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By LORRAINE SWANSON

Editor

Freedom of speech prevailed in Uptown when subpoenas seeking ownership information for two anonymous blogs and the identities of anonymous commentators on a message board operated by a block club in Uptown were withdrawn during a court hearing Wednesday afternoon.

In January, attorneys for Wilson Yard developer Peter Holsten…


Renowned Andersonville feminist and children’s bookstore, Women & Children First, is still holding its own against national bookstore chains and online retailers after 30 years in the business.


More than 200 demonstrators converged on City Hall Monday evening, protesting Chicago’s plans to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Six demonstrators were also arrested when they tried to burn an Olympic banner in Daley Plaza.


North Side community gang awareness seminar offers some eye-opening moments.


ChicagoansForRio.com Is For Real

By LORRAINE SWANSON

Editor

Kevin Lynch, the creator and owner of ChicagoansForRio.com says his web site is for real, and not a vast conspiracy of Brazilians posing as Chicagoans who are trying to hurt Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Games.

Stories about the anonymous-up-until-now Web site that featured…


Opposed to the city’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics?  No Games Chicago’s rally in front of City Hall on Tuesday may be your last chance to make some noise before the IOC announces the host city on Oct. 2.


Honoring a legacy.


Rogers Park’s North of Howard community and elected officials will gather this Saturday to dedicate a new recreational center named for the late Olympian Willye B. White.


The fight to defend freedom of speech in Uptown continues.


Police are reviewing security video from the North Side’s CTA red line stops after a man believed responsible for the stabbing death of one man and the wounding of another, was seen fleeing into the Berwyn el station on Saturday.


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