You don't need to be a psychic to predict that Mayor Emanuel will use this morning's massive South Side flood to sell his water infrastructure upgrade plans---and the water bill increases to pay for it.
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Not to be outdone, former Spring Grove Elementary principal Daniel Markofski was sentenced to a year in prison and 18 months of supervision after pleading guilty to engaging in a sexual act with a child 16 years old or older. He was caught with two girls, 16 and 17, in a Super 8 Motel room in April.
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Out in Roselle, Lynfred Winery is bringing back their Creole Shrimp boil Thursday from 6:30-9 p.m. They're breaking out all the stops: a dixieland jazz band, shrimp and sides and wines from Lynfred, all in their cellar. Cost is $70 for Lynfred wine club members; $80 everyone else. more ›
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Century-old Water Main Floods South Side: Could Soak All of Chicagoland
South Side Ruins: Is the disassembly of shuttered church a good thing?
Look north from within Sherman Park and you catch a jarring sight: ruins. Towers of rubble loom over the field house, but it isn't nature taking a toll: its the Archdiocese of Chicago!
Oh Give Us a Home, Where the Jellyfish Roam: Sherman Park
Jellyfish! In a South Side Chicago Park District Park lagoon! Even if you don't see the little living floaters (there are plenty of other...ahem...floaters), Sherman Park is worth a trip.
Student Shot, Killed In Back of the Yards
A CPS student was shot and killed yesterday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The student was identified as 17-year-old Gamaliel "Gama" Toscano, a 10th grader at Tilden High School. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of West 47th St around 2:45 p.m. As of last night, no one was in custody in connection with the shooting. [CBS 2]
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