Chicago is my original home town, and occasionally there will be interesting news stories from that area. I will be adding more articles as I discover them and post links to them here. Please feel free to comment on any article.
This first article caught my attention today. I like when mysteries are solved.
Woman solves family mystery, finds relative's grave site in Blue Island - chicagotribune.com
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News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:11 am
by along-for-the-ride
Halloween festivities that harm the beauty of nature:
Trails of Terror destroying Peterson Park - chicagotribune.com
I think this particular holiday attraction needs to close, don't you?
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:17 pm
by along-for-the-ride
A real nightmare:
SUV crashes into Bolingbrook apartment, killing a woman in her bed - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:05 am
by along-for-the-ride
Even the terrible things.....
"Even the terrible things seem beautiful to me now" - chicagotribune.com
Do you agree?
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:01 pm
by along-for-the-ride
I admit I like "human interest" stories:
ALS: Nurse with ALS prepares to leave a legacy of love - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:30 pm
by along-for-the-ride
One of my favorite places to visit as a child:
Brookfield Zoo dolphins: Brookfield Zoo celebrates 50 years of dolphins - chicagotribune.com
I still enjoy visiting a zoo.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:33 pm
by along-for-the-ride
A long winter's night:
Full lunar eclipse over the U.S. early Tuesday during winter's longest night - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:23 am
by along-for-the-ride
A happy Christmas story:
Two children and their first Chicagoland Christmas - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:25 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Some of us remember this hairstyle:
Beehive: Creator honored for hairstyle - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:39 am
by along-for-the-ride
A little Chicago history:
Cityscapes: His architecture is better known than he is: Enthusiasts rally to celebrate under-appreciated Benjamin Marshall, designer of landmark hotels and much of East Lake Shore Drive
Blizzard watch in effect starting Tuesday - chicagotribune.com
And here in Georgia, the temperature is in the lower 70's.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:51 pm
by along-for-the-ride
River Forest student finds himself in Egypt’s chaos — Oak Park & River Forest news, photos and events — TribLocal.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:42 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Did you ever read him in the comics section of your newspaper?
Case closed: Dick Tracy artist retires from long-running detective comic strip - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:54 pm
by Odie
along-for-the-ride;1354273 wrote: Did you ever read him in the comics section of your newspaper?
Case closed: Dick Tracy artist retires from long-running detective comic strip - chicagotribune.com
wow AFTR, its hard to believe it's been 32 years!
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:00 am
by along-for-the-ride
Concerning child care:
Hidden cameras keep an eye on nannies and baby sitters - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:29 am
by along-for-the-ride
How the Peace Museum became a shadow of itself - chicagotribune.com
How do you feel about museums? Do you ever visit one?
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:32 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Another small miracle:
A dog tag finally comes home - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:33 am
by along-for-the-ride
Today...a sad story:
Woman found dead at home under piles of trash - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:46 am
by along-for-the-ride
A plan to go green:
Cityscapes: 'Best Nest' may need pruning; city officials looking for cuts in Jeanne Gang-designed Ford Calumet Environmental Center
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:28 am
by along-for-the-ride
Chicago's eye on Orlando:
highest gas price in us - chicagotribune.com
What's the price of gas where you live?
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:00 pm
by along-for-the-ride
The promise of obedience:
Cardinal George's confrontation with the Rev. Michael Pfleger tests them both - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:48 pm
by along-for-the-ride
A rescue on Lake Michigan:
Woman helps rescue husband and his friends from Lake Michigan - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:15 am
by along-for-the-ride
On Donations:
Drop-off boxes: A good choice for donating old clothes? - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 7:33 am
by along-for-the-ride
A soldier's soul.....a casualty of war?
Man tells police child porn kept him from killing wife, kids - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:15 pm
by Odie
along-for-the-ride;1359997 wrote: A soldier's soul.....a casualty of war?
Man tells police child porn kept him from killing wife, kids - chicagotribune.com
o m g, what kind of world is this becoming?:mad:
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:23 am
by along-for-the-ride
The giant Marilyn Monroe sculpture in downtown Chicago is in bad taste, Mary Schmich says - chicagotribune.com
What do you think?
