Charlie, a chocolate Lab from the South Loop, shares the frustration of his owner and their neighbors over the installation of a fence around the tiny park in their neighborhood. It's a small park, surrounded by quiet dead end streets.
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Mayor Daley is planning to put the kibosh on the National Vietnam Veterans Museum's proposed rent-to-own sale of the building at 1801 S. Indiana to Black Orchid Supper Club
If the city gets control of the property ...
Continue reading South Loop: Don't mess with Mayor Daley's eggs.
Mayor Daley takes his eggs fluffy and likes them with tomatoes at Cafe Society, hizzoner's neighborhood breakfast spot.
"He always eat healthy, with a nice cappuccino," says the mustachioed proprietor, Jorge Anafador.
"I like area, many people move here. First they have doggies. I put out free doggie cookies. ... Den dey have babies. Babies call me Uncle George."
At his best, Mark Konkol is a White Sox fan. He lives on the South Side. He
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