libraries

Bucktown-Wicker Park Library

Date: 
02/23/2010
BktwnWPLibrary

The Bucktown-Wicker Park Library located at 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave. 312.744.6022 opened on July 10, 2006, replacing both the West Town and Damen Avenue Branch libraries.  It is a two-story, 15,500 square feet full service branch that houses over $400,000 worth of books and materials.

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Education Issues

Quinn's signing Senate Bill 7 gets high from some but not all

Date: 
06/15/2011
ABCEducation

Addressing both the length of the school day and year as well as more local administrative flexibility on removing poor-performing teachers, Illinois Senate Bill 7 is being called an education reform bill that sets the standard for the rest of the country relative to teacher accountability.

School News

Program changes at Pulaski School are going well

Date: 
08/24/2011
DrBaccillieri

In August 2009, meetings were underway to bring the Accelerated International Baccalaureate (IB) program to the Pulaski Fine-Arts Academy,

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Resident News

"Neighborhood safety is up to the neighbors not the police," says resident

Date: 
08/25/2011

"It is extremely important for people to be aware and involved in the community. Neighborhood safety is up to the neighbors not the police," emphasizes George Matwyshyn,

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People Profiles

Brit ignores British flight of 1776: chooses own experience as a Chicagoan

Date: 
07/04/2011
RichardTilley

One hundred and eighty-six years after the Brits fled America, British born and bred Richard M. Tilley was offered a job in Chicago.

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Alums

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer was "born" close by

Date: 
12/24/2010
Rudoph

Montgomery Ward company, in 1939, gave a thirty-four year old copywriter named Robert  L. May, the task of creating a Christmas story for a promotional booklet to be given out to shoppers.

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