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Conditions Poor at Some Red Line Stops
The CTA announced on Thursday plans for a major overhaul to Red Line El stations and tracks, including rebuilding the Clark/Division and Wilson stations. See how bad the conditions are at some of these stations and hear comments from commuters on The Red Line Project's YouTube channel.

'Captain Al' Keeps Charter Business Afloat
In 1975, Captain Al Skalecke (left) bought a boat for $20,000 after deciding that driving to and from Wisconsin to fish every weekend was too much of a hassle. Thirty-six years later, he's still running a successful charter boat business out of Burnham Harbor.

(Photo by Jerry Johnson)

• Zero Waste Fashion Show Hits Columbia College
  Columbia College Chicago opened its Zero Waste" Fashion Re-Patterned exhibit at Columbia's Averill and Bernard Leviton A + D Gallery in the South Loop. Zero waste fashion supports the idea of creating fashion without creating waste.
  
  Photo: Designer Derick Melander had more than a two tons of secondhand clothing for his piece, "Drift." (Photo by Ali Trumbull)

Printers Row Books Fighting Literary War with Books vs. E-Readers 
Owner of Printers Row Fine and Rare books John LaPine defends the "analog book" versus the new e-reader craze. LaPine claims, "there is nothing like the real thing."