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Traveling Ark Carries the Torah to Hip Chicago District

At the turn of the 20th century, there were so many factories in River North on the north bank of the Chicago River that the smoke billowing from their chimneys often blocked the sunlight. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was known as a deserted and dangerous area of the city. Few could imagine that just a few short decades later, the character of the neighborhood would have made a 180-degree turn into an upscale, hip district full of shops and galleries. Fewer still could imagine that River North would have its own thriving Jewish center.

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Getting your car rummaged through once is a serious breach of privacy, twice a slap in the face. This minivan’s owner found that out after their vehicle was burglurized twice in one week. Both times, the doors of the car were left unlocked, and the thieves just opened the door and helped themselves.