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Tag: Pullman
Posted inArts & Culture
Hong Kong artist Samson Young considers cars, houses, and a better tomorrow
His first solo U.S. museum show explores optimism as characterized by the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
Posted inCity Life
From a landmark White Castle to a model town to a collection of giant sculptures—see it all on the Metra Electric District line
Adventure aboard the commuter train
Posted inBlogs
Pullman to get first new residential building in nearly 50 years
The historic neighborhood is getting 38 units of affordable housing inside a new $18 million artists’ enclave.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Would far-south-siders be willing to swap the long-awaited Red Line extension for a cheaper, quicker solution?
Residents of Roseland, Pullman, and other neighborhoods south of 95th weigh in on the Electric Line conversion.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Chicago needs a Vision Zero plan for eliminating gun violence
It’s important to reduce traffic crashes, but homicides are a more urgent problem.
Posted inArts & Culture
Transforming Pullman into a national park
The Positioning Pullman project aims to ease the south-side neighborhood’s transition.
Posted inBlogs
James Beard Awards recognize the city’s chefs, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump Tower brought over foreign students under J-1 visa program that Trump has promised to ban.
Posted inBlogs
Megabus explodes en route to Minneapolis and other Chicago news
Also, family searches for British tourist missing in West Pullman, and Bernie Sanders’s 1963 arrest immortalized in photo.
Posted inBlogs
What to eat and see this weekend at Open House Chicago
Open House Chicago is a great chance to go inside buildings—and a great excuse to go inside nearby restaurants.
Posted inBlogs
Black and Latino areas still bearing the brunt of city job cuts
South-side workers account for three of every four jobs cut by the city since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011.
Posted inBlogs
What to eat during the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago
Get hungry checking out the architecture and neighborhoods at Open House Chicago this weekend.
Posted inBlogs
New Walmart subsidized with millions of taxpayer dollars—and some residents are thrilled
The largest corporation in the world is hailed in a neighborhood desperate for jobs.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Potential National Park
Pullman may become a national park, which would make it the second in Illinois, after Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield.
