
Eh, I'm da guy da neighbors call "Da Debunker," a private eye of sorts sniffin' out BS whenever someone drops a load of it nearby.
The Chicago Police Department has reported that a man attempted to lure a 13-year-old girl into his car near 95th Street and Winchester Avenue.
Police described the man, as 30 to 40 years old and driving a rusty white, older-model, four-door hatchback with a wide black stripe down the sides. Police said a baby seat was in the back passenger seat of the car.
Ald. Ginger Rugai told a packed gymnasium at Keller School Thursday that Chicago Public Schools would relocate the city's top-performing elementary school over her dead body.
Parents of the 240 students at Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School are expected to pack the school gym tonight for a meeting at 6 p.m.
Almost nine months ago to the day, neighbors – and the city as a whole – seemingly let out a collective gasp when the South Side Irish Parade Committee announced that the annual Irish Parade had b
Two Mount Greenwood neighbors and one Beverly neighbor are part of the the second production of the Beverly Theatre Guild's 2009-2010 season, "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Chicago Public Schools agreed Tuesday to grant immediate transfers to a group of 10 Fenger High School students wanting to flee the school because of what they say are lingering safety concerns after
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In return, we'll be asking our registered users to try to figure our just what the heck it is that they're looking at. At the end of each contest we will reveal the full photo along with a couple tidbits (just to let ya know that we're up on our neighborhood history as well as the next guy).
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