CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – PORTAGE PARK, LINCOLN PARK, WEST LOOP, GOLD COAST, NAPERVILLE
PORTAGE PARK
Time to catch up on your Batman movies. The Portage Theater's next free
movie screening series is a double feature of Batman Begins and The
Dark Knight on Jan. 20. The managements
also teased that they would be screening the prologue to The Dark Knight Rises
before each movie. Batman fans be sure
to get there early.
LINCOLN PARK
The next public hearing on citywide redistricting
will be TODAY, Wednesday, January 11, at 6:00 p.m. The location has changed to the DePaul
Student Center at 2250 N. Sheffield. Metered parking is generally available on
Halsted, Sheffield or Fullerton. You can also park in the Sheffield Parking
Garage, 2331 N. Sheffield. There is limited parking available on side streets,
and much of the area is residential permit parking only so please read all the
signs when parking.
WEST LOOP
President
Obama joins a fundraiser at 3 p.m. today at the UIC Forum. The cheaper
$45 general admission tickets have long been sold out, but there are still
$100, $250 and $1,000 tickets available. CSI:NY Hill Harper and Janelle Monae will
also be in attendance.
GOLD COAST
Ald. Edward Burke and Ald. Brendan Reilly sent a letter to
the American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees Council 31
executive director Henry Bayer suggesting forgoing a proposing a solution to restore
120 of the 176 jobs that were cut when the Chicago
Public Library made the decision last week to shut down on Mondays
while the city and AFSCME continue negotiations.
NAPERVILLE
Naperville's Smart Grid Initiative
represents a $22 million taxpayer investment in upgrading the city's electric
system, half of which is funded by an $11 million matching grant from the U.S.
Department of Energy. Project Manager Jeff Kelnosky doesn't live in Naperville,
but said he envied the energy technology becoming available to its residents. The
Elster EnergyAxis meter, the key component of the Smart Grid Initiative,
promises to bring the city's electric grid into the future and reduce the
amount of energy needed to keep Naperville running.
CATHY MALLERS &
DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO
