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Food Options Coming to Bronzeville

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:57:55 -0600

The City of Chicago Community Development Commission is giving the green light on a project that would create food opportunities in Bronzeville. Bronzeville is one of several South Side communities that have been dubbed “food deserts” because of the lack of grocery options.

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Review: “The Soul of Bronzeville” exhibit at the DuSable Museum

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:08:11 -0600

Known as the Black Metropolis in the early 20th century, Bronzeville was a hotbed for blues and jazz from the 1920s well into the 1970s. In a small, second-floor space, “The Soul of Bronzeville: The Regal, Club DeLisa and the Blues” offers an encyclopedia’s worth of information.

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Can You Put Rubble on the National Register?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:49:35 -0600

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks, appointed by Mayor Daley, is considering requesting that parts of the Michael Reese Hospital, currently being torn down by Mayor Daley, be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Navigating Chicago’s Transport Network with Mike Doyle

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:56:43 -0500

While living without a car may seem like an undreamed of foreign concept to some urbanites, local Chicagoan Mike Doyle actually cherishes life without the polluting metal structured behemoth.

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Student shot to death: Chicago Vocational Career Academy student fatally shot outside home

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:45:06 -0500

Bronzeville teen stayed out of trouble, preferring home, family says

GeRod Thomas went out of his way to avoid trouble, often staying inside when he was at his Bronzeville home.

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Museum highlights city's musical history

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:44:52 -0500

The DuSable Museum is currently featuring an exhibit on the Blues and Bronzeville.

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Teen fatally shot in Bronzeville

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:02 -0500

Deadly violence has claimed the life of another Chicago Public School student.

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Woman charged in fatal Bronzeville stabbing

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:44:00 -0500

A 22-year-old woman who intervened in an argument over the weekend between a man and another woman was charged early this morning with stabbing the man to death, Chicago police said.

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Man killed during argument in Bronzeville

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:44:34 -0500

Chicago police are searching for a woman this morning who they believe intervened in an argument in Bronzeville and stabbed a 25-year-old man to death.

The incident happened near 50th Street and St. Lawrence Avenue at about 4:30 a.m. as the victim was outside arguing with a 34-year-old woman, said Chicago Police Officer Laura Kubiak.

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Man killed by gunfire in Bronzeville

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:44:14 -0500

A 44-year-old man was shot dead this morning in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, officials said.

Rance Mack, 44, of the 5600 block of South Prairie Avenue, was pronounced dead at 1:35 a.m. at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

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