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Transportation. Affordability. Safety. These key words are the primary factors that lure people to Jefferson Park, a cozy nook on the city's Northwest Side. Read more about Jefferson Park, Chicago.
Transportation. Affordability. Safety. These key words are the primary factors that lure people to Jefferson Park, a cozy nook on the city's Northwest Side. Read more about Jefferson Park, Chicago.
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Area farmers markets are back!
Special to Tribune NewspapersAn array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday,...Tags: Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Libraries, Metra, Humboldt Park, Old Orchard Mall
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Poll: Voters root for neither Ricketts nor rooftops
Chicago voters in a Tribune/WGN poll have a message for Cubs executives and Wrigleyville rooftop owners locked in a feud over the team's proposed ballpark overhaul: A plague on both your houses. Nearly half said they side with neither the Cubs nor the...
Tags: Advertising, Elections, Wrigley Field, Chicago City Hall, Thomas Ricketts
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L.A. fire stations open to the public for fire service day
The Los Angeles Fire Department will open all its fire stations to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in celebration of "Fire Service Recognition Day" in Los Angeles. The department hosts this annual open house to increase community awareness,...Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Los Angeles Fire Department
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Bail set at $2 million in crash that killed 2
Tribune reporterA 35-year-old man was speeding and had marijuana in his system when his sports car crashed into a carload of people on the Northwest Side earlier this week, killing a mother and her teenage son and seriously injuring three children, prosecutors said today...Tags: Justice System, Broken Leg, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man found guilty in crash that killed woman, son in 2011
A Northwest Side man has been found guilty of reckless homicide in a crash that killed a mother and her teenage son and injured three other children. Richard Strum, 36, was found guilty Thursday of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the...
Tags: Delia's Incorporated, Justice System, Broken Leg, Crime, Law and Justice, Accidental Death
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Lots of smoke, noise — but not much action on diesel engine idling
As fans left Wrigley Field after a late-season Cubs loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, they were greeted by clouds of noxious diesel exhaust from charter buses idling outside the ballpark, some for nearly an hour.
On another fall afternoon, three tour...Tags: Physical Conditions, IBM, Public Officials, Justice System, Wilmette
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Sex offender's past shows how easy it is to slip through justice system
Tribune reportersJeffrey Jewitt's red Nissan Altima slid through the side streets of Chicago's Northwest Side until he spotted his quarry: 11-year-old Crystal Landa walking home alone from St. Constance elementary school. The tree-lined street was empty. Her pink...Tags: Trials, Crimes, Punishment, Criminals, Misdemeanors
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Murder can happen anytime, anywhere
For RedEyeI attended high school in Chicago's upper-class Lincoln Park neighborhood, surrounded by brownstone mansions and designer boutiques. Though I was no stranger to the concept of violence-- we went through metal detectors and had police officers on staff at...Tags: Halloween, Gang Activity, Murder, Barack Obama
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Problem Solver: Chicago parking meter fast to take money, slow to refund
By the time Dawn Benavides realized what had happened, it was too late. The Jefferson Park resident parked in a city-owned lot near the Logan Theatre on North Milwaukee Avenue the evening of July 1. She swiped her credit card in the meter box and,...
Tags: Jon Yates
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LAUSD OKs parent-trigger petition
For the first time since California's controversial parent-trigger law went into effect, a school district has elected not to challenge a petition submitted by parents. The Los Angeles Board of Education this week ratified a partnership between the...
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L.A. Unified board ratifies 'parent-trigger' partnership
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday ratified a partnership between the school district and a charter school to take control of struggling 24th Street Elementary under a controversial parent-empowerment law. The vote marks the first time a...
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Parents choose LAUSD, charter school to run Jefferson Park campus
Parents at 24th Street Elementary School have overwhelmingly chosen a partnership between the Los Angeles Unified School District and a charter school to run the persistently low-performing Jefferson Park campus. Among those eligible to cast ballots,...
Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lobbying
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