Acting on a tip, police confiscate handgun from man at Taste of Chicago security checkpoint Saturday evening.
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Neighborhood: based inJoined 1 year 14 weeks ago. Last active 2 days 12 hours ago.Darryl's Bio
Darryl Swint is the Monday web producer for the Windy Citizen. He is a native St. Louisan.
He completed his MSJ in New Media from the Medill School of Journalism in December 2007. His multimedia professional project team, sponsored by Yahoo! created a social networking site for a filmmakers collective in Chicago. The team also developed a blueprint of a social networking site for Yahoo!
Darryl earned a B.J. in Magazine Layout and Design from the Missouri School of Journalism and a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has worked as a writer, designer, graphics artist and multimedia journalist at the Detroit News, Gannett News Service, Medill News Service and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He can be reached here.
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3Recession drives up library circulation 30%
More Chicago readers are using their library cards instead of buying books. Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey said library holds — reserving a book — have increased 100 percent over last year.
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Union members have called for unity and cooperation among union leadership and an end to infighting.
(61 clicks) Read more...5Road trip through Illinois' newest winery trails
Home to 80 wineries, Illinois now boasts the Southern Illinois Wine Trail and the Wabash Valley Wine Trail — two non-profit organizations that highlight the state's newest vineyard tour clusters.
(176 clicks) Read more...6WSJ.com report: Apple's Jobs had liver transplant in April
The Wall Street Journal reported on its website wsj.com that Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant at a Tennessee back in April.
(19 clicks) Read more...7On second thought: Trib Co. re-thinks Cubs sale
After the exclusive bargaining window for the Ricketts family recently closed, The Tribune Company is re-evaluating other offers and promising to do what is in the best interests of the company.
(132 clicks) Read more...8CHA program helps families rebuild their lives
The five-year program helps individuals save for a house, business or education.
(99 clicks) Read more...9House committee approves state tax hike for full vote
The 67-percent state income tax hike already approved by the Illinois senate will go before the full House tonight for a vote. The state has no budget set for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
(31 clicks) Read more...10Bus routes altered by Jackson Boulevard work
The boulevard section between Canal Street and Wacker Drive will be closed until April 2010. Workers will rebuild the viaduct over Union Station's south platforms.
(47 clicks) Read more...11NYT's Sanger addresses Obama, foreign policy at UofC keynote
David Sanger, New York Times chief correspondent, told graduates at the University of Chicago on Saturday that the cost of the Iraq War is that other things have been ignored and predicted an Iran-Isr
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