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Media Democracy Day Panels on November 7th

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The price is right. The sponsors are numerous. The idea is important. The panelists will get a lively discussion going. Join them. If you go, please call in your impressions of the event to 312 436-1820 at ChicagoTalks.

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Off the Radar: Following-Up on Lincoln Park Muggings

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So, do people feel safer? Are there follow ups like this when crimes are committed in other neighborhoods in Chicago? Is some kind of decentralization going to be better than the current organization of police?

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Septet from Suriname Swinging Around Chicago

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1014 N. Michigan
7 p.m.
it is free.

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Not Trash After All

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In Toronto, they are composting food and yard waste, instead of putting it in landfills. Let's keep on Chicago officials to do this and to make recycling work better.

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MAP Grant Cuts will Force Students to Drop Out

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Columbia College Chicago students made a video about MAP grant issues and some of them have gone to Springfield to lobby. There are links to help them lobby for money for education.

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Charting the Future of Rogers Park - Neighborhood Group Tries to Reach Out

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Community building is hard work. It takes time to get people to come to meetings. It is encouraging to see residents organizing and we encourage Rogers Park residents to check this out.

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New Opera Goes to Hell to Entertain with Sartre Play

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The new small opera companies around Chicago are producing some exciting work. Costumes, music, high drama? What's not to love?

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Northwest Side to Get Another Library As West Side Fights to Keep Branches Open

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Libraries are good for neighborhoods. Are they distributed over the city and wards equitably? What do you think?

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Desire to Go Green Drives Chicagoland Car-Free Day Sept. 22

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We would love to publish stories or photos about biking in Chicago. Just register at http://Chicagotalks.org and post.

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Uptown Celebrates Winthrop Avenue Pioneers, Remembers the Segregation They Faced

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I didn't know this about Winthrop, and I taught for several years at McCutcheon school. If you are biking around, you could add this to your list of stops.

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