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by Marah Eakin, A.V. Club Chicago After he alluded semi-coyly to a “big announcement” in a Tweet this morning, everyone’s all abuzz about what Rhymefest is up to. Sources (and the video he posted on YouTube) seem to suggest the rapper, born Che Smith, is about to announce a run for Alderman of Chicago’s 20th...
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Gary Isaac, one of the lead attorneys working to free Guantanamo Bay detainees, says he’s dedicated to the cause because he believes it is “fundamental to our Constitution.” “People are presumed innocent until proven guilty,” he said. “They’re entitled to a day in court before they go to prison.” Isaac has been working on...
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A key Chicago alderman said last week that he hopes state lawmakers will consider a proposal to build a casino on the site of the now-closed Michael Reese Hospital. Ald. Richard Mell (33rd) said he walked the entire parking lot outside of a Northwest Indiana casino this summer counting license plates – and spotted...
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Blog Action Day 2010 is Oct. 15. The issue this year is “water.” It is easy to participate if you are a blogger: just register your blog and get writing. With one-fifth of the world’s fresh water right at our shoreline, it is worth thinking about how many people suffer and even die because...
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You don’t have to go to Washington, D.C. to do your part for sanity. There is going to be a Rally To Restore Sanity Chicago version, according to Facebook organizers.
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Chicago Public Radio‘s ace traffic reporter Sarah Jindra has created something you may not have even realized you were missing. It’s a beginners’ manual (in .pdf form.) Whether you know that the Northwest Tollway, The Jane Addams Tollway and I-90 are all the same road or not, Jindra’s maps and detailed descriptions of the...
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Belle & Sebastian the extinction blues has added a photo to the pool: Full Review for IndieShuffle Live from Chicago Theatre 10/11/10 Full review: www.indieshuffle.com/#:/live-in-chicago-belle-and-sebastian/ reflectcropIceWB beartnow has added a photo to the pool: Hawks tribute opening hockey season Chicago, Ice cups placed all over downtown. I thought it was art… skaterbyIcecup_chgo beartnow has...
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Frustrated activists for Chicago’s homeless were stymied once more last week when the City Council again failed to address proposed ordinance that would funnel Tax Increment Financing funds into affordable housing programs.
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Lots of high school bands and many politicians joined the Columbus Day Parade on Monday, Oct. 11, on Columbus Avenue in Chicago. Video produced by Nayeli Santoyo and Reginald Williams.
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My personal journey as a Bollywood dancer started at age 5. Living in India, it was a little difficult to escape it. Mom sent me to classical Indian dance training and, despising every moment of it as a 10-year-old, I still learned the fundamentals of dance, movement and technique that comes handy every dancing...
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