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Since the first drafts of the Welles Park Bulldog appeared in early September, under the name 2400Cullom, the neighborhood on-line news site now called Welles Park Bulldog has been seeking the counsel and advice of friends and neighbors. Mike Fourcher became a leader among those championing the creation of the CenterSquareLedger. The look and...
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They bring in revenue of $58.9 million annually to the public treasury of Chicago alone. They are “ATMs” according to an activist. And they are attracting attention to the candidacy of Scott Tucker, the Republican candidate for the 11th Illinois Legislative district, a Democratic stronghold in the Welles Park neighborhood. Tucker, who told the...
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Over the door hangs a red banner. Three stars and three letters hang over a globe. It hangs in the world headquarters of the Industrial Industrial Workers of the World. It is a small storefront in our neighborhood, and among the most historic labor unions ever. Opening the door a print shop can be...
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Taco Stop, 2550 W Addison St., Chicago, IL, was closed last week by the city’s Dumpster Task Force due to plumbing problems that “put their customers’ health and safety at potential risk” according to a report by WGNTV. According to the ChicagoNow blog The Problem Solver, inspectors discovered the restaurant plumbing had backed up,...
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Ceremonial groundbreaking marked the beginning of a $3 million Chase Park construction project Saturday. The project will create a gateway to the park in the south east corner of the property, rebuild the current playground so that it is ADA compliant and make extensive improvements to the interior of the fieldhouse. Patricia Martinelli, Membership...
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It’s a bright warm spring day. Along Ashland and Belle Plaine cars are hurrying past Lake View High School and a line of 20 paintings hang on the west side of the street. They are large landscape paintings and on closer inspection you can see they are hung on an iron fence completely draping...
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Chicago Police issued an alert following a February 26th 9:30 AM incident on the Brown Line. According to police, the offender struck the victim and demanded her purse, then demanded the victim pull her pants down while he attempted to sexually assault her. The crime, according to police, happened on the Brown Line as...
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Lane Tech teachers and students protested a budget directive that would immediately cut sophomore spring sports. Organized on the school grounds prior to classes on March 10th, about 200 to 300 students marched through a heavy drizzle from the east entrance of the school to Western Avenue and then west on Addison Street to...
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The Chicago Public Schools has extended the deadline to file as a candidate to the Local School Councils due to a lack of interest. An analysis of schools in the Welles Park neighborhood indicated seven of the eleven schools are short candidates.
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A challenger, Ameya Pawar, has emerged to run against 47th Ward Chicago Alderman Eugene Schulter. Pawar announced his challenge with a blog on February 22. Pawar lists involvement in the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention as a member of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Art of Peace Gala. He also...
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