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Dot House more than a dot on a Bucktown map

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
02/03/2012
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Built before the street was at the level it is now, the Dot House, which celebrated a birthday recently, is more than a dot on a map. It is a charming structure, jam packed with stories, love and talent.

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Free income tax preparation available through the City

Date: 
02/01/2012
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For families earning less than $50,000 and individuals earning less than $25,000, free income tax preparation assistance is available sponsored by the City and its partners.

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Pulaski Park honors police officers and Wicker Park talks new wards with 3 aldermen Feb 1

Date: 
01/30/2012

February 1 will be a bit of a dueling night for community meetings.

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Deadline Reminders: Property tax appeals and condo refuse rebate

Date: 
01/20/2012

Cook County property tax appeal deadline for West Chicago Township is Fri. Jan. 20 and Jefferson Township is Feb. 8.

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Free West Town food distribution cancelled for Jan. 26

Date: 
01/17/2012
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Free food distribution in Eckhart Park, 1330 W. Chicago Ave. for Jan. 26 has been cancelled by the Chicago Greater Food Depository.

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George Matwyshyn recovering from ten foot fall

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
12/30/2011
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Putting up Christmas decorations by himself in a church, at about 7 p.m. on Dec. 19, George Matwyshyn fell from a ten foot ladder. Injuries were to his head and arm.

"The ladder slipped and I went down with it, but I did not lose consciousness. I called my wife (Lidia) who got my son and they took me to Northwestern Hospital, " explained Matwyshyn.

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A Christmas Story: Caring, giving and doing -- a perfect storm of generosity

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
12/21/2011
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Atop a three-story building, Ronnie Martinez was finishing a roofing job on Bingham near Armitage when he and his fiancée Wilma del Ville thought they saw an opportunity for another job. The roof of a two-story cottage appeared to be so stressed that it probably would not withstand the first snowstorm.

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Adding to the joys of the holiday

Date: 
12/12/2011
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Parties, gifts, decorations, special foods and traditions are all part of this time of year. Here are some opportunities for you to extent your generosity and add to your joys.

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Ingenious conveyance spotted on Wolcott

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
10/13/2011
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We all may know or have been told that Chicago's homeless come from all walks of life and have many different talents, this conveyance proves that there is ingenuity alive within the community.

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Rally to keep 13th Police District station open

Date: 
10/09/2011
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Citizens of Chicago's 13th Police District are organizing a rally in support of saving the 13th Police District Station from closure. The rally is being held at the station, 937 N. Wood St., at 5:30 p.m., Mon. Oct. 10.

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Coalition moves forward on addressing issues of the Polish Triangle

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
09/30/2011
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A second meeting of a coalition of community groups and organizations met on Sept. 27 to address the issues and possible solutions for the Polish Triangle space.

Jessica Wobbekind, WPB (SSA #33), shared information about the experiences with use and maintenance of the Triangle for the Thursday Market Place that was begun this year.

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"Neighborhood safety is up to the neighbors not the police," says resident

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
08/25/2011
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"It is extremely important for people to be aware and involved in the community. Neighborhood safety is up to the neighbors not the police," emphasizes George Matwyshyn,

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What to do about the Polish Triangle?

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
08/19/2011
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Kapra Fleming, President of the Pulaski Park Neighborhood Assn. (PPNA), took the lead to bring different groups and organizations together to discuss actions that can improve the environment of the Polish Triangle

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White House Easter Egg Roll included Wicker Park's Webber family and 30,000 others

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
05/06/2011
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"It was so cool to be that close to the White House and the event was well planned with several different stations of things for the kids to do," says Wicker Park's Christy Webber about the White House Easter Egg Roll.

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East Village Association begins community tree inventory

Date: 
04/28/2011

The East Village Association (EVA) in partnership with Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants (NPUFC) is starting a neighborhood tree inventory beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., Apr. 30, at the northwest corner of N. Wood St. and W. Haddon Ave. in East Village. 

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Smolensk 2010 - a tragedy still unsolved one year later

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
04/05/2011
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Throngs of people filled St.

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Chicago Historic District signage arrives in Wicker Park...sort of

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
03/22/2011
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Demarcation of  historic districts determined by the Chicago Landmarks Commission is intended to be achieved visually with special signage. Such signs are generally created and installed in the order of when the district was established.

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Wicker Park Landmark District to get early Christmas present -- signage

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
11/15/2010
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The Wicker Park Historic Landmark District will be getting a very special pre Christmas present this year in the form of historic district signage. Chicago historic landmark status was given to the Wicker Park District in 1991, twelve years after it was placed on the National Register for Historic Places on June 20, 1979.

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Friends of Pritzker School plan a new playground as founder K. C. MacQueen exits Illinois

By: 
Elaine Coorens
Date: 
06/03/2010
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Great success at the 2010 Birdhouse event, a master plan for the Pritzker School playground and money in the bank to begin a Pre K-Kindergarten playground puts Friends of Pritzker School (FPO) on a productive road to more successes as their founder K. C. MacQueen exits Illinois.

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Fundraisers for city's first green dog park make donating easy

Date: 
01/22/2010
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Churchill Dog Park (CPD) supporters are making donating easy. In support of their goal to be the first environmentally friendly "green" dog park in Chicago, they are looking for support from the broader community with two fundraising events that require none to small out of pocket expenditures.

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