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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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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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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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Man Who Killed Mother Over Avril Lavigne Tickets Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

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

A DuPage County judge sentenced 39-year-old Robert Lyons to 40 years in prison for killing his mother after she wouldn’t use a hookup to score him Avril Lavigne tickets in 2008. [ 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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Homebrewers Sparkle At Brew Ho Ho

Rickhouse — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

If nothing else, Saturday’s Brew Ho Ho showed that Chicago’s homebrewing scene is as diverse and deep as the city’s craft brewing community. It may be more diverse. [ 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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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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Terrorism Suspect Arrested At O’Hare

Will Guzzardi — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:20:00 +0000

The Uzbek refugee has ties to Islamic Jihad Union. He has been blamed for attacks in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. [ more › ]

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