Sun-Times intrepid columnist Dave Hoekstra is a master at capturing city life (especially if it's in a barroom with great music) or tidbits of Americana chronicled during his travels on his favorite road.
His latest series, Girls Gone Chicago, takes us to a Ukrainian Village coffee shop and the lives of three 24-year-old immigrant gals — Ukranians Elena Lypnytska and Nadiya Yatskiv and Polish immigrant Monica Syniweicu — adjusting to American life, the Chicago Way.
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Mark Konkol covers city neighborhoods for the Chicago Sun-Times. You can e-mail him or call (312) 321-2146.
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April 2007: Monthly Archives
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- Acts of kindness (18)
- Beverly (3)
- Bridgeport (2)
- Bucktown (1)
- Coffee talk (2)
- Cook County
- East Village (1)
- Edgewater (2)
- Edison Park (1)
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- Ethnic states (3)
- Gang wars (2)
- Getting taxed up the ... (2)
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- Know your 'hood (44)
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- Lake View (3)
- Life in the city (61)
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- Lincoln Square (7)
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- Tavern life (1)
- The Bush (1)
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- Uptown (2)
- Washington Park (3)
- West Town (1)
- What we're up against (1)
- What's this? (3)
- What's up in your hood? (2)
- Where's my mail? (5)
- Wicker Park (4)
- Wrightwood (1)
- YouTube in the 'hoods (5)