Bronzeville
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Locals Become Shark Bait: Video Coming Soon....Wait For It
A shark ate my homework.Just kidding. We were having some technical issues that wouldn't allow me to post last night, so the much ballyhooed interviews with two sets of local "Shark Tank" contestants will be up by this afternoon even if I have to skip lunch.Cool cartoon version of Sensual...
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A review of CTA Green Line crime
For more than a week, "Going Public" has been looking at crime problems at Green Line stations since the CTA recently announced that 24 Green Line stations (all Green Line stations except those in the Loop) are seeing new security cameras. The rest of the stations will have cameras by...
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These CTA stops see trespassers
The CTA recently announced that 24 Green Line stations (all Green Line stations except those in the Loop) are seeing new security cameras. The rest of the stations will have cameras by the end of this year, according to the CTA. For the next week, "Going Public" will look at...
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These CTA stops are magnets for drugs
The CTA recently announced that 24 Green Line stations (all Green Line stations except those in the Loop) are seeing new security cameras. The rest of the stations will have cameras by the end of this year, according to the CTA. For the next week, "Going Public" will look at...
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Who's not paying for the CTA Green Line?
The CTA announced last week that 24 Green Line stations (all Green Line stations except those in the Loop) are seeing new security cameras. The rest of the stations will have cameras by the end of this year, according to the CTA.For the next week, "Going Public" will look at...
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Crime at CTA Roosevelt stop highlighted
The CTA announced last week that 24 Green Line stations (all Green Line stations except those in the Loop) are seeing new security cameras. The rest of the stations will have cameras by the end of this year, according to the CTA.For the next week, "Going Public" will look at...
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Bronzeville seeing increase in murders
By Tracy SwartzRedEyeBronzeville, which is part of the Douglas and Grand Boulevard community areas on the South Side, saw two homicides in the last week.A 32-year-old man was stabbed to death Wednesday morning in the 3500 block of South King Drive, police said. Meanwhile, a 79-year-old man was shot to...
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Adopt my stop! Apple teams up with CTA to revamp North/Clybourn. What's next?
The North/Clybourn station on the Red Line is no CTA gem. Better outdoor lighting would spotlight peeling paint and scratched glass at the entry ways. Sections of the ceiling are missing paint, the escalators crackle and tiles on the wall show signs of scrubbed graffiti....
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CTA express buses aren't that much faster
Here is today's "Going Public" column. Rider feedback has been added to the end of the column. Please feel free to add your comments below."X" may mark the spot for elimination. The CTA board is expected to vote Thursday on proposed fare hikes and service cuts including the cancellation of...
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Bronzeville area sees three murders this week
By Tracy SwartzRedEyeGrand Boulevard, which includes part of Bronzeville, saw three homicides this week.An 18-year-old man was shot to death in the 4200 block of South Prairie Avenue on Tuesday, according to preliminary police information.On Sunday, a 44-year-old man was shot to death in the 4900 block of South Langley Avenue...
