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City to open farmers' markets in "food deserts"
FIVE NEW FARMERS MARKETS CREATED IN FOOD DESERTS Markets Also Provide Cooking Demonstrations, Gardening Tips, Nutrition Education and Accept LINK. CHICAGO – Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the locations of five new farmers markets that will open this...Tags: Kraft Foods, Inc., Chicago Botanic Garden, Nutrition, Health, Michelle Obama
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The Keeping Kids Safe Project
Staff reporterLyons, IL - The Keeping Kids Safe Project by S.I.P. Kids, a national child safety organization who tours the country providing free FBI quality digital fingerprints for children, is coming to Lyons to host a free child safety fair. The fair will be...Tags: Crimes, Personal Data Collection, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, FBI
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Associate Justice, Alan Page
Staff reporterAlan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton, Ohio) is a jurist and former professional American football player. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1963, received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Sports, African Americans, Career and Workplace, Radio
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Alderman Robert Fioretti
Staff reporter2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti was elected on April 17 and took office on May 21, 2007. His ward covers a number of communities in the city from Sacramento Street on the west side, through the loop, the south loop and south through Bronzeville to 37th...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Northern Illinois University, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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WGN-AM RADIO 720, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS EMPLOYMENT
Statement of EEO Policy WGN-AM Radio 720, an equal opportunity employer, is dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies, and we seek the help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants. Organizations that wish to receive...Tags: Chicago, Career and Workplace, Radio, Michigan, Employment
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Legally Speaking
You loved L.A. Law. You thought Twelve Angry Men was the best movie you ever saw. When the O.J. trial was over, you wept. Now's your chance to listen to WGN's award-winning legal talk show "Legally Speaking" with Chicago attorney Karen Conti. Even if you...Tags: Sports, Democratic Party, Legal Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Television
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, August 2005
Staff reporterAs the Gulf Coast--and New Orleans in particular--struggles to recover from the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Extension 720 gathered a panel of experts to discuss a variety of aspects of the tragedy, particularly the infrastructural and...Tags: Steve Kirby, Technology, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Kirk's sexual orientation questioned in GOP opponent's ad
Chicago TribuneA perennial candidate with a history of anti-Semitic rhetoric and legal disputes in federal court launched a radio ad for his Republican U.S. Senate campaign today that questioned the sexual orientation of the front-runner in the race. Andy Martin, who...Tags: Primaries, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Washington Post, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Peterson Loses Control of Savio's Estate
(WGN-AM)-The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled against Drew Peterson in a fight over the estate of his late third wife, Kathleen Savio. The high court on Thursday let stand a lower-court decision that takes away the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Will County, Assault, Death, Stacy Peterson
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Same-Sex Marriage Ban Upheld in California
(WGN-AM)- The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, but it also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who married before the law took effect will stay wed.
The 6-1 decision written by Chief Justice Ron...Tags: San Francisco, Constitutional Issues, California, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sonia Sotomayor becomes 111th Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice.
Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only...Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Constitutional Issues, Ceremonies, Society, Crime, Law and Justice
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Appeals Court Upholds Chicago and Oak Park Handgun Bans
(WGN-AM) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, handing a sharp defeat to the National Rifle Association. The Second Amendment to the Constitution...Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Constitutional Issues, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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