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    May 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Sex is in the air in Signal Ensemble's show

    THEATER REVIEW: "Lascivious Something" by Signal Ensemble ★★★ ... Since sexy is a subjective adjective, I should note that playwright Sheila Callaghan's 2010 play, "Lascivious Something," is not some kind of peep show.
    Residents of the Chicago neighborhood known as North Center may well live passionate lives in those neat single-family homes and three-flats, but the pedestrian-free section of West Berenice Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and the train tracks is not...

    Tags: Chicago Loop, Arts and Culture, Boy (movie)

    2. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Area farmers markets are back!

    An array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday, and seven markets will open Saturday, including Green City Market in Chicago, and suburban markets in Evanston, Lisle, Ottawa, Palatine, Park Forest and Woodstock.
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    An array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday,...

    Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, Interior Policy, Chicago Mayor, Portage Park, Chicago Transit Authority

    3. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Man with cane robs North Side bank

    A branch bank in a North Center neighborhood grocery store was robbed this morning, police said.
    Tribune reporter
    A branch bank in a North Center neighborhood grocery store was robbed this morning, police said. A man in his 30s walked up to a teller about 10:10 a.m. at the TCF Bank in the 4200 block of North Lincoln Avenue and robbed the bank, said Chicago Police...

    Tags: Chicago Police Department, Theft

    4. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. A screen's-eye view of Chicago

    Chicago has been involved in filmmaking since the technology's very beginnings in the early 1900s, when some of the world's first movie studios operated here. From those early days, when neighborhood kids would sneak onto the Selig Polyscope Co. lot at...

    Tags: Kelly Macdonald, Twin Anchors, Uptown, Michael Keaton, Gwyneth Paltrow

    5. Dec 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. 1 killed, two hurt after overnight shootings

    Three people were shot, one fatally, in separate overnight shootings on the city's South and Northwest Sides.
    Tribune reporter
    Three people were shot, one fatally, in separate overnight shootings on the city's South and Northwest Sides. Shortly after 2 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in the back of his head while riding in a car on the city's South Side. The shooting...

    Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago Police Department, South Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics, Oak Lawn

    6. Oct 31, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Gaming grows up: A video game revolution

    The video game is 40.
    The video game is 40. Its exact birthday is arguable. Cultural historians likely would date its origins further back, roughly a decade or two; prototypes of arcade games flourished in university computer labs in the 1950s. But “Pong,” the...

    Tags: The Beach Boys, Movies, Microsoft Corporation, Music, Roger Ebert

    7. Aug 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Authorities: Man posing as worker accused of stealing fest donations

    A Chicago man pretended to work at a North Side street festival Saturday so he could stuff hundreds of dollars in admission donations into his pocket, authorities said.
    Tribune reporter
    A Chicago man pretended to work at a North Side street festival Saturday so he could stuff hundreds of dollars in admission donations into his pocket, authorities said. Christopher Urban, 39, was arrested and charged with theft about 5 p.m. Saturday at...

    Tags: Summerfest, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Arts and Culture

    8. Jun 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. No injuries in extra-alarm fire in North Center

    Chicago firefighters extinguished an extra-alarm fire in an apartment building that spread to two others in the North Center neighborhood, authorities said.
    Chicago firefighters extinguished an extra-alarm fire in an apartment building that spread to two others in the North Center neighborhood, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the 3-11 alarm blaze reported in three framed home near the...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires

    9. May 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets.
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

    Tags: Uptown, Harold Washington, Interior Policy, Chicago Mayor, Portage Park

    10. Apr 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Nobody can run forever'

    It was just after 8 a.m. when international fugitive Carlos Castillo opened the front door of his gated brick home.
    It was just after 8 a.m. when international fugitive Carlos Castillo opened the front door of his gated brick home. "I'll talk to you guys. I really want to get it off my chest," Castillo said. The 25-year-old is wanted in Chicago on charges stemming...

    Tags: Law Enforcement, Manufacturing and Engineering, International Law, Judges, Extradition

    11. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Faulty boiler forces evacuation of 60 kids from North Center child center

    Smoke from an overheating motor forced authorities to move about 60 children from a childcare center attached to a church this afternoon on the North Side.
    Tribune reporter
    Smoke from an overheating motor forced authorities to move about 60 children from a childcare center attached to a church this afternoon on the North Side. Police said a fire alarm activated at 1:23 p.m. when a boiler overheated in the Concordia Place...

    Tags: Chicago Fire Department

    12. Dec 10, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Police investigate two separate home invasions

    Chicago police are investigating a pair of home invasions today, including one in which the robbers posed as delivery men and handcuffed their victims, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    Chicago police are investigating a pair of home invasions today, including one in which the robbers posed as delivery men and handcuffed their victims, officials said. The latest incident happened about 9:45 a.m. on the 6100 block of West Henderson...

    Tags: Theft, Criminals

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