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Rep. Quigley Honors Lin Brehmer And WXRT In Congress

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:40:00 +0000

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley gave this speech on the floor of Congress to recognize the 40th anniversary of WXRT 93.1 and morning show host Lin Brehmer’s 20th anniversary with the station. [ more › ]

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8th Teen Arrested For Brutal Beating Caught On YouTube

AP — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Seven of the teens appeared in juvenile court today, and a judge placed them all on electronic monitoring. An eighth teen will be charged as an adult and is held on $100,000 bond. [ more › ]

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Scrap Metal Thieves Dismantle An Entire Building

Will Guzzardi — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:40:00 +0000

Scrap metal thieves used two semi-trucks to dismantle and haul off an entire building in the Chicago suburb of Shorewood. [ more › ]

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Geotagging How We Move

Jen Sabella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:20:00 +0000

Eric Fisher has a keen interest in “understanding the workings of cities.” Fisher uses geotagging to get a bearing on how people in urban areas travel from one place to another. [ more › ]

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Download The Latest Mixtape From Rising Rap Star Rockie Fresh

Nicole Campoy-Leffler — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:20:00 +0000

Driving 88 —probably not a reference to the speed of a time-traveling Delorean, but we won’t hold that against anyone—was released today by local rap star Rockie Fresh. Download it here. [ more › ]

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One Great Dish: The Southern’s Kentucky Burgoo

The Huffington Post News Team — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Like a lot of Southern recipes, a burgoo is a dish made from necessity; it’s a means of extending what the cook has on hand. [ more › ]

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Sen. Mark Kirk Undergoes Surgery After Suffering Stroke

Jen Sabella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk suffered a stroke over the weekend and today went under the knife to relieve swelling around his brain. [ more › ]

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Pollution Problem: Fisk and Crawford Coal Plants Impact Not Limited to Chicago

The Huffington Post News Team — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0000

A Trib expose shows that nowhere in Chicago makes clearer pollution’s local and global impact than Pilsen and Little Village, where the smokestacks for two of the nation’s oldest coal plants loom. [ more › ]

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Chicagoist Weekend Blotter: Four Teens Charged With Beating CTA Bus Driver

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Six people were shot on the south side, a woman’s body was found in the snow in Chicago Heights, and other weekend news. [ more › ]

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Restaurant News: Urban Union Opens This Week, Fish Bar Raises Money for Shedd Aquarium & More

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Urban Union and Bread & Wine open, Fish Bar supports the Shedd, Southport Grocery & Cafe offers a pancake deal, and SmallBar Fullerton taps four casks on Friday. [ more › ]

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