Covering news, politics and the media in the River City since 2002.

Chicago's best street style & fashion blog Chicago fashion style trends.

Peoria, Illinois web usability, music marketing, online videos.

Chicago History Caught in the Web: 10/9/08, written 1 day ago, Learning Starts in Your Own Backyard Chicago Weekly, a publication of the University of Chicago, announced the launch of a new Chicago Studies program: "Chicago 101: The University of Chicago has a new classroom—the city itself.&q...

I just registered this thought… about registering to vote, written 1 week ago, Me? I see this presidential election as one of the seminal events in American history. Where I stand? Oh, I will vote. And I hope you will join me. But to do so, you've got to register. On the fence?... [[ This is a con...

This digest is here to introduce readers to the Chicago blogosphere, and report the best news about Chicago's life.

1 out of 4 City employees don't live in the City, written 12 hours ago, Tucked away in the agenda for next week's City Council meeting is a report on city employee residency. Overall, 73% (580 out of 795) of the city's permanent, full-time staff lives inside the city, which means that over a quarter...

Analysis of proposed CTA fare hike and its effects on riders, written 16 hours ago, Unless you were hiding under a rock for the last 24 hours and just came up for air at this Internet address, you heard about the proposed CTA fare increase. Key provisions: Bus fare increases from $1.75 to $2, whethe...

Bringing you most important news from Illinois area.

The morning buzz from Carbondale, Illinois.

Bringing you the best blogs and news from the Chicago area.

Does Texas Suck?, written 1 day ago, I've heard positives and negatives about Texans. I'm still fascinated by it because it has real state pride, which other states don't have. I also like how they preserve the Second Amendment. And of course women in Flag of Texas bikinis. This guy on youtube alway...

Obama Signs On To Health Care for America Now Campaign, written 9 hours ago, This past Monday, Senator Barack Obama signed on to the principles of the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) campaign. HCAN is a national grassroots campaign to win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care for all. Ac...

Sorry. I was away from Clark Street for a little..., written 1 week ago, Sorry. I was away from Clark Street for a little bit.This is either a very poor drunk resident decision or the opening clue from the first 3 minutes of a Law & Order episode.All the way down in the 4000s, on Clark.. a b...

Your Life Blows, Sir, written 2 days ago, Today, on Damen Avenue, while riding after having having picked out two prize-worthy pumpkins to bring back to my girlfriend's apartment, I was saddened to see some loser trying to start his car with a hearty breath of air into one of those court-ordered con...

Wow Bao Hot Asian Buns Restaurant in the Chicago Loop with Mochi, written 2 days ago, Wow Bao is a recent addition to the restaurants in the loop right next to the Chicago EL Train State and Lake train station. I pass the restaurant every day on my way home from work and thought it might be good...

Gov Nominates Tom Jennings as Ag Secretary, written 2 days ago,     CHICAGO – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today tapped Tom Jennings, a long-time Illinois Department of Agriculture employee and current Acting Director, as Director of the agency. "Tom has worked for the Department of Agricult...

Great moments in Web design, written 14 hours ago,

Lake County, Illinois commuter and motorist weblog

Hello SJ-R readers!, written 1 month ago, Welcome to new readers from the State Journal Register. Please look around a bit, leave comments and ask questions. I'm so glad you are here. Don't forget to subscribe to Central Illinois Life in your feed reader or add it to your favorites.This is copyright...