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The Old Town School of Folk Music has been part of Chicago for more than 50 years. So after a half century of concerts and classes, it was no surprise that they decided to expand.

So Rahm is done cracking skulls at City Hall and is moving his way up Elston to the TAXI COMPANY!!!! The mayor wants stricter guidelines and regulations on Chicago cabs, as well as a fare increase.

The trip on public transportation from Auburn Gresham on the South Side to North Side Boystown can be long and tedious. But as Terrence Chappell rides from 79th Street to Belmont and back home again, he uses the time to think.Chappell is a nightlife and society columnist for ChicagoPride.com.

 

Worldview's Shanika Gunaratna speaks with African immigrants here in Chicago to find out how they try to recreate the tastes of home.

Just about everyone has eaten something Italian. While pasta is a familiar staple in many American households, most African dishes haven’t made that leap. Lots of people have never even seen, let alone tasted, fu fu or egusi soup. Yet many foods eaten in the U.S.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. But as important as they are to the city’s economy, politics and culture, Chicagoans do not always see them as distinct places. Take Auburn Gresham, a South Side neighborhood centered around 79th Street.