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The night McCormick Place burned
![The scope of the disaster was hard to fathom. Tribune reporters and photographers who raced to the scene that bitterly cold January night in 1967 sent word that McCormick Place was ablaze, engulfed in flames, raging — destroyed. Back at Tribune Tower, the night editor said, "It can't be."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/67841681-04130836-187105.jpg "The scope of the disaster was hard to fathom. Tribune reporters and photographers who raced to the scene that bitterly cold January night in 1967 sent word that McCormick Place was ablaze, engulfed in flames, raging — destroyed. Back at Tribune Tower, the night editor said, "It can't be.\"")
The scope of the disaster was hard to fathom. Tribune reporters and photographers who raced to the scene that bitterly cold January night in 1967 sent word that McCormick Place was ablaze, engulfed in flames, raging — destroyed. Back at Tribune...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, McCormick Place, Green Bay Packers, Rome (Italy), Super Bowl
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Gems from the city's past
The reader response to Chicago Flashback has been wonderful. Since the first week, readers have offered up Flashback ideas based on their own lives, the stories grandma always told and events they remembered from their history lessons. We've used many...Tags: College Baseball, Elephant (animal), New York Yankees, Sports, Arts and Culture
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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.
Some events...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, College Sports, McCormick Place, Chicago White Sox, Gay Pride Chicago
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Riverfront Theater tent opening to host circus, music and other events
Chicago is to have a big new entertainment venue this summer — a 70-foot-tall, 22,000-square-foot tent that will seat as many as 2,500 patrons who will be served up a variety of populist live shows, including tributes to Elton John, Michael...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Chicago Tribune, Dancing Queen (song), Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Music
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Anna Quindlen talks with Printers Row Live
With Mother’s Day on the horizon, it was an early gift for many of author Anna Quindlen’s fans as she communed with her Chicago peeps in these early days of a national book tour for her newly published memoir, “Lots of Candles, Plenty of...
Tags: The New York Times, Christianity, Facebook, Elizabeth Taylor, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Forever Marilyn leaves Mag Mile
Tribune reporterFor Jessica Cardenas, the trip downtown Monday night to watch the dismantling of the controversial Marilyn Monroe statue in Pioneer Court was far more of a pilgrimage than a goodbye for a traveling piece of art. Cardenas, who created an homage to the...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Marilyn Monroe, Travel, Little Village, Tourism and Leisure
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Planning for surprises: Covering the NATO Summit in Chicago
When it comes to covering big news events like the leadup to the weekend NATO summit, there are stories you plan for, and surprises you plan for. On Monday, the first protest of the upcoming summit took place outside the Obama reelection headquarters....
Tags: Lobbying, Barack Obama, International Organizations, Activism, Facebook
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Video/Q&A: William Beckett
RedEye Sound BoardWilliam Beckett jokingly calls himself a mini-celeb. Fans of the former singer for defunct Chicago pop-rockers The Academy Is… would likely drop the “mini.” Beckett’s big enough to have a “verified” check mark next to...Tags: Adele (music artist), Chicago Restaurants, Music, Patrick Stump, Radio
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NATO protests target Obama headquarters, consulates
Tribune reporterAbout 75 protesters marched Thursday afternoon from President Barack Obama’s re-election headquarters to three consulates of countries that belong to NATO, protesting the alliance’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan and other military...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Michigan Avenue, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Germany, Arts and Culture
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June 26: TribU: Creating Your Own Blog, Part 3
You've already started your own blog--now it's time to grow your audience. In this intermediate-level class, learn to write blog posts that get shared. Then learn how to promote your blog using social media and SEO (search engine optimization). 9 a.m....Tags: Social Media
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Report: Marilyn Monroe statue is moving on to California
If nothing else, Marilyn had legs. The crowds began posing beneath the 26-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe's billowing skirt from the moment that Seward Johnson's Forever Marilyn sculpture arrived in Pioneer Court in July, and they were doing so with just as...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Marilyn Monroe, Arts, NBC (tv network), Iris Chang
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Looking up Marilyn Monroe's skirt isn't any less creepy because she's a statue
April 30 was a sad day for tourists and people with giant woman fetishes everywhere. The city announced the giant, confusing, Marilyn Monroe statue, titled "Forever Marilyn" is not-so-forever--it's scheduled to be taken down May 7. The announcement...
Tags: Marilyn Monroe, Tour Operations Industry, Arts, NBC (tv network), Arts and Culture
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