Month: April 2007

  • 850 N. Lake Shore Dr. [Lake Shore Athletic Club building]

    Permit #: 100173250 Applicant: Brandenburg Industrial Service Company Owner: Northwestern University Permit Description: 16-story steel frame, brick and stone building with 6-story steel and brick portion. Demolition of building above grade, retain foundations. Status (if applicable): 90-day hold set to expire on 7/16/2007; hold extended to 9/14/2007; hold extended to 12/13/2007; hold extended to 1/14/08;…

  • Imus, Corzine, and Unintended Consequences

    N.J. governor critical after SUV crash       AP – 1 hour,  21 minutes ago        CAMDEN,N.J. – Gov. Jon S. Corzine was in critical condition Friday butexpected to recover after his SUV crashed into a guard rail whileheading to a meeting between Don Imus and the Rutgers women’sbasketball team.

  • Kurt Vonnegut is Dead

    Died last night in Manhattan. He was a great man; towering. I felt better knowing he was alive somewhere, scratching his head at newspapers. Don’t know why I cried my eyes out when I learned of his death. I know he’d think it was silly, but I did. God bless us all.

  • Odd Spam Notice re: Fema.gov

    The message “Missle Strike: The USA kills more then 20000 Iranian citizens” from thirstily (fhd@fema.gov) contained a virus or a suspicious attachment. It was therefore not fetched from your account dan_x_oneil@yahoo.com and has been left on the server. If you wish to write to thirstily, just hit reply and send thirstily a message. Thanks, The…

  • Chicago Citizen Corps' Community Emergency Response Team Training

    The dates for the next 20-Hour CERT training course in Chiacgo are April 24th from 6-9pm. They will meet every Tuesday and Thursday through to May 15th.