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May 4, 2006

May 5th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Fire and police, Fresh Meat, Public Safety

Editor’s note: Guest blogger Meat was a witness to the suicide of  a 36-year-old man who jumped in front of the 8:08 a.m. Metra train on May 4, 2006. Like many brushed by a tragedy, his memories of the event are clear, confused and troubled.

I have the fortune of being able to walk to the [...]

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Living in the house Messers built

January 18th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Fresh Meat, Historical preservation, Neighbohoods, humor

Messers Kerchner was not a carpenter.
Oh sure, like most men of his era I’m sure necessity dictated he be a handy guy around the house — dependable repair services were likely scarce in the Thirties and I’m pretty sure Sears Hardware was closed on weekends.
The simple stuff he could handle. Pet canary peck a hole [...]

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Emma doesn’t live here anymore

May 20th, 2009 · 19 Comments · Affordable housing, Fresh Meat, Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Residential Redevelopment

Editor’s note: Regular commenter Meat addresses the sensitive subject of intended teardowns that have became rental properties as a result of the softening housing market. I’ll be following up with more on Section 8s and other development issues that impact neighborhoods in an upcoming post.
I liked Emma.
Actually, I never really met Emma but I knew [...]

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Looking beyond the yard sign

April 2nd, 2009 · 12 Comments · 2009 election, Fresh Meat

Editor’s note: Regular commenter Meat has agreed to bring his inimitable style to the occasional local issue — in this case, one aspect of the campaign season.

Local elections always make me think of minor league baseball: The game is the same but you don’t recognize any of the players’ names or have any clue what [...]

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