Top 10 reasons to move to Illinois. Not just Chicago.

As my readers know, I recently relocated to Chicago after spending the better part of the past year hopping between various points in the Philippines and the U.S. While I’m not dumb enough to claim that the Windy City is paradise—what with its horrific metro system, wacky weather and war zone-level of bloodshed—my experiences over the past year show that Chicago is amazingly underrated ...

Adding a new mural to downtown Elgin just got easier, due to ordinance change. Elgin wants to bolster its identity as “City of the Arts” by opening the door to more downtown murals, but not ...

The Shops at North Bridge – Opened in 2000, this is not only the newest mall in downtown Chicago, but also the newest enclosed mall in the entire Chicagoland area. Located in the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue, The Shops at North Bridge is anchored by the midwest Nordstrom flagship – which is actually a block west, past Rush Street – and features a five-level enclosed concourse of ...

The median sales price for homes in Chicago real estate market for Mar 1 to May 30 was $277,500 based on 5,053 home sales. The median rent per month for apartments in Chicago for Apr 28 to May 28 was $1,700. Average price per square foot for Chicago was $221, an increase of 1% compared to the same period last year.

CHICAGO ELECTION RESULTS. For the first time in a very long time, Chicago voters went to the polls to vote for Mayor when there was no clear front-runner candidate and in a wide-open race.

Chicago, Illinois. Home to some 80 000 Lithuanians, Chicagoland is perhaps the second important center of Lithuanian nation after Lithuania itself and it has been so for well over a century. Between the 1890s and 1930s, there were more Lithuanians in Chicago than in any town or city of their still agricultural former homeland.

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Abingdon - Abingdon Middle School - There have been stories of a teacher who hung herself because her kid fell down the stairs on a tricycle.They have heard screaming and yelling and squealing of the tricycle tires. There have been sightings of the woman and child together again.

A system as old, complex and eclectic as the "L" is bound to pose a few questions every now and then, even to the most experienced rider.So, below are a compilation of the most Frequently Asked Questions (also known as FAQs) about the Chicago "L" .

It’s not all sunshine, seashore, and smiles. Here are 20 reasons not to move to Florida. 1. There are too many old people. There are a lot of old people in Florida and they drive too darn slow, their blinkers on the whole time.