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By CHIRP Radio
CHIRP Radio produced this report in September.
“The civil war in Syria drove the Adris family from their home. The war claimed three family members. After a three-year wait, they were able to resettle in Chicago thanks to the Syrian Community Network, and Suzanne Akhras Sahloul, who runs that organization as a volunteer.”
Posted on November 19, 2015
By Free Spirit Media
“In this newscast, FSM News South details the experience of high school students, focusing especially on seniors. Montell Moore and Desiree Williams anchor this show with topics ranging from senioritis to financial aid. Produced by teen journalists at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Chicago.”
Also: Sophomores are irrelevant.
Posted on November 18, 2015
By The Forest Preserves Of Cook County and the Brookfield Zoo
A century after near-extinction from the State of Illinois and decades after reintroduction, an urban river otter has found its way into the southern region of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, calling an isolated pond within the preserves home.
The Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which operates Brookfield Zoo, have since collaborated to study the otter’s behavior. CZS veterinarians surgically implanted a transmitter in the otter, allowing wildlife biologists to track how the animal moves and learn how far the otter travels from its home base, while hopefully leading researchers to other otters in the area.
Dr. Mike explains:
Posted on November 17, 2015
By J.J. Tindall
Every Cloud a Sphinx
They stray across the white-blue sky
In pieces, like classical statues
Of old gods and bitter generals, or
Streamlined griffins and soft sphinx.
I infer the nearly-unmediated sublime,
Mediated only by mind.
Then suddenly, an anomaly
In the blue, suburban sky:
Every cloud a sphinx!
Posted on November 16, 2015
By Amy Falk/Falk Associates
Dear Journalists,
Iron Gate Motor Condos, the ultimate car lifestyle complex at 2212 Ferry Road in Naperville, has concluded development of Phase I and has just announced construction of Phase II of the 160-unit project.
The Iron Gate facility offers car owners a highly secure, controlled environment for their collection along with the camaraderie that only a common-interest community can offer.
Posted on November 3, 2015
By Kay Kay & Von Von
“The Pulitzer Crew produced a mockumentary promoting their documentary, Fighting with Music.”
Posted on October 27, 2015
By Greg Bailey/Reuters
When the last section of St. Louis’s Gateway Arch, an American landmark as iconic as the Statue of Liberty, was hoisted into place on Oct 28, 1965, it was the concluding act of a story that began more than 30 years earlier.
From rigged votes in a bond election to fund the project, to a famous father-son mix-up when the winning architect was alerted, to a civil rights protest high above ground, some of the Arch’s rich, complicated history during those three decades has largely been forgotten as the 630-foot-tall, stainless steel structure nears its 50th anniversary.
Posted on October 26, 2015
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