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Author Archives: Igor Studenkov

Igor Studenkov is a winner of multiple Illinois Press Association awards for local government and business reporting. He has been contributing to Austin Weekly News since 2015. His work has also appeared in Wednesday Journal and Forest Park Review, as well as Streetsblog Chicago and various community newspapers throughout the Chicagoland region. His favorite West Side library is Austin library, and his favorite West Side business is Out of the Past Records

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Obama Center seeks South, West Side food vendors

by Igor Studenkov January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

The Obama Foundation is looking to recruit restaurant owners and caterers from the South and West Sides to operate a restaurant and grab-and-go café inside the future Obama Presidential Center, the presidential library and museum being built in the South Side’s Jackson Park. Obama Foundation officials said their nonprofit wanted to make sure that Chicago’s […]

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West Humboldt meat wholesaler moving to Forest Park

by Igor Studenkov January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
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Cong. Danny Davis, Ald. Emma Mitts endorse police district council candidates

by Igor Studenkov January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
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City looking at more land for ‘next phase’ of Lake/Kedzie project

by Igor Studenkov January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
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A look at what’s ahead for the West Side in 2023

by Igor Studenkov December 30, 2022January 4, 2023
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West Side year in review

by Igor Studenkov December 28, 2022December 28, 2022
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Closed Sears site to get $100M medical facility, grocery store

by Igor Studenkov and Trey Arline/Block Club Chicago December 20, 2022December 27, 2022
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Potential Lake/Kedzie developers face skeptical stakeholders

by Igor Studenkov December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
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City seeking development teams for West Garfield Park Aldi site

by Igor Studenkov December 13, 2022December 13, 2022
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Galewood gets more reverse commuting, off-peak Metra service

by Igor Studenkov December 13, 2022January 11, 2023

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