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Choose your adventure: Red Line shutdown
RedEyeHere comes the pain—but not the train. It's finally arrived, CTA riders. The CTA on Sunday will shut down the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street for five months to overhaul the track. The agency is offering various alternatives from...Tags: Metra, U.S. Cellular Field, Public Transportation, Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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UK Basketball: Cats' non-conference schedule part of traditional 'standard'
ktaylor@winchestersun.comKentucky will renew a traditional rivalry and honor the late Bill Keightley next season. The Wildcats unveiled the non-conference portion of their men's basketball schedule Wednesday, a slate that includes contests against Michigan State, Baylor,...Tags: Human Interest, John Calipari, Southeastern Conference, Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats
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Ringling Bros.' 'Dragons' is one of circus' best
Ever since David Carradine played a warrior monk on the run in that 1970s TV classic "Kung Fu," the Shaolin Warriors of the Henan province in China have been the public face of qigong, that uber-disciplined form of exercise that makes the rest of us...
Tags: Circuses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kung Fu (tv program), Entertainment Events
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Human flaming arrow is just a warm-up at this Greatest Show on Earth
![THEATER REVIEW: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' "Fully Charged" ★★★ ... In most editions of the Greatest Show on Earth, the climactic spot is reserved for a human cannonball. "Fully Charged" has Brian Miser, aka The Human Fuse.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-11/65949171-08145541.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' "Fully Charged\" ★★★ ... In most editions of the Greatest Show on Earth, the climactic spot is reserved for a human cannonball. \"Fully Charged\" has Brian Miser, aka The Human Fuse.")
In most editions of the Greatest Show on Earth, the climactic spot is reserved for a human cannonball or some such time-warped specialty act. "Fully Charged," the lively and traditionalist 141st edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,...Tags: Circuses, Entertainment Events
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Kentucky recruits dominate McDonald's All-American game rosters
A cookie decorated with blue sprinkles and white-frosting letters that spelled "UK" sat on a table in front of Andrew Harrison at the Ronald McDonald House in Chicago. Not everyone saw the beauty in Harrison's Kentucky-themed creation. "I guess his...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Nerlens Noel, John Calipari, Kentucky Wildcats, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Concert review: Fleetwood Mac at the United Center
It was billed as a Fleetwood Mac concert Saturday at the United Center, but it was really more about the California duo that Mick Fleetwood invited to join the band in 1974, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Lindsey and Stevie were the Jay-Z and...
Tags: Entertainment, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Music
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Concert behavior
I just read the excellent review of the Bob Seger concert in today's paper, (“Bob Seger plays to his age, and heart, at United Center , A&E, April 8). Now I know how much I missed Saturday night, even though I was there. My husband and I, along... -
Dakari Johnson shines at McDonald's All-Star event
Montverde's Dakari Johnson came up with 12 points and five rebounds for the East team in a 110-99 loss to the West squad Wednesday in the McDonald's All-American game at the United Center in Chicago. Johnson, who has signed with Kentucky, led the Eagles...
Tags: ESPN (tv network)
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Mick Jagger talks Stones tour, ticket prices and scalpers
A few hours after the Rolling Stones announced their first North American tour since 2006, including a date May 28 at the United Center, Mick Jagger called and answered a few quick questions. Q: After the Stones came off the road the last time, did...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Financial Markets, Mick Taylor, Entertainment, Eric Clapton
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On the Calendar
Maroon 5: Of course you hate Maroon 5. Who doesn't, right? Bands that nobody likes are fascinating when they're as huge as Maroon 5. Because when a group that everybody hates can fill the Allstate Arena, it means that maybe, just maybe, somebody's lying...Tags: Entertainment, Maroon 5 (music group), House of Blues Chicago, Stevie Nicks, Music
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Is Big Ten tournament final an afterthought?
We begin the reporting for this story with a premise: The Big Ten tournament title game is an afterthought. Or more accurately, a before-thought. It's the amuse bouche before a 12-course meal, the mixed greens stalling the delivery of your porterhouse....
Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, ESPN (tv network), Michigan State Spartans, CBS Corp., NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Illini upbeat despite back-to-back losses
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leave it to Illinois coach John Groce to find the silver lining in back-to-back road losses to end the regular season. Falling 68-55 Sunday at Ohio State on the heels of a loss at Iowa is not exactly a formula for March momentum....Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Brandon Paul, College Basketball, Michigan State Spartans, Illinois Fighting Illini
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Mar 21, 2013
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