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Register Now – Earth Day Clean-Up at Ward Park on April 27
The Friends of the Parks 30th Annual Chicagoland Earth Day Parks and Preserves Clean-Up will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Join the River North Residents Association and Friends of the Parks in celebration of Earth Day by volunteering to help make A. Montgomery Ward Park cleaner, safer and…
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No Fee Veterans City Sticker Program
The Office of the City Clerk recently launched a pilot program that allows qualifying Veteran’s with an Illinois Driver’s License or State ID with a Veteran’s designation issued on or before December 31, 2018 to be eligible to receive one No Fee City Sticker for a passenger, large passenger or motorbike for FREE. Qualifying Veterans will…
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Navy Pier’s Loop – New Interactive Public Art Installation in Polk Bros Park
Navy Pier brings visual and interactive art full circle with its latest free public art installation, Loop. Inspired by the zoetrope – an optical device invented in the 19th century – this retro-futuristic machine creates playful animations with the simple pull of a lever, bringing to life 13 classic fairytales. The interactive and whimsical installation will remain…
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MAYOR EMANUEL AND ALDERMAN BURNETT OPEN ANNEX AT SKINNER WEST
Annex houses 22 classrooms, including a computer lab, science lab, art room and multipurpose room Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Alderman Walter Burnett on Sunday 2/24/19 to cut the ribbon on the 36,000-square-foot annex at Skinner West Elementary School. The four-story annex has 22 classrooms, including an art room, a computer room, and a science lab, as…
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Art on theMART returns on March 13!
Art on theMART is back! The largest permanent digital art projection in the world returns on March 13th with a program to celebrate the 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre with a work by renowned lighting designer John Boesche. See the new program for yourself, Wednesday to Sunday beginning fifteen minutes after sunset. For more information, visit artonthemart.com
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Wild Mile – Community Meeting #2 Update
Thank you to everyone who attended the second Wild Mile Chicago community meeting last Thursday, February 7 at Leslie Hall! For those who weren’t able to attend or for those who attended and have more thoughts to share, we still want to hear from you! We have uploaded a copy of the presentation and design…