A report that Wal-Mart intends to open its first North Side Chicago store in the Lakeview neighborhood has already raised the hackles of many community residents and business types. But beyond making a Facebook page and complaining to their alderman, it’s no
This week I’ve been talking to Dan Terkell about growing up in Lakeview during the ‘50s and ‘60s with politically engaged parents—one of was blacklisted during the Red Scare. This caused the family some economic strain, sure.
Dan Terkell has a unique perspective on the man I’ve spent the last six months thinking about, and walking in the footsteps of (sometimes, literally)—his dad, Studs Terkel.
A blonde with quiet features, Claire—a former mortgage broker—would have made for an unusual presence in the stolid environment of the bank, as she seems perfectly at home in the hip, eco-friendly salon where she cuts hair.
My polling place is the Second Unitarian Church on Barry Ave. in East Lakeview. My first time voting here was in this year's primary and it was a nice change from my previous polling place at the Holiday Inn on Diversey.
