6 hrs ago | KWQC-TV Davenport
Debate to begin on placement of Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago alderman Brendan Reilly says letting the Chicago Children's Museum relocate to a downtown lakefront park is a land grab. via KWQC-TV Davenport
19 hrs ago | Reuters
Chicago lifts two-year ban on foie gras
“There's some cruelty out there, folks.”
CHICAGO - Gourmets in Chicago can order foie gras again after the city council on Wednesday repealed a two-year restaurant ban on a delicacy that critics say is produced at cruel expense to geese and ducks.The ... via Reuters
Wednesday | www.chicagotribune.com | Posted by Gomez-Mehta
Neighborhood on edge after vendor is shot
Artemia Torres has pushed her white wooden cart through Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood for more than a year, trying to put her two children back in Mexico through college by selling corn, mangoes and snow ...
Torres, a single mother who previously worked in Mexico City-area restaurants for little pay, heard from relatives living here that she could quickly earn more in Chicago than she did at home. They did not tell her about Chicago's street crime, which surprised and scared her once she arrived.
So as she woke each morning by 6 to prepare her cart, Torres prayed for God's protection. Torres, a devout Catholic, armed herself with what she could: a rosary and two printed images of Catholic saints.
Wednesday | WLS
Wednesday | WBBM-AM Chicago
Man Charged In Woman's Savage Beating
A man has been charged with murder in the strangulation and bludgeoning of a woman found dead in a South Side alley late Sunday. via WBBM-AM Chicago
Wednesday | AMNY
Cablevision announces deal to buy amNewYork, Newsday
“The possibilities are unlimited as these two Long Island media companies join forces to create new ways of delivering exceptional editorial content, with deep knowledge of and commitment to Long Island and New York”
This story was reported by staff writers James Bernstein, Mark Harrington, James T. Madore, Thomas Maier and Ellen Yan. via AMNY
Tuesday | WLS-TV Chicago
New proposal for Children's Museum at Grant Park
Educators and child development experts gathered in Chicago's Grant Park to show support for the Chicago Children's Museum, which wants to relocate to the park. via WLS-TV Chicago
Tuesday | Chicago Tribune
Chicago planning gourmet food festival
The beer and bratwurst crowd already have their yearly food binge during the summer with the Taste of Chicago. via Chicago Tribune
Tuesday May 13 | KWQC-TV Davenport
Chicago Shakespeare Theater wins regional theater Tony Award
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater has received a major honor. It's the recipient of the 2008 Tony Award for excellence in regional theater. via KWQC-TV Davenport
Tuesday May 13 | Chicago Tribune
2 Chicago cops hurt in Roseland crash
Two Chicago police officers en route to an emergency call were injured when their squad car and another vehicle collided Monday afternoon on the Far South Side. via Chicago Tribune









