Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Chicago homeless hard hit by economic recession

by Jen Thomas

In tough economic times, everyone is forced to make cuts but for those who need it most, there's hardly any money even for the basics.

Video: Homeless advocates worry new CTA signs are targeting the homeless riders who use the trains as shelter on cold Chicago nights.

Obama's stimulus plan offers opportunity for Chicago mass transit

by Chris Gray and Alexander Reed

For 100 years, the South Shore Line has connected Indiana commuters to Chicago jobs and culture as well as Chicagoans to weekend getaways in the dunes. Today, passengers fill the South Shore Line to capacity. The South Shore and the CTA hope to expand their tracks into new areas in need of public transportation. The pricetag runs into billions of dollars, but proponents say the environmental investment would pay off.

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Blagojevich not indicted, despite what you saw in the news

by Adam Verwymeren

No, governor, it's not a bad dream in your head, despite the fact that you haven't been indicted.

How do you solve a problem like Blagojevich?

by Adam Verwymeren

Given what we know about our governor, we can be pretty sure he's not going to leave on his own. So how do we get rid of him? A couple of different plans are being floated, but there's apparently no easy way, other than for him to resign.

Bucks seldom stop at congressional district boundary

by Samantha Abernethy

Chicago's six congressmen raise a lot of money ... and a lot of that comes from places far away from their congressional district boundaries.

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Suburb puts its support behind success of new business

by Todd Johnson

The mayor of Olympia Fields is working to bring more high-end retailers to his village.

Local kids 'experiment' with science

by Julia Dilday

Chicago-based science experts had their audience “ooh-ing” and “ahh-ing” at a bustling fair Wednesday. A 10-week session packed with experiments and lectures culminated in this: scientists flaunting their newly-acquired skills with the help of liquid nitrogen, carbon dioxide and homemade pH paper. Only the setting wasn’t a higher institution, and the experts weren’t Ph.D.s. In fact, none of them have even graduated from middle school.