 One of the most depressing sections of Chicago is the Uptown area on the North Side . Shabby apartment buildings , vacant stores , wino bars , littered vacant lots , junkies , muggers , and career down @-@ and @-@ outers . It also has a new alderman , Helen Shiller , and she has a vision of what that seedy old neighborhood should be in the future . And apparently her vision is that Uptown should remain a seedy old neighborhood . 
