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South Siders Dealing with Rising Gas Costs
Chicago’s gas prices rank among the highest in the nation, and low-income drivers on the South Side are being hit harder with prices even higher than surrounding areas of the city, according to an analysis of data on ChicagoGasPrices.com.
Photo: CTA worker Darius Reid fills up his tank. (Photo by Tabitha Hurley)
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CTA 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)
A Few Stops Away at 63rd ...
The LINK card allows underprivileged people to shop at for fresh foods like at the 61st Street Farmer's Market (right). The card works much like food stamps but allows people to scan the card at the outdoor markets along with grocery stores.
(Photo by Holly Pennebaker)
A Few Stops Away at Chinatown ...
Chinatown Celebrates New Year in Style
Despite heavy snow, more than 20,000 people stood on the streets of Chicago's Chinatown to watch the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade.
Photo: Parade-goers pour into Chinatown (Photo by Candice Silva)
