Always interesting, always opinionated and at times, more rancorous than a middle-school lunch room, neighborhood bloggers have both delighted and consternated their readers, as well as becoming the bane of some local aldermen's existence.
Chicago's blogosphere has helped create a "virtual back fence" where neighbors now gather to shape each other's civic lives, whether to complain about "the Stroger fund" where their property taxes drain like water through a sieve, or exchange information about neighborhood issues that otherwise get overlooked by the major daily newspapers or evening news.
Bloggers added brutal honesty as well as frivolity to the 2007 city elections. Like them or not, Mr. or Ms. Elected Official, they are here to stay and hold you accountable.
So here's to 24/7 North of Howard Watchers, Alderman's Intern, Aldertrack, the Bench, Broken Heart of Rogers Park, The Living Room of Rogers Park, Buena Park Neighbors, CTA Tattler, Dog Fight in the 50th, Rogers Park Inconsistent, Rogers Park Neighbors, That's My Opinion, Uptown Update, What the Helen and all the others that haven't been updated in six months.
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Tip: Possible murder in RP:
http://www.wbbm780.com/Rogers-Park-Man-Found-Dead-Was-Murdered/1378209
Just called CPD--they have nothing at all so far.
Craig, you forgot to link to the story: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/newsstar/news/711524,SN-TopTen07-122607-s1.article
No Amy, I didn't forget. Click the headline link.
But you did leave out the Rogers Park Rake.
Vanessa, It's kinda hard to call that a blog. For being around about two years, the Moore blogwanker only has one entry posted to read.
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