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Trumbull PhotoSchools Out: Staying off the CPS Hit List
Trumbull Elementary in Andersonville is one of 129 CPS schools hoping not to be among the 80 that could potentially be closed later this month. What losing a school means to a community ... 

 
Photo: Lyman Trumbull Elementary School in Andersonville is one of 129 schools on the CPS "hit list." (Photo/Joe Ruppel)

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The Recyclery Photo by Maria BaglienRecyclery Keeps Rogers Park Cyclists Rolling
Jesse Miller and a group of friends formed a non-profit organization in East Rogers Park that repairs donated bikes and either sells or donates them to people who need them. Take a tour of the facility and meet the people who keep it going.

Photo: The back shop at The Recyclery. (Photo by Maria Baglien)

                                                                                                                     

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79th Street Mural Photo by Rima ThompsonCTA Arts Program Telling Community Stories
The CTA and the Chicago Cultural Art Center are working together to bring a neighborhood identity to Red Line El train stations and their corresponding neighborhoods with colorful mosaics, art and sculpture. 

Photo: “South Side Weave,” by Stephen Marc, at the 79th Street station. (Photo by Rima Thompson)

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Carmen's Photo by Nimrah Pervez Carmen's Pizza Monday Special Gives Rogers Park Patrons a Real Deal
Carmen's Pizza, a longtime  Rogers Park restaurant, has added a 50 percent off Monday special that has people talking -- and eating. (Photo by Nimrah Pervez)