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Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) Information Meeting: March 4th, 8:30AM at National City Bank, 10801 S. Western Ave
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Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) grants are now available for business and property owners in the Western/Rock Island TIF District (roughly, Western Avenue from 96th St. to 119th St.; 111th St./Monterey from Vincennes to Sacramento; and the commercial areas around the Metra tracks at 99th St., 103rd St., and 107th St.). |
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 This month's Shop Hopping takes readers to Cakewalk Chicago, Koda Bistro, Cafe 103 and Beverly's Pantry, and Sally Ann's Corset Shop |
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New book highlights Obama’s early political career, showing rise of grassroots and Netroots
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“Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, Two Bookstore Owners, and 300 Volunteers Did It,” examines Obama’s early political career, showing the rise of his grassroots and Netroots organizations through the eyes and experiences of John Presta, a popular Beverly/Morgan Park independent bookstore owner and neighborhood resident.  |
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Memory Lane . . .
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 BAPA and the Ridge Historical Society have joined to bring you a new monthly feature: Memory Lane. Each month you will find a photograph from the extensive collection of the Ridge Historical Society. If you have any information about the photograph, you are encouraged to contact the Ridge Historical Society. You might even win a $25 gift card!
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Lives Dedicated to Community Service Seeds Girls Mentoring
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Cracking the statistical key for winning the Lotto. Discovering a long-lost inheritance large enough to pay off a hefty mortgage and quit your job. Finding a Mercedes Benz, with a license plate bearing your name, parked where your Ford Focus once was. These are probable responses from people asked to come up with a life-altering, exciting idea capable of making them spring from their beds. April Preyar, on the other hand, had another idea. |
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Evaluating the Value of a Good Education
By L. Patrick "Pat" Stanton |
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My reaction to the Chicago Tribune’s expose’ of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana admissions “scandal” was – So what’s new? Influential folks are always likely to use their influence. What’s influence for? However, if the admissions process is as tainted as the Tribune series suggests, it deserved to be exposed. But is it? Let’s look at the numbers, which I have taken right from the series of Tribune stories. |
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By Matt Walsh |
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Toxic household materials and electronics keep coming in!
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The Music Station
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AYSO Sign Up
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Plans Continue for Southside Irish Parade Family Fest
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19th Ward Partners with RecycleBank
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