Archive for August, 2010
Collegians: Pay Your Rent or Answer to WilliamPaid
When I was in college, I lived with three girls. Three of us paid our rent on time. Not the fourth. It became an uncomfortable monthly struggle with the fourth, which culminated in the end of the friendship between us three and that fourth. Leave it to technology to find a fix for that. WilliamPaid, [...]
Check Illinois Lost and Found for Property Owed You
Need some money? Want some property? There might be some waiting for you to claim. The state of Illinois is holding more than $1.4 billion in cash and property that actually belongs to many of its residents. In fact, there is a one-in-five chance that some of it is yours. It can be anything from [...]
Shodeen Buyers Appreciate Well-Stocked Design Center and Expert Assistance
Oftentimes when you purchase a new home, you can plan on racking up mileage on the car and filling up extra slots on your calendar. That’s because when it’s time to make important selections like cabinetry, flooring and lighting fixtures, you’ll likely have to make several trips to various home improvement stores, suppliers and builder [...]
Mural New Source of Pride to Uptown Neighborhood
Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood was just uplifted. A new mural designed by teenagers was unveiled Saturday at Uplift Community High School, 900 W. Wilson. The bricolage mosaic, which covers multiple exterior walls of the school, was created over six weeks this summer by After School Matters students involved in the Green Star Movement’s Uplift Bricolage Mural [...]
Daley Chooses Chicago Native to Head the CHA
Mayor Richard M. Daley on Saturday appointed James Reynolds, Jr., to the board of the Chicago Housing Authority; his first step in making Reynolds the new CHA chairman. Reynolds, 56, is the chief executive officer of Loop Capital Markets, a Chicago-based global investment firm. Daley appointed Reynolds as a member of the board of the [...]
