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Chicago braced for more demonstrations Monday, with protesters vowing to march to the Boeing Corp. headquarters a day after police clashed with a group of demonstrators at the end of a march protesting the NATO summit. Many downtown businesses have told... 

At its 25th summit in Chicago this weekend, NATO will be preoccupied with the tricky business of how to advance its various institutional priorities — like global security and the building of stability — even as its member nations are more... 

THEATER REVIEW: “Who Do We Think We Are?” at Second City ★★★½ THEATER REVIEW: “Who Do We Think We Are?” at Second City ★★★½ … Of the previous 99 mainstage revues at the Second City, almost... 

Costumed comic book conventioneers put drama and whimsy on full display The Vision could not see. Here is the original post: C2E2, aka Chicago Fashion Weekend  Read More →

LONDON — There’s a night and day difference between the soundstages of Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” and his previous movie, “Alice in Wonderland,” and, no surprise, this is a filmmaker far more comfortable in the... 

Though Jarrett’s free-ranging solo concerts have earned him a loyal following – as well as resistance from those who have found his keyboard musings self-indulgent – ‘Rio’ stands in a category by itself. Last November, pianist... 

1980s R&B superstar teams with top country acts on ‘Tuskegee’ When it comes to romantic songs, Lionel Richie found the key to fans’ hearts long ago. “I’ve been doing this for 37 years of songwriting,” he says, calling... 

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A man was killed in a hit in run this morning, Chicago plans to expand its IB program, and other news. [ more › ] Read more from the original source:  Extra Extra: Hundreds Of Chicagoans Protest Trayvon Martin Killing  Read More →

Don Draper and the new season of ‘Mad Men’ see women, minorities and the young taking more control After 17 months, “Mad Men” returns to AMC, television and the universe Sunday. I have seen the fifth season’s two-hour opening...