‘Blues’ to the rescue
Jake and Elwood Blues take one more trip down Wacker Drive

Deafening sirens and spinning blue lights filled Lower Wacker Drive as six ’60s-era Chicago police cars chased the “Bluesmobile” in a re-enactment of a scene from The Blues Brothers. The parade marked the Nov. 26 reopening of the stretch of road that has been closed to the public since February 2001.
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Sex offenders moved out of Jones Prep area
Pacific Garden Mission occupants were in breach of law

Sixty registered sex offenders have been moved out of the Pacific Garden Mission in recent months after breaking a law that prohibits sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school.

An analysis of registered sex offenders living in the First District, completed by the Chicago police last year, showed that the Pacific Garden Mission homeless shelter, 646 S. State St., housed 60 registered offenders. The mission borders Jones College Prep, a public magnet school located at 606 S. State St. that enrolls approximately 750 high school students.
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Bush makes blind move

Americans who hope for cleaner air better get oxygen masks. President Bush and his soon-to-be all-Republican Congress have few plans to make the air we breathe any cleaner.
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Columbia’s reputation on the ropes

More than a year has passed since Columbia showed the nation its support for pop music and—more importantly—boy bands.
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‘Rabbit’ straddles fence of Australian controversy
Film about Stolen Generations opens in America

"It’s a film about Stolen Generations, but it’s really about stolen history," said director Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector, Clear and Present Danger) about his new film, Rabbit-Proof Fence.
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Baseball artifacts come to Chicago
Field Museum to host ‘Baseball As America’ exhibit

Beginning Feb. 8, and running through July 20, 2003, the Field Museum will have an exhibit called "Baseball As America."
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