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:42 am
by LarsMac
I dunno. That seems a bit on the tacky side.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:43 pm
by Odie
along-for-the-ride;1362717 wrote: The giant Marilyn Monroe sculpture in downtown Chicago is in bad taste, Mary Schmich says - chicagotribune.com
What do you think?
60% voted in bad taste.....I was one.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:24 am
by along-for-the-ride
A tragedy in history:
July 24, 1915: 844 died in downtown catastrophe - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:49 pm
by Bryn Mawr
along-for-the-ride;1363138 wrote: A tragedy in history:
July 24, 1915: 844 died in downtown catastrophe - chicagotribune.com
The size of the thing to have a draft of less than twenty feet it must have been an accident waiting to happen!
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:35 am
by along-for-the-ride
I was 13 and after I completed the 8th grade, we moved from Chicago. Most of the other 8th graders were planning a trip to Riverview that summer.....the summer we moved. I didn't get to go. I do hope they went and had a blast.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:24 pm
by along-for-the-ride
A snapshot of discrimination.....from the north......
Ceremony, plaque honor wade-ins at Rainbow Beach - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:37 am
by along-for-the-ride
A Tale of One City:
Family shattered after raid, home loss - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:48 pm
by -kg-
along-for-the-ride;1371474 wrote: A Tale of One City:
Family shattered after raid, home loss - chicagotribune.com
There's only one thing I can say to this story:
As new, mostly white people moved in, and almost all the other black families moved out...
There goes the neighborhood!
BTW, I'm a bit downstate from you, this side of the Mississippi across from St. Louis.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:05 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Occupy Chicago creates list of demands - chicagotribune.com
I think I found the problem. I found the story, copied the URL, pasted it here, and found that there seems to be an extra "n" after "story." The following link should work:
Police continue search for mother of abandoned baby. - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:55 pm
by along-for-the-ride
-kg-;1374004 wrote: I think I found the problem. I found the story, copied the URL, pasted it here, and found that there seems to be an extra "n" after "story." The following link should work:
Police continue search for mother of abandoned baby. - chicagotribune.com
Thanks, kg!
Stories like this are so sad to me. Sad for the baby and sad for the mother.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:32 pm
by -kg-
Oh, it certainly is sad! Why these mothers can't take advantage of the faultless give-up is completely beyond me. At least the poor baby would be safe and cared for!
I can (barely) understand not wanting the responsibility for a child, but when such a program is available and a mother still endangers that child's life so, it's unconscionable!
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:56 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Just a little heart-warming story:
Woman reunited with lost rings - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:04 pm
by tabby
Acts like that from total strangers always seem to redeem the world a little.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:20 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Trying to hide the spirit of the season?
Condominiums latest battleground in Christmas wars - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:43 am
by along-for-the-ride
Boy found dead after firefighters rescue woman from Far South Side fire - chicagotribune.com
My heart goes out to the boys family.
Until the age of 6, I lived in that community.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:56 pm
by along-for-the-ride
Chicago.....and Gorillas............
Silverback gorilla moves to Brookfield Zoo to make a baby - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:01 am
by along-for-the-ride
Chicago archaeologists uncover remnants of notorious Civil War camp inside placid Near South Side park - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:30 pm
by Bryn Mawr
along-for-the-ride;1398086 wrote: Chicago archaeologists uncover remnants of notorious Civil War camp inside placid Near South Side park - chicagotribune.com
It would be fascinating if true but they do appear to be light on artefacts to confirm it. I do hope they continue the dig.
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:23 am
by along-for-the-ride
Chicago theaters react to Colorado shooting - chicagotribune.com
News from Around the Windy City
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:38 pm
by -kg-
Much the same is happening here in my area. As was stated in the article, "It's a little bit of a loss of innocence..." It's also a loss of a lot of fun for movie goers. This may extend to all costumed events, such as Trekkie conventions and showings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
In my opinion, the shooter could be properly dealt with by putting Guantanamo to good use, since I notice it's still open.
