Archive for the 'People' Category
Chicago bum culture
Photo by NWalker
“Bum” is a job for all people. No matter what ganders or age. Sometimes a bum can make more than a part time job worker.
Chicago bums have their own block, it’s like they have their own territory. If they follow people they will try not to walk out of their own block.
No commentsMcDonald’s in the Loop: Learn Something
There are two specific McDonald’s in the Loop that interest me. One is on the corner of Wabash and Adams. The other is on State Street in between Jackson and Adams. I eat lunch at one of these fast food restaurants every now and then. Here, at McDonald’s, you can always learn about how people think and interact with each other.
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Chicago Skateboarding
Here’s a pretty rough outline of skateboarding in the city of Chicago. It’s not the easiest thing, living in quite possibly one of the most uptight cities in the states, but it gets done and here’s how.
No commentsFear Not!
What type of people live in Chicago? My Aunt Eva, born June 15, 1916, has lived in Chicago most of her life, but lives in fear of the city, its residents, and its technology. Yes, I said technology.
Todd and George
Todd Stroger has many disturbing similarties to George W. Bush. Here are just 3.
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Safer City–or Just Stupider?
Podcast reveals weird and wacky crimes.
Early in 2007, the Chicago Police Department released 2006 crime statistics for the Windy City. Although violent crime in other large cities across the nation for the first six months of 2006 continued to rise, Chicago stats reached a 15-year low.
Vets Come Up
I am a U.S. veteran and an advocate for veterans benefits and V.A. hospital reform.The Coalition on Homelessness reports 18,000 veterans are homeless in the Chicago area.
In spite of Walter Reed Medical Center being thrust into the limelight, it is obvious that the Veterans Administration is not taking care of its own in other vital areas, such as homelessness.
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A trend in “Chi-Tonw”
No, that’s not a typo. There’s a trendy tattoo to get in these parts. People are getting the name “Chi-Tonw” on them. That’s right, “Chi-Tonw”, not “Chi-Town.” And you thought dudes wearing chick pants was a weird trend.
Art Show Recap
art show 4.21.07
Last saturday’s art show started a bit late but ended with a bang. The turnout was amazing, thanks to everyone that showed up. All you can drink, dollar donations, art for sale and good company weren’t the only perks of the night, at one point Lincoln Park police officers raided the event after a fleeing graffiti writer snuck into the show.
Photos after the jump..
No commentsTraffic Control?
It was last year when I first noticed them. By them, I mean the traffic controllers, the people in neon yellow vests that stand at the loop’s major intersections during rush hour. I watched two such ladies at the intersection of State and Jackson from a bus window one day and I got to thinking- what are these people doing?
