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Chicagoans Can Now Text Requests For Non-Emergency Service
The City of Chicago’s 311 system is adding a new option, allowing residents to text in service requests.
Copper Thieves Strike HIV/AIDS Service Center; Patients High And Dry
Services have been all but shut down at an HIV/AIDS service center on the city’s West Side for the past two weeks, after vandals stole copper from the building and left it without electricity or air conditioning.
RTA To Weigh Money-Saving Consolidations Of CTA, Metra, Pace Operations
The chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority is floating a proposal he says could save taxpayers as much as $150 million a year.
Pfleger: Entire Englewood Neighborhood Is The Victim Of A Crime
The Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Parish is lashing out at the loss of services for the struggling people in communities on the city’s South Side, particularly Englewood.
Priest To Return To Services After Brutal Beating
CHICAGO (CBS) — A South Side priest who was brutally beaten in his own church is set to return to services Thursday evening. The Rev. Daniel Mallette, 80, is expected to be at mass Thursday […]
Emanuel Revives Plan To Expand Sales Tax To Services, Cut Tax Rate
Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed Wednesday that he plans to move forward with a controversial tax plan from his campaign for mayor – cutting the city’s sales tax, but applying it to several services that now go untaxed.
Services Planned For Chicago Woman Killed At Indiana State Fair
The Chicago woman killed in the Indiana Fair stage collapse last Saturday will be buried later this week.
City Officials: Mental Health Services Will Remain Strong
The Emanuel Administration is trying to reassure mental health advocates that patients will continue to receive good services, despite the city’s efforts to save money.
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