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SPECIAL REPORT: School's Closing, Gang Feud Fuel New Fears In Old Town - Chicago - DNAinfo.com Ch...

SPECIAL REPORT: School's Closing, Gang Feud Fuel New Fears In Old Town - Chicago - DNAinfo.com Ch...

DNAinfo — Neighbors worry Old Town's isle of vice will erupt in violence if CPS closes Manierre Elementary. A special report written by Mark Konkol and myself.
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The Rise of Megamansions in Lincoln Park

The Rise of Megamansions in Lincoln Park

DNAinfo — LINCOLN PARK - New megamansions, some taking up to seven city lots, are popping up all over Lincoln Park while developers continue to scoop up land.
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Bike Theft Gangs Using 'Sucker Poles' to Steal Bikes Across the City

Bike Theft Gangs Using 'Sucker Poles' to Steal Bikes Across the City

DNAinfo — LINCOLN PARK - On a sunny Wednesday morning as moms, kids and workers walked along Halsted Street, a bike thief worked in plain sight. It was as easy as lifting a tow zone sign right out of its base, slipping the U-lock off the metal pole and riding off with the lock still attached to the frame of the bike. Couldn't have been more than 10 seconds. "He had the pole in his hand when I saw him, and he had it up in the air," said Kathy McInerney, a 24-year-old Lincoln Park resident.
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The Fight For Manierre Elementary - Old Town - DNAinfo.com Chicago

The Fight For Manierre Elementary - Old Town - DNAinfo.com Chicago

DNAinfo — Interactive OLD TOWN - After three days of marching against Chicago Public School closings, protesters are set to stop at Manierre Elementary Monday before teachers, parents and students make their way to the Daley Center for one final rally. On Wednesday, the Chicago Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to close 54 schools as part of the largest school consolidation in U.S. history. DNAinfo.com Chicago writer at large Mark Konkol and reporter Paul Biasco are following the story of Manierre - and the long-standing gang feud that has neighbors scared to death about what might happen if students from rival gang territories are merged at Jenner Academy next school year.
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Cyclist Killed on Clybourn Loved Chicago and His Bike - Old Town - DNAinfo.com Chicago

Cyclist Killed on Clybourn Loved Chicago and His Bike - Old Town - DNAinfo.com Chicago

DNAinfo — OLD TOWN - Bobby Cann loved his adopted city almost as much as he loved his bike. Just days after showing off Chicago's highlights to his mom who was visiting from New Hampshire for the first time, the 26-year-old on Wednesday was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding home from work. Cann always wore a helmet and knew well the route from his job at Groupon to his Lakeview apartmen. Cann was headed down Clybourn Avenue in Old Town about 6:35 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck in front of Yojimbo's Garage bicycle shop near the intersection of Clybourn and Larrabee Street.
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Chicago Fur Outlet's Closure Has Lincoln Parkers Looking for Their Coats

Chicago Fur Outlet's Closure Has Lincoln Parkers Looking for Their Coats

DNAinfo — LINCOLN PARK - For weeks late this summer and into the fall, Howard Bresnik sat in the same front-window seat at the Dunkin' Donuts at Halsted and Diversey with the clearest view of his shuttered fur shop. The 65-year-old worked on crossword puzzles with a baseball cap pulled down low for hours, keeping watch on the front door of the empty Chicago Fur Outlet, looking for customers coming for their furs. Occasionally a customer would show up expecting to grab their mink out of storage for the coming winter. The long-time furrier would shuffle across Sheffield to explain the trouble he has found himself in.
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Ald. Michele Smith Says Paid Role With Arts Foundation Dates Back to 2008 - Lincoln Park - DNAinf...

Ald. Michele Smith Says Paid Role With Arts Foundation Dates Back to 2008 - Lincoln Park - DNAinf...

DNAinfo — LINCOLN PARK - A $72,000-a-year side job held by Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) that has been used by opponents running against her for alderman dates back several years further than previously reported. Candidates running against the first-term Lincoln Park alderman have claimed her 2013 consulting job with a charitable foundation makes her less than a full-time alderman. Smith said that's not true - and also said her paid stint with the Helen Coburn Meier and Tim Meier Charitable Foundation for the Arts dates back to 2008. Her name, however, only appears on foundation records as getting paid since 2013.
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How Did Your Pocket of the 43rd Ward Vote? A Deeper Look at the Runoff - Lincoln Park - DNAinfo.c...

How Did Your Pocket of the 43rd Ward Vote? A Deeper Look at the Runoff - Lincoln Park - DNAinfo.c...

DNAinfo — LINCOLN PARK - As the 43rd Ward election heads to a runoff, Ald. Michele Smith and challenger Caroline Vickrey are attempting to sway the support of their previous opponents.
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Historic Black Duck Building at Risk of Losing Magical Legacy - Lincoln Park - DNAinfo.com Chicag...

Historic Black Duck Building at Risk of Losing Magical Legacy - Lincoln Park - DNAinfo.com Chicag...

DNAinfo — LINCOLN PARK - In the 1920s, '30s and '40s the building at 1800 N. Halsted Street was a place where the impossible happened all the time and everyone was involved.
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Onion Story On Humboldt Park Being 'Too Safe' To Afford Too Real For Locals

Onion Story On Humboldt Park Being 'Too Safe' To Afford Too Real For Locals

DNAinfo — HUMBOLDT PARK - Humboldt Park is getting too safe for families to afford. "You don't win either way," said 35-year-old Eileen Reyes, who was born in the neighborhood and has lived there her entire life. She said she's torn on the subject of gentrification in Humboldt Park.
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Humboldt Park's Changes Can Be Seen in 104 Years of Roeser's Bakery Treats

Humboldt Park's Changes Can Be Seen in 104 Years of Roeser's Bakery Treats

DNAinfo Chicago — To stay in business for more than 100 years, the Roeser family has had to evolve with the times. Through World Wars, the Great Depression, the dismantling of the "L's" Humboldt Park branch, waves of immigration and crime, the Roesers have found a way. "The reason we have been here 104 years is that we've continually evolved with the neighborhood," said 61-year-old John Roeser III.
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Once Targeted for Closing, Manierre Elementary's Fight Goes On

Once Targeted for Closing, Manierre Elementary's Fight Goes On

DNAinfo — OLD TOWN - Every morning at 7:30 a.m. principal Derrick Orr walks a lap around his Old Town elementary school. Smiling, he waves to parents and chats up community members. But every morning he also sees 30 or so students sitting at a bus stop directly across from his school, Manierre Elementary, on their way elsewhere - to selective enrollment schools and magnets and charters. "That's what's on my mind. The first thing I'm thinking about," Orr said of the students who are bypassing Manierre. In March of 2012, Manierre was one of 300 schools targeted for closing by Chicago Public Schools.
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Once Targeted for Closing, Manierre Elementary's Fight Goes On

Once Targeted for Closing, Manierre Elementary's Fight Goes On

DNAinfo — OLD TOWN - Every morning at 7:30 a.m. principal Derrick Orr walks a lap around his Old Town elementary school. Smiling, he waves to parents and chats up community members. But every morning he also sees 30 or so students sitting at a bus stop directly across from his school, Manierre Elementary, on their way elsewhere - to selective enrollment schools and magnets and charters. "That's what's on my mind. The first thing I'm thinking about," Orr said of the students who are bypassing Manierre. In March of 2012, Manierre was one of 300 schools targeted for closing by Chicago Public Schools.
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