Retiring cop reflects on ‘hood gentrification
After 34 years with the Chicago Police Department, Sergeant Julio Velgara is retiring this year, on his birthday, July 4. This local cop has been with Bucktown/Wicker Park’s District 14 (which covers...
View ArticleGroup tries to rid North Avenue of prostitutes
Our Urban Times has a story on a prostitution crackdown on North Avenue: Over the years North Ave. between Milwaukee and Ashland has been like a hub for prostitution. Complaints have been coming into...
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