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AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLS CAN INCREASE AS MUCH AS $5.50/MONTH! Live in Chicago? You know, during a Cold Chicago Winter , heating bills can go through the roof. Especially if you have an older home, with 1920's-era insulation. Four winters ago, during
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PORTAGE PARK The new year has settled in nicely and now it's time to start thinking about your goals and resolutions for 2010. It's also the time when parents and their kids start viewing colleges. There is one location in Portage Park that's
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NUMBER OF DAILY CHICAGO POTHOLE REPAIRS FALLS BY OVER 90% - BUT UP TO THREE MORE MONTHS OF WINTER REMAIN TO TEST DRIVERS, ROADS! You drive in Chicago? If you do, each winter and into spring, you would see why many refer to the City of Chicago as "Pothole
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PORTAGE PARK Finally, it's warming up outside. Why not go for a swim? One place that is definitely a gem in the neighborhood is Portage Park - the actual park. It's a location that is not only fabulous for spring/summer wedding backdrops and spending
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CHICAGO ALDERMAN WANTS TO REOPEN OLD CASE, "SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT" ON 1939 MURDER OF PROMINENT MOB INFORMANT! Chicago! Will it ever get passed the old Al Capone Rep? The made-for-Hollywood story of Eliot Ness and the Untouchables exposing
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NORWOOD PARK Not only does the Norwood Park Historical Society offer many events for the local community, it also offers a Museum with exhibits. There are four different exhibit rooms which include Margaret's Room, Norwood Park History, Prehistoric
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STREET PARKING IN PAY-BOX ZONES TO JUMP 25 TO 75 CENTS BEGINNING JANUARY 4TH! Ahhh, yes! Chicago Politics at its absolute finest! Late in 2008, the Chicago City Council virtually rubber-stamped, with little debate, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's
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BLACKBERRY ADDICTS: ONLY 13 MORE HOURS OF LEGAL TEXTING, EMAILING, AND WEB BROWSING WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL! Don't text while you drive! Sounds pretty common sense, doesn't it? It stands to reason that distracted driving could cause traffic accidents,
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LATEST LED TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS PRODUCE NO HEAT, AND CAN BE OBSCURED BY SNOW! This holiday season, you may have spotted some of the ultra-bright LED Christmas lights placed on houses all over town. The LED bulbs are far brighter, last longer, throw off
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PORTAGE PARK Thank you Mary Edsey for "The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland," a book of local lore dedicated to the stories behind the holiday decorations connected with Chicago skyscrapers and churches, suburban zoos and riversides,
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LAKEVIEW Tonight is definitely the night to head out for a quick tour of the Wrigley Rink and then off to Rockit Bar and Grill. Every Wednesday, one of our favorite offerings is a complimentary brick oven pizza with the purchase of a pitcher of beer.
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TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, DEPLETED CITY REVENUES, LEAVE MANY CHICAGO SUBURBS STRAPPED FOR CASH! In the City of Chicago, reduced tax inflows from anything from the General Sales Tax to the hefty, but unpopular, Real Estate Transfer Tax , have forced the city
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NORWOOD PARK Sometimes you just never know what you're going to find as a hidden gem in your local neighborhood. Take Kouks Vintage Café for example. They offer not only a cozy home away from home where you can go and sip tea or coffee, but
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NORWOOD PARK Norwood Park is a community that is staunched in so much history and now with the new Zitella Development Corp. development of a 16-space, pedestrian-friendly strip shopping center it's growth is sure to come. The rebuilding of this neighborhood
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STEPPED-UP PARKING ENFORCEMENT HAS PAID OFF FOR CITY - REVENUE UP $7 MILLION JANUARY-AUGUST VERSUS 2008! Do you drive in Chicago? Moreover, do you PARK in Chicago - in an on-street metered parking space. If you do, or if you have, you likely received
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