Homicide Map
Red Line Contingency Plan Passes First
Test
The Red Line Project's
Josclynn Brandon braved the real test of the Red Line South construction plan
-- the first rush-hour commute from 95th Street. Her experience in a nutshell?
Smooth sailing.
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Social media: Riders react
- Preview: The Thin Red Line
Graphic: Part of the Red Line South Branch.
News
Board
Votes to Close 50 CPS Schools
On a wild day of protests and
confrontations between security and parents, the school board voted to close 50
CPS schools on Wednesday -- 49 elementary and one high school. Four of
the original 54 schools were spared. List | Map
- Trumbull closing: Protest | Hearing | Announcement
- Protests: Thousands protest | Students demonstrate
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Multimedia: Audio slideshow | Video
Photo: Protesters outside CPS, demanding to be let into the
meeting. (Photo/Josclynn Brandon)
News
Tracking Chicago's Worst
Sidewalks
Anyone who lives in Chicago has encountered a crummy sidewalk. In some
neighborhoods, you'll find dozens of them. The Chicago Stumbler Tumblr blog
tracks those sidewalks through an interactive map and photos.
Homicides Map
Data Visualization:
2012 Homicides by Ward
The Red Line Project's Clayton
Guse mapped the city's 2012 homicides against Chicago's wards. Search the
interactive map by address, sort by victim age and date, click on
the pins for homicide details and the wards for alderman contact information.
Full
story
Credits: RedEye's homicide tracker, the
City Data Portal
and Derek Eder's searchable map
template.
