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Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail: Urban Oasis or Devil's Playground?new

Despite easy access and great publicity, the 2.7-mile stretch of abandoned rail bed isn't slated to open as a park till at least 2016. Whose job is it to secure it until then?
Chicago Reader  |  John Greenfield  |  08-17-2009  |  Recreation

Chess as a Summer Jobnew

Sign painter Cecil Locke has figured out how to play his favorite game all season -- and make a buck off it too.
Chicago Reader  |  Gus Garcia-Roberts  |  09-10-2007  |  Recreation

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