Our Urban Times

Special Events NOT to miss starting Oct. 14

There are three special events not to be missed:

The end of the WPB funded Out of Site performance series ends tonight.
Two days of performances of the Circus in the park, under the Big Top, in Commercial Park
The Bucktown Apple Pie Contest, indoors, on Sunday in Holstein Park

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Healthy choices and activity are part of wellness efforts at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center

Being "well" is a state most of us prefer. Achieving that state often requires making choices about what we put into our body and what we do with or to our body. Choices include physical activity, environmental choices and relationships. Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center is taking many positive actions to help all of us take steps to total health.

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Inspired by 13th Police District arrests...residents work on reclaiming neighborhood

Gathering at the corner of Augusta and Mozart, a combination of residents and 13th District police officers started a walk

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Wood Street Police Station -- 13th District appears slated to close in Mayor's to be released proposed budget

Despite the efforts of local residents before, during and after the Monday night rally to save the 13th District Station, it appears that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed budget

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Seventeen arrested in duo narcotics enforcement efforts

Seventeen offenders were arrested, on Oct. 6, for criminal drug conspiracy or narcotics distribution through joint efforts of officers from the Organized Crime Bureau and the 13th Police District in the area

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Merger of Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health nears completion

The Illinois regulatory panel for health, Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board,  approved the merger of Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health on Wednesday in a unanimous 8-0 vote.

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Ingenious conveyance spotted on Wolcott

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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Curb replacement continues into November on Damen and Division

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be replacing curbs and ramps along Damen Ave. from Pierce to Division as well as along Division, east and west of Damen.

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Battles at the Vic

For those who are not familiar with Battles, the simplest way to describe their music would probably be "futuristic electro-experimental math/dance-rock". That being said, they still seem to transcend any genre assigned to them.

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Late arrival of Datarock at Double Door was soon forgotten

As soon as I walked into the Double Door for the Datarock show last Wednesday, I was approached by a concerned Datarock fan who wanted to know, "When is Datarock going to come on already? I've been here since 8, I think I'm going to go home and take a nap!"

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Astrologically Speaking: October 10 - 17

SUN CONJUNCT SATURN
Restrictions, rules, structure, and limits are in place and less negotiable than usual. The final word could stem from precedents in cultural history or scientific laws.

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