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Basketball 101, Through Jaded-Colored Glasses
by ERIC KAYNE | Apr 2, 2010
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Ultimo Will Close After Four Decades
by jpvelez | Jan 29, 2010
Ultimo, a symbol of European haute couture in Chicago, is closing its doors on Saturday after 40 years. It would be easy to attribute Ultimo’s demise to the economy or the designer flagships cropping up within blocks of Oak Street. The depersonalization of luxury selling by online auction sites has not helped. But those explanations
Response to "In Race for U.S. School Grant Is a Fear of Winning"
by jpvelez | Jan 25, 2010
Re: “In Race for U.S. School Grants Is a Fear of Winning,” (Chicago section, Jan. 16), the concern was raised that federal stimulus dollars awarded in the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” competition would only last three years, which would cause a funding cliff for districts that sign on to aggressive reforms
Case Involving Firefighters Goes to Supreme Court
by jpvelez | Jan 10, 2010
When a federal court found in 2005 that Chicago’s 1995 test for aspiring firefighters discriminated against minorities, the city did not disagree. But rather than settle, the city appealed the ruling in 2007 on the ground that the suit was not filed in time. Benna Solomon, a lawyer for the city, said, “Title VII requires
Photographers Seek a Lift With a Pop-Up Gallery
by jpvelez | Dec 27, 2009
One of the Loop’s first “pop-up galleries” occupies a storefront at 29 E. Madison St. and features 50 works by members of the new Chicago Photography Collective. Made up of 30 local shooters, the collective grew from an informal club whose five members met monthly in local diners to lament the state of their craft.