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Posts tagged "Chicago"

ATM Fees Pile Up Chicago Consumers' Debt Loads- Know How

Maximum Americans use a major portion of their earning to pay off their credit card interest every month. In addition to this, if you are a consumer in Chicago you have to pay a premium to use cash as well. Wondering how is this possible? Read on to know the answer explicitly. If you are... Read more »
By marcbrown,
April 4, 2011 at 11:44 pm
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Chicago Debt Settlement Firm Sued for Cheating the Clients

Debt settlement scams have been rising in the U.S for quite a few years. These scams are giving a bad name to the debt relief industry. Yet another debt settlement scam surfaced as a Chicago based debt settlement company was busted for illegally collecting huge fees from debt strapped people. This debt settlement company, Legal... Read more »
By marcbrown,
March 7, 2011 at 8:37 am
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My Unofficial Vote for Chicago Mayor: Rahm Emanuel

I lived on the Southwest Side of Chicago for most of my life, specifically in the Gage Park neighborhood.  As a reference, Gage Park is bordered by Marquette Park on the South, where the Nazi Party hosted its rallies in the 1970s, and Brighton Park on the North, where the late Pope John Paul II... Read more »
By JudeeB,
February 21, 2011 at 10:03 pm
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Chicago's political corruption 'Hall of Shame'

There’s a lesson here. A couple really. If a story includes bribery, zoning and a Chicago alderman, chances are its not news. But in this case, former Chicago Ald. Ike Carothers should have learned something from dad, especially if dad were convicted for doing pretty much the same thing decades ago. It’s only fitting that... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
February 2, 2010 at 11:02 am
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What you read last year: Chicago's most circulated library books of 2009

Chicagoans love to read. We love books, real ones. So much so that we made 2009 a second record-setting year for circulation with 9.2 million items checked out in the first 11 months of the year, according to Chicago Public Library spokeswoman Ruth Lednicer. So what are we reading? You may be surprised to find... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
January 6, 2010 at 1:37 pm
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There's a great future in plastics, just not next year in Chicago

It’s no secret Chicago is having a hard time attracting conventioneers, with steep union fees and taxes (the ones Daley said he wouldn’t raise – again). So today’s news that a major plastics convention is headed to Orlando must have felt like a kick to the city’s bottom line. Better luck next time... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
November 17, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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Lincoln Park Now signals new neighborhood outreach of ChicagoNow

Do you live in Lincoln Park? I used to. Or so I thought. My first meal in the city was at Clark’s Diner and my first night spent at the hostel nearby. Over the years I mostly stumbled onto discoveries in the neighborhood, like new restaurants, bars and hangouts. In the several years that followed... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
November 13, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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ChicagoNow welcomes another cop to the fold in The Blue Mile

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our second Chicagoland cop on ChicagoNow. The Blue Mile joins Arresting Tales in proving that police work can be hard but it’s often filled with hilarious moments that can provide valuable insight into the human condition. Whether he’s writing about protesting grannies, suggesting how to properly block... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
November 12, 2009 at 9:17 am
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Daley's budget dance: Read my lips, 'This is going to hurt'

This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Will he? Won’t he? How much is Daley going to take out of my pocket? Who’s going to pay? While Mayor Daley insists he’s not going to raise taxes, some believe there are more creative ways to “tax” our way back to black. HINT: Feed your... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
October 21, 2009 at 10:48 am
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Biggest. Pothole. Ever.

Can’t blame the plows this time. Even before the first snowfall, a massive pothole on the outbound Kennedy Expressway at Adams is forcing drivers to find another way anywhere. Damn. I’m glad I don’t drive anymore. Yowza. Any others we should be avoiding? Send us your pics... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
October 14, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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