Chi-Town Review (Blog)

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.@OldNavy RT @jenniferh: Found: the most inaccurate Chicago neighborhood map ever, on an Old Navy tshirt. pic.twitter.com/fuyXVu1Pwy

— SmartketplaceChicago (@smartketplace) June 4, 2014

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2nd quarter of the year children victims of gun violence in Chicago:

RIP

Dashawn Johnson, 17

Kevin Diaz, 14

Kayshaun Hall, 17

Aaron Rushing, 15

Vaughn Holeman, 15

Endia Martin, 14

Jaquez Williams, 17 (no photo)

Jordan Means, 16

Keno Glass, 16

Gakirah Barnes, 17

Adrian Soto, 17 (no photo)

Michael Flournoy III, 16

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Fixing Chicago's potholes, one mosaic at a time

Read more at The Verge

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Kenwood Academy jazz band students talk about the recent death of a fellow musician

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Video of alleged Chicago police abuse -- courtesy of chicagosuntimes

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New "mini-movie" features parkour and freerunning on the streets (and rooftops) of Chicago:

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"Each block needs an organized block club to keep blocks clean and to keep everything right."

Eavesdropping on #OnTheTable2014 discussions -- Read more ideas from #OnTheTable2014 at Chi-Town Review

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Why isn’t this picture of Dirtbag Rahm all over my dashboard this morning? He looks like he’s about to start packing a hard pack of Kools and asking where a man can find some split-tail.

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Hahaha

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He was putting a booger in his pocket.

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On The Table 2014. Thousands of Chicagoans discussing solutions to city issues. Read the best ideas here

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Violence through the eyes of Chicago's youth - a powerful video project from Chicago Tribune and The Mash-- See more

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Mapping Chicago’s food deserts

An interactive map of Chicago food deserts and grocery store access. South Side and West Side residents have most limited access to fresh foods and produce.

Thank you Chi-Town Review for you highlighting my Food Desert blog in the Near West Side/ Garfield Area. 

For my contribution on food deserts click on the map:

"Food Desert: Garfield Park, Near West Side & North Lawndale"

February 19, 2014

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Chicago youths spend Christmas on Lower Wacker, giving to the homeless.

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Here are my photos of the oldest surviving and smallest of the Dominick’s grocery stores, located in River Forest, Illinois. You can find more pics over in my flickr set.

In 1925, Dominick DiMatteo, born in Sicily, opened a grocery store at the corner of Ohio Street and Avers Avenue on Chicago’s West Side. Nine years later, he opened a second location with his 16-year-old son, Dominick DiMatteo Jr., and the grocery store chain was born. In 1950, Dominick’s unveiled its first large-scale supermarket, at 6900 W. North Avenue in suburban River Forest, a modest 14,000-square-foot edifice that would be dwarfed by modern standards. By 1968 the chain had reached 19 stores, and ultimately would number a total of 72 stores. At the end of 2013 it was announced all the Dominick’s stores in the Chicagoland area would close. The official last day is Saturday, December 28th.

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Horse runs loose on North Avenue after escaping Old Town's Noble Horse Theater.

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FAIL: Car tries to get away after hitting taxi, damages several other vehicles in the process.

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FAIL: Men try to steal iPad from Lakeview pizza joint.

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7 minute documentary shows what it’s like living on Chicago’s South Side---  Read full story