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Pipeline protesters march downtown
Tribune reporterMore than 200 opponents to the Keystone XL Pipeline gathered Sunday in Chicago’s Grant Park, about halfway between Washington, D.C.—where thousands more marched against the proposed pipeline – and the route that would carry Canadian...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Washington, DC, Alternative Energy, Loyola University Chicago, U.S. Department of State
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Crowds throng downtown for St. Patrick's Day festivities
Chicago's St. Patrick's Day festivities brought thousands of people downtown today for the parade and the ritual dyeing of the Chicago river. A boat left a trail of lime green dye in the water about 10 a.m. as thousands "ooohed" in the frigid...
Tags: Weather, Chicago Weather, Holidays, Tom Skilling, Festive Events
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I hate a parade!
Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade will step off at noon Saturday from Balbo and Columbus drives in Grant Park and head north about half a mile to Monroe Drive. You couldn't pay me to be there. Contrary to the words of the famous song, I hate a...
Tags: Columbus Day, Apple iPod, Chicago Reader, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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More young women fighting breast cancer
For RedEyeAlready a breast cancer survivor before her 30th birthday, Lauren Wakefield knows she's one of the lucky ones. "I found a lump one day and went in probably within the next two weeks after that," the 27-year-old wedding photographer said. "From the...Tags: Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Oncology, American Medical Association, Mother's Day, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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First Latin American pope emerges from conclave
— Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, a surprise choice that underscored the changing nature of Catholicism and the deep challenges facing the church. Bergoglio, 76, chose the papal name...Tags: AIDS, Argentina, Corrupt Practices, Roman Catholicism, Angelo Scola
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Calling dibs on 'The Caucus of Common Sense'
Change of SubjectPresident Obama recently said he was looking for a bipartisan "caucus of common sense" to negotiate and end to the sequester cuts. I'm claiming that name for my neighborhood trivia-night team (formerly "50 Shades of Gray Matter"), my 3-on-3 squad...... -
Van Cliburn dead: American piano virtuoso was Cold War hero, cultural icon
Van Cliburn, the immensely talented American piano virtuoso with the down-home charm and big romantic style, whose gold-medal win at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 at the height of the Cold War made him a cultural icon...
Tags: Russia, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Howard Reich
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Fun headlines Taste of Chicago 2013
RedEye Sound BoardHot off the Grammys (and their extremely questionable Best New Artist win), Fun will headline the opening night of this summer’s Taste of Chicago (July 10-14) in Grant Park, fest organizers announced Monday morning. The group, whose eagerness to...Tags: Delta Spirit (music group), Taste of Chicago, The Congregation (music group)
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A loaded question for you: Are you happy?
The other day, somewhat on a whim, I walked around downtown Chicago for a while and stopped random strangers and asked if they were happy. I carried a notebook and identified myself as a reporter and wrote down what they said, and though I've done my...
Tags: Netflix Inc., Teaching and Learning, MTV (tv network), Movies, Charlie Kaufman
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Lollapalooza lineup to include Cure, Nine Inch Nails
The Cure and Nine Inch Nails will join previously confirmed acts Mumford & Sons, the Killers, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, the National and the Postal Service at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 2-4. Multiple industry sources confirmed Thursday that a...
Tags: The Vaccines (music group), Theophilus London, Vampire Weekend (music group), Cat Power, Major Lazer (music group)
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David Hernandez: Poet of Chicago streets, classroom inspiration
This is David Hernandez: "I grew up here "I know the streets like the back of a passenger's head on the subway train." Yes, he did: Puerto Rican by birth, he was a Chicagoan by virtue of his passion, upbeat personality and the power of his poetry....
Tags: Navy Pier, Poetry, Nelson Algren, Entertainment, Music
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'Mr. Selfridge': The man who invented retail therapy
Until recently, the Vera Wang bridal shop in Singapore imposed a non-refundable $482 fee to try on dresses. And last month a health food retailer in Australia posted this notice on its door: “As of the first of February, this store will be...
Tags: Man of Steel (movie), Television, NBC (tv network), Dick Wolf , Ike Barinholtz
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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