Mayor Monday: WBEZ's bureau reporters break down some of Chicago's aldermanic races

Jan. 24, 2011
On this week's Mayor Monday, the show's tearing its eyes off the big prize to take a look at the men and women of Chicago’s city council. Mayor Daley may have a lock on colorful turns of phrase.

Local woman recognized for heroic efforts

Jan. 14, 2011
"Eight Forty-Eight" kicked off Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations a little early this year by giving a nod to the everyday heroes among us. Rosazlia Grillier lives in Englewood on the South Side; she was recently named an Allstate Give Back Day Hero.

In Englewood, an old fire station awaits a new call

Oct. 26, 2010
The sun is slowly setting on a generation of old city firehouses. Phased out by a new breed of larger, better-equipped firehouses,  many of the pre-1930 houses--mainstays of the Chicago Fire Department for close to a century--await new duties.

Revision Street: Joshua Williams (III)

Jul. 20, 2010
Joshua and I sat in an empty charter-school cafeteria talking about his career. The only one of my interviewees who preferred to hold the mic in his hand (rather than leaving it on the table), he was clearly at ease with media. “I do music,” he told me.

Revision Street: Lisa Gardner (III)

Jul. 5, 2010
Lisa was explaining that she doesn’t spend much time with friends after school.     So what do you like to do for fun? To tell the truth, I don’t even watch TV. TV just doesn’t really interest me. I’m on Facebook.

Revision Street: Lisa Gardner (II)

Jun. 29, 2010
(photo by find myself a city to live in via flickr)Lisa lives in Englewood and goes to school in Bronzeville, where she is learning about architecture and thinking about going into construction. Sometimes.

Revision Street: Lisa Gardner, 19

Jun. 28, 2010
When I first came I was actually scared. I was scared because of my age and I didn’t think I was actually gonna fit in, which I don’t fit in cause everybody act like kids, but I love school.

Cool Building Wednesday: The Yale Apartments

Feb. 10, 2010
The Yale Apartments at 6565 S. Yale is a gem of Chicago architecture--a very fine example of Richardsonian Romanesque design tucked away on a side street in Englewood.

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