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Home » Near West Side

Tag: Near West Side

Posted inFood & Drink

Aloha Wagon rolls out Hawaiian plate lunches

by Mike Sula February 28, 2018August 18, 2021

The erstwhile food truck parks it on South Western Avenue.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Vision Zero makes inroads on the west side

by John Greenfield September 21, 2017August 18, 2021

In response to criticism of Chicago’s traffic fatality prevention plan, CDOT is now gathering community input.

Posted inNews & Politics

The National Public Housing Museum’s long journey home

by Maya Dukmasova July 5, 2017August 18, 2021

After 20 years of battling for its building, the nascent institution’s most significant challenges lie ahead.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best New Home for the Recently Homeless

by Steve Bogira June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

The Heartland Alliance turns a once notorious building from drab to fab.

Posted inBlogs

Is the Near North Side the right neighborhood for Obama College Prep?

by Steve Bogira June 9, 2014August 18, 2021

The pros and cons of putting another selective enrollment high school in the Near North area.

Posted inNews & Politics

A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago

by Steve Bogira August 21, 2013August 19, 2021

When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor, segregated neighborhoods. They still are.

Posted inBlogs

School closings: The latest blow to neighborhoods already reeling from disinvestment

by Mick Dumke March 1, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s the cost of pulling the plug on public services in neighborhoods desperately in need of them?

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mayor Emanuel does the TIF reform dance

by Ben Joravsky August 4, 2011August 19, 2021

But he’s not looking like the belle of the ball

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