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Property taxes appeals surge
Special to the TribuneDismayed that property taxes on her Rogers Park home kept going up despite a sinking real estate market, Aparna Sen-Yeldandi asked a friend to review her tax bill. She was stunned to learn that although she had lived in the residence for nearly 20 years...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Services and Shopping, Politics, Real Estate, Realty
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Librarians were kids once, too
"From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg Every child fantasizes about running away from home to teach his or her parents a lesson. One summer, 12-year-old Claudia showed me exactly how it could be done, in comfort and...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Libraries, Mystery (genre), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
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Problem Solver: ComEd meter wires are crossed, customer is frazzled
David Wilhelm and his wife moved into their Rogers Park neighborhood condo in June 2011, and by January their monthly electric bill seemed out of whack. How, they wondered, could they be using more electricity in winter than during the summer? After...
Tags: Jon Yates
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Eved founder breaks ground, sees potential in technology platform
Tribune staff reporterAt Talia Mashiach's bat mitzvah, guests told her mother that the 12-year-old was a "can-do person." It was an apt description for a girl who outshone the boys at sports and was the one to organize teams at recess. Mashiach (Meh-SHE-ah), 35, would go...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Investments, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Sales
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'Slow moving holocaust' keeps prisons full
The first thing you notice about the 1905 mug shot of Laura Scott is her Sunday-go-to-meeting hat, large with wayward bows. Then, you take in the information surrounding the photograph that reveals her physical measurements and describes her as a 40-year-...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Justice, George H.W. Bush, Prisons
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Some Metra service resumes after pedestrian fatally struck in Rogers Park
All inbound and outbound Metra Union Pacific/North line trains were stopped for nearly two hours during the evening rush today after a train fatally struck a pedestrian near the Rogers Park station, Metra officials said. Officials warned that delays...
Tags: Ravenswood
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“Chicago Fire” puts its title city at center stage
Channel Guide MagazineWe think it’s safe to say that Chicago is officially back on the film and television map. The city’s always been an attractive place to shoot — rich in history and architecture, and possessing an abundance of patina. But until the tax... -
Loyola University senior dies after falling on 'L' third rail
Tribune reporterA 21-year-old man Loyola University Chicago senior died after touching the electrified third rail at a Rogers Park CTA Red Line station, according to authorities. The man, John Versnel, of the 6500 block of North Lakewood Avenue, was pronounced dead...Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Chicago Police Department, Robert Kelly, Chicago Transit Authority
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Local comedians cut up in the studio for 'Mixtape'
The night before in Million Yen Studios, on the city's Northwest Side, the local rock duo Local H was putting some finishing touches on its first studio album in four years. But the gathering on this night was for a different kind of recording. "Standup...
Tags: Media Industry, Music, Brian Eno, Entertainment, Social Media
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Savoring the delights of Handel's Arcadian glade
Now that Chicago Opera Theater appears to have given up on Baroque opera, and Lyric Opera is taking a pass on anything Baroque next season, the field is wide open. Fortunately we have the enterprising early music enthusiasts of the Haymarket Opera Company...
Tags: Mayne Stage, Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Two arrested in connection with Goshen city arsons
Two Goshen men were arrested Friday night as suspects in two arson fires in Goshen city parks and two vehicle arsons. Estimated damages from these arson fires exceeds $60,000. Arrested and preliminary charges against them: - Nicholas Lynch, 20, of 204...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Trials
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Chicagoan saves one dog at a time from rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Only about half the dogs Anna Czupryna is studying in Tanzania have names. Dogs are different here. They are foragers and night watchmen who are treated more like livestock than pets. But when the dogs of north-central Tanzania...
Tags: DePaul University, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Research, Malaria
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