Sunday, May 19, 2013
Large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are all possible.
Get ready for some storms. The storm system that dropped large hail and tornadoes on parts of Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma is now headed toward Illinois. The National Weather Service has placed most of Illinois in the "slight risk" category for severe weather on Monday and Tuesday. The main threats on both days will be damaging winds and large hail. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center noted in its technical discussions that isolated tornadoes are also possible on Monday and Tuesday. "The most violent storms will ignite during the afternoon and evening hours as daytime heating causes instability," Accuweather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans wrote in her forecast. "Plenty of humid air will be in place to fuel the severe storms…
The Chicago Transit Authority is currently working to replace contracted security guards with the authority's customer service workers.
In a move that will affect 450 jobs, the Chicago Transit Authority is opting to staff its security operation in-house. Currently, security guards at the CTA's subway stations are employed by private firms and licensed by the state. " ... Instead the CTA will use its own customer service representatives to watch for potential criminal activity," WGN News recently reported, from the Roscoe Village Brown Line stop at Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue. "CTA president Forrest Claypool says the change will allow the transit agency to give its riders better customer service." The change is spurred by a deal with a key labor union, reports the Sun-Times Media. The transition of replacing those 450 contracted security guards is under way. They will…
Riders waiting at a popular Bus No. 22 stop will have to keep on waiting, according to local officials, who say the stop will not be serviced again until November.
If you're waiting to be picked up at the northbound bus stop at North Clark Street and West Diversey Parkway, you'll have to wait until November. Bus service to that stop on the No. 22 line is being temporarily eliminated, according to a recent alert sent by the Chicago Transit Authority. "The bus stop is being temporarily discontinued due to construction on an adjacent building," it says, construction being the new two-story Walgreens. Although the CTA doesn't have an end date for the work, 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith pegs it at Nov. 15. She noted in a recent newsletter that the service interruption—it started May 13—is for riders' safety. Other nearby northbound boarding options for bus No. 22 include the Clark and Schubert stop, …
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Chicago Craft Beer Week starts May 16; see what local bars and breweries are pouring up in Lake View using our interactive map.
More accurate train times and improved schedule information are now part of the updated interface. See the full list of features here.
Watch this Lincoln Park Zoo polar bear enjoy the sunny skies while swimming about inside its exhibit.
Some people are destined to draw more attention than others, apparently.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The moving company next to the Vic will soon be developed 80 loft-style apartments with retail on the ground floor. Anderson Brothers Moving was in business for more than 110 years.
A Chicago-area man didn't let becoming paralyzed at the age of 21 stop him from coaching football and running for public office. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
Police rescued a dog Tuesday morning from a Lincoln Park section of the Chicago River, where it had taken a dip while chasing after a flock of geese.
Lakeview Resident
3:29 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
John, I guess you made that comment to get a rise out of people. I'm Black and I don't trust some of them either. Does that take the sting away? The trust is not always there, not because they're black but because some of them look like they will not or cannot assist me. more ›