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    Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. As 'Mad Men' moves into 1968, Matt Weiner talks history

    “Mad Men” returned to AMC Sunday night with a premiere that was criticized by some for being too slow – perhaps a touch ironic, given that the episode saw Don Draper and his colleagues ringing in 1968, a year that was anything but uneventful.
    “Mad Men” returned to AMC Sunday night with a premiere that was criticized by some for being too slow – perhaps a touch ironic, given that the episode saw Don Draper and his colleagues ringing in 1968, a year that was anything but...

    Tags: AMC (tv network), The New York Times, Malcolm X, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Martin Luther King Jr.

    2. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Martin Luther King Jr. brought the fight to Chicago

    Two years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced violent mobs if they tried moving into white neighborhoods and were refused service at Loop restaurants. Gerrymandering of school boundaries<strong> </strong>kept the public schools segregated.
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Two years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced...

    Tags: FBI, Entertainment Events, Soldier Field, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights

    3. Jan 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Reawakening the ghosts of Skokie

    To me, a kid growing up in the 1960s and '70s, Skokie seemed like any other suburb, its tidy houses sitting on impeccably manicured lawns. Sure, on Friday nights and Saturday mornings you'd sometimes see Hasidic Jews strolling to and from synagogue....

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, PBS (tv network), The Holocaust (1934-1945), Skokie, Museums

    4. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 2012 is tragic, but mass shootings not increasing, experts say

    As Howard B. Unruh barricaded himself in his&nbsp;home&nbsp;against the police -- after finally running out of ammunition -- he got a call from an assistant city editor at a local newspaper who had looked up his phone number.
    As Howard B. Unruh barricaded himself in his home against the police -- after finally running out of ammunition -- he got a call from an assistant city editor at a local newspaper who had looked up his phone number. “Why are you killing people?&...

    Tags: FBI, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Theft, Murder

    5. Mar 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. 175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago

    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...

    Tags: Marc Chagall, David Mamet, Chicago Marathon, Museum of Science and Industry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    6. Apr 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. 'Mad Men' recap: 'Mystery Date'

    Good to see Stephen King in a consultant role on &quot;Mad Men." Thought he would have given Pete Campbell something more diabolical to do.
    Good to see Stephen King in a consultant role on "Mad Men." Thought he would have given Pete Campbell something more diabolical to do. Kidding, of course. Mr. King is busy. But this episode was downright creepy and weird and King-like. Don had a...

    Tags: Vietnam, Medical Specialization, Manhattan (New York City), Health and Safety at School, Murder

    7. Mar 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Window of time for redeveloping old Joliet prison is closing, expert says

    TribLocal - Plainfield » News
    If Joliet officials want to redevelop a shuttered prison they will have to turn their attention to preserving what's left first. That was the message during …...
    8. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Today in history: July 14

    1881: Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias ''Billy the Kid,'' was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, N.M.1913: Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Neb. 1933: All...

    Tags: Marie Osmond, Billy the Kid, Elections, Chicago Hotels, Politics

    9. Jul 19, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  9. Officials tour Joliet prison; former warden says, ‘It’s just sad’

    TribLocal - Joliet » News
    Nearly 50 government officials and community members toured the shuttered Joliet Correctional Center on Tuesday as part of burgeoning efforts to restore and re-open the …...
    10. May 18, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  10. Blagojevich trial judge Zagel regarded as smart, unflappable

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    From today's print edition: Blagojevich trial judge regarded as smart, unflappable 'Renaissance man' to preside over case alleging dark ages of politics By Jeff Coen and Bob Secter, Tribune reporters Do you ever wonder what spins through a judge's head......
    11. Dec 21, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 10 things you might not know about Chicago murders

    Chicago may be GQ magazine's City of the Year, but others refer to it as Murder City. As we near year's end, homicides are up nearly 17 percent over 2007 and the death toll is pushing 500, about the same body count as in New York City, which has nearly three times the population. Here are 10 facts about foul play in Chicago and the suburbs:
    Tribune staff reporter
    Chicago may be GQ magazine's City of the Year, but others refer to it as Murder City. As we near year's end, homicides are up nearly 17 percent over 2007 and the death toll is pushing 500, about the same body count as in New York City, which has nearly...

    Tags: New York City, Organized Crime, World War I (1914-1918), Crimes, Murder

    12. Dec 19, 2007 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. The Richard Speck case

    The hiring hall for merchant seamen on Chicago's Southeast Side was just down the street from a townhouse where nine student nurses lived. On the night of July 13, a drifter who had been looking for work on a Great Lakes freighter broke into their townhouse. His name was Richard Franklin Speck.
    Chicago Tribune
    The hiring hall for merchant seamen on Chicago's Southeast Side was just down the street from a townhouse where nine student nurses lived. On the night of July 13, a drifter who had been looking for work on a Great Lakes freighter broke into their...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Sciences, Health and Safety at School, Heart Attack

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