BBQ Fundraiser: Watch the Futbol Final Game, Stop the Deportations

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Published July 11, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
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The Moratorium on Deportations Campaign is having a big ol' shindig at Casa Aztlan in Pilsen ... They'll be watching the World Cup championship game and making signs for forthcoming immigration protests in the city ... Grilled food and side dishes cost you $10, and drinks will be for sale. Casa Aztlan is located on 1831 S. Racine St., and the party will be going from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M ...

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New power plant rule would cut smog, soot in Chicago

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Published July 6, 2010 at 6:17 p.m.
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In a move that portends cleaner air in Chicago and other communities east of the Mississippi, the Obama administration cracked down today on smog- and soot-forming pollution from coal-fired power plants in 31 states and the District of Columbia ... The proposed rule, which follows through on one of President Barack Obama's campaign promises, renews an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce pollution in areas around coal plants and in states downwind where air quality is

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Can Car-free Pedestrian Plazas Transform the Chi?

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Published July 4, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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57th Street Art Fair by jmogs It is Street Fest season. And with the Taste giving way to a patchwork of neighborhood festivals and block parties throughout the summer, the Trib’s architecture writer Blair Kamin is waxing poetic on the positives of street closures. Can you blame him? Sure, the shifting weekend barriers are yet another driving irritation, but who doesn’t love the respite from traffic, parking, and noise when the fest is in your hood? Why not make those happy feelings

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Good Evening Reading @ POST

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Published May 21, 2010 at 10:14 a.m.
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The 123 Collective is hosting their Good Evening Series tonight at POST (1816 S. Racine) in Pilsen. Stop by to hear Zach Kolodjeski, Kat Sanchez, and John Franklin Dandridge read, and then get on stage yourself for an open mic! Space opens at 7 pm and reading begins at 8 pm. The event is free, but BYOB ...

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Local homeowners: Beware of phony loan modifiers

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Published May 16, 2010 at 1:01 a.m.

Struggling homeowners: Beware of fly-by-night companies promising to change your loan terms for a couple of thousand dollars. It’s a scam, housing advocates and politicians warned Saturday at a Pilsen neighborhood housing fair ...

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Sweet Tea & American Values: Ray Noland @ CUAS

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Published May 11, 2010 at 9:27 a.m.

From June 11-July 30, Chicago Urban Art Society (the Pilsen-based nonprofit arts organization and studio) presents Sweet Tea & American Values, an exhibition of solo works by artist and designer Ray Noland, aka CRO. The show offers "a glimpse ...

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Hyperlocal News Grows

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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:51 p.m.

Two new hyperlocal news outlets launched this week: Adentro de Pilsen in print and online, and Austin Talks online only. Both are products of the Community News Matters grant that also funds GB's feature story program ...

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Ratchet: Pushing Jazz Forward

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Published May 6, 2010 at 11:01 a.m.

Sure you know about Chicago jazz venues like the Green Mill, Andy's and Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge, but what about Hungry Brain, Hideout, or even Skylark? Chicago has a rich history of jazz, from the speakeasies of the '20s, to a thriving community of innovators that exists today ... Ratchet, taking place Monday nights at the Skylark in Pilsen, is a jazz series in the vein of Umbrella Music, Immediate Sound, and Elastic Arts, which are collectives and series in this small, but visionary

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Deadly Night In The City

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Published April 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
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Photo by Null Value It was the warmest weather we've had yet this year, so it goes to follow we'd have an outbreak of violence. Indeed, seven people are dead and at least 11 others wounded after a deadly night. The Tribune reported six dead while CBS 2 reported seven which includes a later afternoon shooting ... The first shooting occurred around 4:40 p.m. in the Pilsen neighborhood and the last shooting happened just after 3 a.m. in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Four deaths resulted in

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Aldermen to Coal Plants: Clean Yourselves Up

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Published April 13, 2010 at 3:40 p.m.
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Fisk Generating Station. Photo by swanksalot ... A new city ordinance, announced today, would limit the amount of pollution that Chicago's two coal-fired power plants can produce. The Clean Power Ordinance was sponsored by Alderman Joe Moore of the 49th Ward, co-sponsored by Aldermen Sandi Jackson (7th), Toni Preckwinkle (4th), and Gene Schulter (47th), and supported by more than 30 businesses and nonprofit groups ... According to the Chicago Clean Power Coalition, Chicago’s two coal plants -

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