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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities, Chicago Sun-Times, New York City
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Tollway's job numbers from $12 billion program don't add up
The Illinois Tollway this year will go full speed on a $12 billion construction program, touting it as a jobs generator that will put an estimated 120,000 people to work over 15 years. But while additional billions in increased tolls already are adding...
Tags: Elgin, Travel, Consumer Confidence, Executive Branch, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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Bret Michaels' near-death experience in Chicago area, R. Kelly mourns end of McRib, Ne-Yo parties at Paris Club
There’s a reason you no longer see a real disco ball hanging over the stage at Poison concerts. Lead singer Bret Michaels said he was nearly crushed by a 320 lb. disco ball while playing “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” at a show at the...Tags: The Amazing Race (tv program), Music, Matt Forte, Disco (genre), Bret Michaels
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Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise
Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...
Tags: Marshall Field, Artists, Arts, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Bank of America Corp.
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Non-caucus candidate declares victory in Lake Forest school election
Ted Moorman appeared to be headed for a seat on the Lake Forest High School District 115 school board Tuesday, becoming the first candidate in years to declare victory without an endorsement from the Lake Forest Caucus. With all precincts reporting...
Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Elections, Technology, Politics, Science and Technology
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An education advocate
I have known Robert J. Lemke since he moved to Lake Forest in 2002, and it is my great pleasure to recommend Rob for the District 67 School Board. If elected, Rob brings a wealth of experience to be an excellent board member. The Lake Forest Caucus agrees...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Lake Forest College student designs city's new vehicle sticker
Lake Forest's new 2013-2014 vehicle stickers will feature the city's community center—an image officials say they hope highlights a spirit of volunteerism and community engagement in the town. Following a suggestion by a board member, Gorton...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Colleges and Universities, Education, Manufacturing and Engineering
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A Chicago jazz festival that fights hunger
Imagine a jazz festival in which all the musicians and venues donate their services, and all the proceeds go to feed the hungry. In Chicago, that's not a dream but a reality, thanks to the efforts of Father John Moulder, a Catholic priest who also...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Religion and Belief, Music, Michigan Avenue, Culture
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Lake Forest College elects 3 new trustees
Lake Forest College has elected three new trustees to its board, including two financial experts and a former state senator. The three — Liam Connell, Sandy Stuart and Susan Garrett — are all Lake Forest residents. They start their four-year...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Susan Garrett
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Chi-Town Jazz Fest lineup out
Trumpeter Bobby Lewis, singer Tammy McCann, saxophonist Eric Schneider and guitarist John Moulder will headline the Fourth Annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival, running March 12-22. As always, the event will support hunger relief in Chicago, with musicians and...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Michigan Avenue, Brad Williams
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A baseball lecture on Super Bowl Sunday at Congregation Solel
Is nothing sacred? Super Bowl Sunday is the holiest day of the year for NFL fans. But on Feb. 3, Congregation Solel in Highland Park kicks off the day with a lecture about, of all things, baseball. "Baseball: The Great Jewish American Pastime" will...Tags: Football, Jackie Robinson, Judaism, National Football League, Sports
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A look at the essay and its unique form
In the fall, I taught English 366: The Essay at Lake Forest College, a writing workshop devoted to the study of the essay as a unique genre. We were not midway through the first class meeting when a student asked me what the difference was between the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Poetry, Reformed, David Foster Wallace
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