Year: 2008
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311 Call Leads to Closing of the Lawrence Grill
Similar to the Quizno’s closing of last month, debacle, here’s another 311 call about sewage leading to the shutdown of another restaurant. Northwest Side Restaurant Shut By City Health Department Raw Sewage Backup in Basement A Northwest Side restaurant was ordered closed today after Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors discovered a critical violation…
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Mexico’s Virtual Kidnappings
Now that’s a telephone threat. Exploiting Real Fears With ‘Virtual Kidnappings’ – New York Times. The twist is that little Pablo or Teresa is safe and sound at school, not duct-taped to a chair in a rundown flophouse somewhere or stuffed in the back of a pirate taxi. But when the cellphone call comes in,…
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2425 W. Arthington
Permit #: 100231947 Applicant: Taylor Excavating Inc. Owner: 2425 W. Arthington Inc. Permit Description: Wreck and remove a 2-1/2 story frame building and garage Status (if applicable): Released 5/8/08 [new application due to inactivity; application for this address previously released 8/24/07]
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Steve Walters / Screwball Press > Daley Posters
Steve Walters / Screwball Press > Daley / 1968 Double Print, originally uploaded by juggernautco. I love the work of Steve Walters. When they write the books about the (continuing) silkscreen poster movement in Chicago, he is Chapter 1 in all of them. I have three pieces of his that riff on the same big…
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Open Government Data and the EveryBlock Project
Today I published this post on MediaShift IdeaLab: Open Government Data and the EveryBlock Project