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    May 18, 2013 |Story| AM News

  1. Family Services has a strong local history

    Recently, The Advocate-Messenger described a discussion of city commissioners about when the city began supporting charitable organizations. I do not wish to enter the political aspect of the discussion, but merely to report on the historical issue in...

    Tags: Charity, Jane Addams, Rentals, American Red Cross

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Museums

    Elmhurst Historical Museum 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst; 630-833-1457, elmhursthistory.org The regional history museum is located in the Glos Mansion, former home of Elmhurst's first village president, Henry L. Glos, and offers a look at the lifestyle...

    Tags: Arts, Boy Scouts of America, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment, Youth Organizations

    3. May 9, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Robert Sickinger, pioneer of Chicago theater, dies at 86

    Robert Sickinger, a pivotal figure in the development of Chicago's off-Loop theater scene, died Thursday morning at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. Sickinger was 86. His daughter, Erika, said her father died from natural causes.
    Robert Sickinger, a pivotal figure in the development of Chicago's off-Loop theater scene, died Thursday morning at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. Sickinger was 86. His daughter, Erika, said her father died from natural causes. To the extent that...

    Tags: Jane Addams, Arts and Culture, Obituaries, Chicago Reader, Chicago Loop

    4. Feb 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago Community Trust encourages nonprofits to merge, form partnerships

    Chicago's largest donor to local charities also is helping some go out of business.
    Chicago's largest donor to local charities also is helping some go out of business. During the past five years, the Chicago Community Trust has assisted more than 100 nonprofit organizations with costs associated with a closing, merger or...

    Tags: Jane Addams, Cerebral Palsy, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Restructuring and Recapitalization

    5. Sep 7, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Chicago Confidential: Eleanor Foundation to merge into Chicago Foundation for Women

    The Eleanor Foundation, a nonprofit primarily assisting single mothers that is more than 110 years old, will soon wind down its operations and transfer its approximately $7 million in assets to the Chicago Foundation for Women.
    The Eleanor Foundation, a nonprofit primarily assisting single mothers that is more than 110 years old, will soon wind down its operations and transfer its approximately $7 million in assets to the Chicago Foundation for Women. "This is not done in a...

    Tags: Jane Addams, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Finance, Melissa Harris

    6. Apr 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Chicago's other Nobel Peace Prize laureate

    Quick, name Chicago's Nobel Peace Prize winners. President Barack Obama and Hull House co-founder Jane Addams are two. But the third? That would be former Vice President Charles Gates Dawes, who lived in Evanston and whose lakefront mansion is now the Evanston History Center.
    Quick, name Chicago's Nobel Peace Prize winners. President Barack Obama and Hull House co-founder Jane Addams are two. But the third? That would be former Vice President Charles Gates Dawes, who lived in Evanston and whose lakefront mansion is now the...

    Tags: Germany, Nobel Prize Awards, Paul Revere, Korean War (1950-1953), Music Industry

    7. Mar 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago

    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...

    Tags: Uno Chicago Grill, Christianity, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Arts, Butch O'Hare

    8. May 20, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. From canals to clocks: Famous Chicago conventions

    The NATO summit, which opens Sunday with more than 60 heads of state expected to attend, is the most august such gathering in Chicago history. As far as conventions go, though, the number of participants is middling compared with others the city regularly hosts, namely the radiologists and the restaurateurs, who were unceremoniously bounced by NATO. And the impact? Time will tell, but Chicago has been the home to a number of momentous decisions, movements and gatherings. William Host, associate professor of hospitality and tourism at Roosevelt University, who makes a point of knowing such things, offered up these four influential meetings.
    The NATO summit, which opens Sunday with more than 60 heads of state expected to attend, is the most august such gathering in Chicago history. As far as conventions go, though, the number of participants is middling compared with others the city regularly...

    Tags: Travel, NATO, Transportation, Government, Feminism

    9. Jan 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    10. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Jane Addams Hull House to close

    The need for its services is as strong as ever, but after years of rising costs and dwindling income from fundraising the Jane Addams Hull House Association will close and file for bankruptcy, the agency said today.
    Tribune reporter
    The need for its services is as strong as ever, but after years of rising costs and dwindling income from fundraising the Jane Addams Hull House Association will close and file for bankruptcy, the agency said today. "For the last several years the agency...

    Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Abusive Behavior, Bankruptcy, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning

    11. Sep 15, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. This fall, a Black Ensemble Theater transformed

    Jackie Taylor, the founder and artistic director of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater, is staring at an utterly transformative fall.
    Jackie Taylor, the founder and artistic director of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater, is staring at an utterly transformative fall. On Nov. 18, the $19 million new Black Ensemble Theater will open at the hitherto moribund 4450 North Clark St.,...

    Tags: Theater, Arts, Dionne Warwick, Public Employees, Minority Groups

    12. Oct 28, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  12. 12-year-old’s bicycle donation program gears up for fourth year

    TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » News
    For a fourth year, a Wilmette pre-teen is setting the wheels in motion for a bicycle donation program that benefits needy children in Chicago. Nicole …...
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