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Emanuel names Desiree Rogers chairman of Choose Chicago
By Tribune staffMayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday appointed former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers as board chairman of Choose Chicago, as has been expected. Rogers, now CEO of Ebony and Jet parent Johnson Publishing Co., steps into the volunteer post vacated...Tags: Travel, Peoples Energy Corporation, Chicago Mayor, White House, Elections
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'Chicago Fire' renewed, just like Jesse Spencer expected
It's difficult to tell who should be more excited NBC officially picked up “Chicago Fire” for a second season Friday: The cast and crew of the firefighter drama or the Illinois Film Office. The good news allows the Dick Wolf-produced show to...
Tags: The Shawshank Redemption (movie), Game of Thrones (tv program), Dick Wolf , Bucktown, Jessica Alba
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Chicago studio switches up DC Comics universe with 'Injustice' game
For RedEyeSuperman goes super-berserk in the opening sequence of the DC Comics-centric video game "Injustice: Gods Among Us." After learning the Joker has tricked him into murdering a pregnant Lois Lane and setting off a bomb that's destroyed the entire city of...Tags: Wii, Xbox, Gaming, Man of Steel (movie), Christopher Nolan
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Day 2 of C2E2: Too much
A few notes from the second day of C2E2 - a.k.a., the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo - which runs though Sunday at McCormick Place, and in its fourth year, shows signs of not only getting bigger (attendance wise), but becoming comfortingly...
Tags: Entertainment, Foods and Beverages, The Avengers (tv program), Burt Ward, Hot Dogs
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C2E2: Comic book stars walk among us
C2E2 -- the annual, gargantuan Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place -- opened Friday, and as usual for the first day of a major comic book convention, things started slow, geeks were still arriving, B-list celebrities just settling in,...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Wicker Park, McCormick Place
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'Walking Dead' stars to draw hordes at C2E2
If you're really excited about meeting “The Walking Dead” cast members Laurie Holden, Chandler Riggs and Chad Coleman — and attending Coleman's Q&A — at this weekend's C2E2 convention at McCormick Place, get in line. More than...
Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Television, Culture, Arts and Culture, The CW (tv network)
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How to take CTA to C2E2
RedEyeThe second phase of the Wells Street bridge overhaul begins Friday night, which will reroute some trains heading into the Loop through early May 6. Next week, rush hour Brown Line riders will see some southbound trains operate until the Merchandise Mart...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Merchandise Mart, Midway Airport, Harold Washington Library Center
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Comics buff Israel Idonije unveils his superhero tale at C2E2
For RedEyeIsrael Idonije doesn't wear a helmet or absorb punishing blocks while performing his side job as a comic book creator. Yet the former Bears defensive lineman insists that developing his superhero title "The Protectors" has been more difficult than...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Football, Sports, Gaming, Jay Cutler
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Marvel vs. DC: Inside dope from the kings of comics
Around this time last year during C2E2 — the busy, sprawling Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo held each spring at McCormick Place — we spoke with the heads of DC Comics and Marvel Entertainment. We told them that, because we're curious, we...
Tags: Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Stan Lee, McCormick Place, Book
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Between the Darkness and the Light: Brian Azzarello on writing for DC Comics
If you only went by the type of comic-books he wrote, you would think that Brian Azzarello was a brooding soul, a tortured artist who was tormented by a traumatic past. But when you speak with the writer of dark titles like “100 Bullets” and...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Entertainment, Manhattan (New York City), Human Interest, Watchmen (movie)
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