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Everything Is Terrible Goes To The Dogs Friday At Lincoln Hall

Nicole Campoy-Leffler — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain , a psychedelic trip about Jesus searching for enlightenment, has attained cult status as much for the story of how Jodorowsky prepared himself and his actors for filming as much as for the film’s imagery. Which makes it the perfect film for the folks at Everything is Terrible to remake, only with found footage of dogs. [ 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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Garfield Park Conservatory Reopens All Rooms

Jen Sabella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:40:00 +0000

It took nearly seven months of fundraising and repairs, but the Garfield Park Conservatory finally manage to reopen all of its rooms. [ 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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Preckwinkle Orders Morgue To Address Dead Body Backlog

Rickhouse — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is sending staff members to help the Cook County morgue deal with the backlog of 300 to 400 dead bodies at the morgue. [ more › ]

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Bluegrass and Blues Fest Kicks Off With A Twang

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

Del McCoury, David Grisman, and a cast of seasoned bluegrass musicians brought the audience to their feet at day one of the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Fest. [ more › ]

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Kristin Cavallari, Jay Cutler Expecting A Baby

Nicole Campoy-Leffler — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Looks as though the protection issues that have plagued the Chicago Bears quarterback extend to the bedroom. Cutler and his girlfriend, reality television “star” Kristin Cavallari, announced they’re having a baby. [ more › ]

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Extra Extra: Illinois Unemployment Rate Falls

AP — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Gov. Quinn heads to Brazil, the state unemployment rate falls, and other news. [ 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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Around Town: More Snow Shots

Will Guzzardi — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Here are some more photos from Friday’s snowfall. [ more › ]

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