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Moreno, Fioretti: 2 of 8 Aldermen in Opposition of Ordinance Granting City Authority to Garnish State Tax Returns

By at February 17, 2012 | 7:07 pm | 1 Comments

Moreno, Fioretti: 2 of 8 Aldermen in Opposition of Ordinance Granting City Authority to Garnish State Tax Returns

Two days after its passage, several concerns remain over the details of an ordinance granting the city authority to collect both tax and non-tax debts from Illinois state tax returns. The ordinance, which is intended to collect past-due fines, tickets and city judgments from scofflaws, swept through the City Council on Wednesday with a 31-8 vote. However, due to the more...

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‘Wicked’ Tagger Charged with First Degree Murder, Rapist Accompanied by Two Lawyers

By at February 17, 2012 | 5:32 pm | 0 Comment

‘Wicked’ Tagger Charged with First Degree Murder, Rapist Accompanied by Two Lawyers

Earlier today, volunteer court advocates* Joe Kopera and Sandy Johnson went to 26th and California, Cook County's Criminal Court Branch 66, to follow up on two cases with local connections: Tagger Kristopher J. Klimala's brutal stabbing murder of another tagger, Linear Cabellero, this past January 21st, near Armitage and Western, and the rape which occurred on the 2300 more...

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Dispatch from Beat 1432 and 1433 CAPS Meeting

By at February 17, 2012 | 12:34 pm | 1 Comments

Dispatch from Beat 1432 and 1433 CAPS Meeting

Last night there was a packed room in the basement of St. Mary of the Angels School, 1850 N. Hermitage, with over 40 residents and concerned business owners hoping to connect with local beat officers and CAPS facilitators on the subject of neighborhood safety, especially in light of yesterday's incident at a floral shop on the 1900 block of W. North, which is in Beat 1433 more...

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Opening Soon: Huma Salon

By at February 17, 2012 | 9:04 am | 0 Comment

Opening Soon: Huma Salon

In relatively fast turnover news, the former Allstate insurance office (agent Pete Fernandez and his team relocated around the corner, to 1719 N. Western) at 1909 N. Milwaukee, just north of the Milwaukee and Armitage intersection, has a new tenant, and the good news is that Huma's Salon is hoping to open as early as this Saturday. Locals whose eyebrows react more...

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Safety Alert: Tweety Bird Tattoo on Offender’s Neck, Local Florist Safe, Recovering, Guardian Angels Offering Free Self Defense Class this Saturday

By at February 16, 2012 | 2:03 pm | 2 Comments

Safety Alert: Tweety Bird Tattoo on Offender’s Neck, Local Florist Safe, Recovering, Guardian Angels Offering Free Self Defense Class this Saturday

Via this breaking Sun-Times story, we just learned that a woman an employee of Asrai Garden, in the 1900 block of W. North, just east of the Milwaukee/Damen/North intersection, was stabbed during a robbery by an individual posing as a window washer. The offender got away from the shop with an indeterminate amount of cash and is on the loose. Please be alert and on the more...

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Dispatch from Beat 1434 CAPS Meeting

By at February 16, 2012 | 1:20 am | 2 Comments

Dispatch from Beat 1434 CAPS Meeting

CAPS facilitator Sandy Johnson, along with 14th District Commander Linda Flores and quite a few beat officers, discussed recent crime events and new developments in cases with neighbors at the Bucktown-Wicker Park Library, 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave., earlier tonight. Among residents' concerns was a certain fellow who has been known to frequent Churchill Park's dog run with more...

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Updated: New Fish’s (Feb. 14!) Hot Outta Da Tank V-Day Guide

By at February 14, 2012 | 2:24 pm | 0 Comment

Updated: New Fish’s (Feb. 14!) Hot Outta Da Tank V-Day Guide

[caption id="attachment_7620" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cookies from Red Hen"] UPDATED (Feb. 14)--- James of New Fish Aquarium Services , 1180 N. Milwaukee., recognized my need for creative expression, and allowed me to start blogging for the pipeline! And what a better occasion than today, aka Valentine's Day than for a Red Velvet fish like myself to more...

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Words and Images from Jazz Weekend in Wicker Park

By at February 13, 2012 | 9:27 pm | 2 Comments

Words and Images from Jazz Weekend in Wicker Park

Many of the attendees of the second installment of the 'Jazz Weekend in Wicker Park' fundraiser this past Saturday at A.N. Pritzker School (2009 W. Schiller Ave.) hadn't initially planned on checking out jazz for a consecutive night, however, the prior evening's performance by the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, featuring Kahil El'Zabar, Corey Wilkes, and Ernest Khabeer Dawkins more...

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Spaces with Eva Bergant, Feb. 13

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Spaces with Eva Bergant, Feb. 13

Spaces February 13, 2012 Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day! Today we're keeping things short and sweet. Seven properties found new owners in Wicker Park and Bucktown this past week. Six were attached condos, and one was a two-unit building in the 2000 block of W. Webster which sold for $330,000. Attached Single: 1335 N Bosworth #2N 2 bedroom 2 bath Garage space more...

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Now Hiring: InnJoy, Second Time Around

By at February 13, 2012 | 4:12 pm | 0 Comment

Now Hiring: InnJoy, Second Time Around

Both Innjoy, 2051 W. Division, and the upcoming Second Time Around designer resale shop, 1543 N. Milwaukee, appear to be hiring, per signs in their respective windows. Innjoy is looking for a Friday and Saturday nights door man. The Pipeline put a call into STA to learn more. Per a representative, they're looking for "Someone with open availability, for part time more...

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