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Kids These Days pull songs from the static
Kids These Days open their self-released debut album, “Traphouse Rock,” with the sound of several radio stations cutting in and out between static. It comes off as a brief tongue-in-cheek commentary on the Chicago septet’s style-...
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FedEx is the total package
FedEx Corp. is the total package as far as employers go, Regina Jamison says. Many workers, like Jamison, come to the publicly traded shipping company for its reputation on pay and benefits — FedEx is known for offering full benefits to part-time...
Tags: Career and Workplace, FedEx Corporation, Bud Billiken Parade, Employees, Chicago Tribune
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Obama assistant to step in as Bud Billiken grand marshal
Tribune reportersMore than a month after the Obama campaign said the president could not lead the Bud Billiken parade and picnic, event organizers and the White House said that Obama deputy assistant Michael Strautmanis would instead serve as grand marshal of Saturday's...Tags: Social Services, Elections, Social Issues, White House, Michelle Obama
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Billiken Parade celebrates youth, education
Thousands of people turned out today for the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, an annual celebration of youth and education to mark the upcoming school year. On a beautiful summer day, the parade stepped off about 10 a.m. near Oakwood Boulevard and King...
Tags: White House, Arts and Culture, Bud Billiken Parade, Barack Obama, Festive Events
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Obama not attending Bud Billiken parade
President Barack Obama will not be serving as the Grand Marshal of the Bud Billiken "Back to School" parade. Several Chicago media outlets previously reported that Obama would be attending the parade. However, sources say Obama cannot attend the parade...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Festive Events
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Bud Billiken Parade starts back-to-school season
Tribune reporterThe annual Bud Billiken Parade today signaled the coming end of summer with a new mayor and the same spirit that has brought music, food and old-fashioned politicking to Bronzeville for 82 years. The parade, meant to get kids ready for school, was Rahm...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Regional Authority, R. Kelly, Arts and Culture, Bud Billiken Parade
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Bronzeville ready for its renaissance
Chicago Tribune reporterUpscale dining, Isaac Hayes singing in Washington Park, new art galleries and front-row seats to the Bud Billiken parade are just some of the amenities available to residents in historic Bronzeville on the city's South Side. Besides being in close...Tags: Isaac Hayes, Realty, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Starbucks Corp., Sales
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Jackson eclipsed in the age of Obama
Chicago Tribune correspondentIn this periodic series, the Tribune examines the nation’s enduring struggles over race. For most of Jesse Jackson's life, his trademark declaration — "I am somebody!" — has been self-evident. But not so much anymore. The rise of...Tags: Elections, Isaac Hayes, Al Sharpton, Chicago Public Schools, Crime, Law and Justice
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Program gives shoe store a leg up
Tribune staff reporterIt's a chilly Friday evening in mid-December, and the staff of Sensual Steps is bracing for an onslaught -- the holiday Midnight Madness sale, when everything from glittery sandals to stiletto boots is 50 percent off. Bronzeville boutique owner Nicole...Tags: Employees, Employment, Children, Sales, Public Employees
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