Category: Future of News

• Good News for Net Neutrality and by Extension, the Economy

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• By Ed Finkel, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program The West Haven “Phoenix Rising” mural on the back wall of Victor Herbert Elementary School facing Touhy Herbert Park looked faded, chipped,…

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• By Lorraine Swanson, editor, Lake Effect News For the generations of McKeevers, Browns, Clarks, Jenkins, Thurmans, Austins, Grays, Lewises, Joneses, Colliers and Bakers that grew up on the 4600…

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• Budget-conscious diners in the city aren’t normally at the vanguard of food trends. But when it comes to recession-proof eating, they lead the way – straight to the nearest BYOB. Restaurants…

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• A proposed ordinance that would restrict open burns in forest preserves and city parks was shelved before an expected vote at last week’s Chicago City Council meeting, sent back to a committee for…

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• The Chicago City Council last week deferred the vote on a “right-to-know” ordinance requiring hotels to notify prospective guests of workers who are on strike for more than 20 days. For the…

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• Top 5 Web Trends of 2009: Mobile Web & Augmented Reality

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• Gapers Block: Merge – Chi-Town Daily News Folds – broke the news about the online news site Chitowndailynews.com, 2007 winner of Knight news challenge grant ($340,000) and its current economic…

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• Twitter will add dashboard features to make for “monetization.”

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• It’s coming down to a battle for each aldermanic vote in a fight over the addition of the first Wal-Mart on the South Side. A group of local ministers demanded attention at city hall this week in…

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