Center Square Journal’s Mike Fourcher held a public meeting at the Dank Haus, in Lincoln Square Thursday evening to discuss the future of the Center Square Journal. Approximately 50 people attended the meeting. Several weeks ago, Mike Fourcher announced that his hyper-local news outlets, Center Square Journal and Roscoe View Journal, would cease operations....
Brad Ball, Associate Director of the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce made the announcement at the monthly chamber lunch today that executive director Garrett FitzGerald had been diagnosed with an inoperable stage 4 brain tumor. The usual chatter in the room died, leaving silence. Garrett, he said, would be starting an aggressive treatment of radiation...
Local politicians, 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar, County Commissioner Bridget Gainer (D-10th Dist.), County Commissioner John Fritchey (D-12th Dist.) and State Representative Ann Williams (D-11th Dist.), hosted a town hall meeting Thursday evening at St. Benedict High School to discuss the pension crises facing the City, County and State. The overflow crowd heard what could only...
From Durango, Colo comes word of the death of Robert A Haugen, 70. The Durango Herald reports Haugen, a graduate of Lane Tech in 1960, died Sun., Jan. 6. Haugen and A. James Heins published data that demonstrated a low risk stocks produce higher returns than higher risk stocks, contradicting a basic understanding of...
In an open letter released Sunday 260 religious leaders are supporting the Religious Freedom and Marriage Act. That act would legalize gay marriage in Illinois. It is being sponsored by Representatives Greg Harris, Sara Feigenholtz, Ann Williams, Kelly Cassidy and Deborah Mell among others. And it is being ushered through the Senate by Illinois...
