CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – NORWOOD PARK, LAKEVIEW, LOOP, GOLD COAST, EVANSTON
NORWOOD PARK
A special congratulations to Norwood Park resident Erin Leyden who was honored at last night's All-Star game in St. Louis.
The All-Stars Among Us campaign sponsored by People magazine and Major League Baseball honored two Illinois residents. Leyden is founder of the Epilepsy Outreach Foundation.
To read more, click here.
LAKEVIEW
Are you a Cubs fan? Most of us at Dean's Team are definitely supporters of the north-siders. So imagine our surprise when we found out about this interesting contest.
Enter Marty, a regular at Mother's Too, who will be hosting a group of lucky fans to the July 29th game versus the Astros. The main kicker, it's a Cubs suite.
To read more about the contest, visit here.
LOOP
Last week we told you about the glass enclosures off the side of the Sears Tower, soon to be Willis Tower. This week, there's other great news coming from the same location.
Over the next five years, the Sears Tower will be undergoing a green renovation to the tune of $350 million. Some of the renovations will include wind turbines, green roof and solar panels.
There is also a planned next-door neighbor, a 50-story, 500-room hotel at the corner of Wacker and Jackson.
To read more, click here.
GOLD COAST
I'm not one to deny the need for retail therapy on occasion. That's why this Sunday is a perfect time to head to The 900 Shops at 900 N. Michigan to help support a good cause.
The organization benefitting from your shopping extravaganza is Bright Pink and there will be exclusive discounts, activities, treats, and raffle prizes throughout the shopping center.
To read more about this great event, click here.
EVANSTON
Yep, nature once again proves that it can handle anything you throw at it.
This week in Evanston, forest officials intend to release a specialized tiny wasp to see if they're effective in culling the ash borer population.
The wasps are natural enemies to the ash borers in their native China.
To read more, click here.
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