As the closure of a popular South Side women's clinic looms, opponents of the University of Chicago's plan to close the facility gave a list of demands to UC President Robert Zimmer.
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I'm the community organizer at the Chi-Town Daily News, live in rogers park, play the bass and the banjo, and have a badass dog named basil. oh, and love riding bikes, except for when cars hit you (boo!)
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23Trader Joe's dinged in report by environment group
The Greenpeace report ranked supermarkets on how environmentally friendly their seafood sales are. Some operators with Chicago stores got high marks in the study.
(197 clicks) Read more...4Workers to call for end to SEIU, Unite Here labor dispute
Lately, Unite Here and Workers United have been anything but united. Organizers say workers with both groups will call for an end to their fighting.
(110 clicks) Read more...5Officials push overhaul at school in detention center
During the 2007-08 school year, all students released from Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative School had dropped out, officials say. A transitional plan is meant to help them advance.
(78 clicks) Read more...6Congress Hotel workers mark sixth anniversary of strike
The governor, state treasurer and two aldermen showed their support for workers who went on strike over labor conditions at the Congress Hotel.
(32 clicks) Read more...7Principal: CPS officials neglect disabled students
Some educators say Chicago Public Schools officials avoid testing children for disabilities, because providing them with specialized education is more expensive.
(70 clicks) Read more...8UIC study explores emergency training in Second Life
The UIC study will gauge whether the popular virtual reality game can be used for simulations of life-and-death situations like terrorist attacks and epidemics.
(112 clicks) Read more...9Chicago museum to meld public housing's past and present
The National Public Housing Museum is years from becoming a reality. Supporters hope the power of place will enrich the story of a historic Chicago community.
(56 clicks) Read more...10Why can't we say it's about race?
I was standing with a public housing resident last week after a meeting, talking about what might happened to her housing development after it's torn down and redeveloped.
(145 clicks) Read more...11Chicago's own science guy eyes national TV
Mike Davis has plans to turn City Science, a series on WYCC, into a national program to get middle school students excited about science. Davis is a professor at Harold Washington College
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