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Naperville OKs funding for Joe Naper, Grinch sculptures

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:02:04 +0000

For a brief moment, Naperville City Council members actually debated whether the Grinch or the city’s founder, Capt. Joe Naper, was more deserving of being honored with a sculpture this year.

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G-8 gone but will protesters still show?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:31:00 +0000

After the initial surprise over word from the White House today that the May G-8 summit has been moved to Camp David, Chicago officials and protest organizers quickly turned to speculation of how that would affect the NATO meeting that is still planned for that weekend in the city.

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2 shot within minutes on South, West sides

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:45:00 +0000

Two men were shot within a few minutes of each other in different parts of the city this afternoon, authorities said.

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2 shot within minutes on South, West sides

From ‘deep wilderness nights’ to now, Aurora celebrates 175 years

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:00:29 +0000

The city of Aurora and the Aurora post office both celebrated their 175th anniversaries Friday in an afternoon ceremony with song, stamps and history. The ceremony was held March 2 because that’s the day in 1837 when Aurora’s post office first was recognized by the U.S. postmaster general and the day the city claimed as its anniversary. “It’s kind of cool in my mind…

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Teen critically wounded in South Side shooting

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:33:00 +0000

A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded this evening in a shooting on the South Side in the city’s Avalon Park neighborhood.

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Chicago Has Received No Money For NATO/G8 Yet

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +0000

The Emanuel administration said Chicagoans wouldn’t have to foot the bill for the upcoming NATO/G8 summits, but the city has yet to receive any of the federal funding promised. [ more › ]

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Today’s Weather: Cloudburst

Will Guzzardi — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:00:14 +0000

Today’s forecast foreshadows a midweek warming trend. [ more › ]

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One For The Road: Chicago Names Street For Bernie Mac

Rickhouse — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:40:00 +0000

Tomorrow the city will name a block of West 69th Street in Englewood after the late comedian Bernie Mac. [ more › ]

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Sugar, The Rumpus Come To 826 Chicago

Rickhouse — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:40:00 +0000

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs – acronymed AWP because writing is hard – is holding its annual conference in Chicago from Wednesday through Saturday. The conference, a schmoozefest for writers and representatives of writing programs, has been sold out for a month, and friends’ couches all over the city are near capacity. [ more › ]

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Pencil This In: Femme Du Coupe’s Three Martini Mixology Class

Nicole Campoy-Leffler — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000

Femme du Coupe ‘s Revae Schneider is kicking off a month full of Mad Men-themed cocktail classes in March with a “Three Martini” mixology class 7 p.m. Thursday at Fleur de Lis flower shop ( 715 N. Franklin ). [ more › ]

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