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Once the 19th Century hub of Chicago's printing and publishing industry, the South Loop has been transformed in the last 20 years into one of Chicago's most progressive neighborhoods. Read more about Chicago's South Loop
Developers and new residents are descending on a strip once noted for auto dealers and manufacturers. Read more about Motor Row
Developers and new residents are descending on a strip once noted for auto dealers and manufacturers. Read more about Motor Row
Once the 19th Century hub of Chicago's printing and publishing industry, the South Loop has been transformed in the last 20 years into one of Chicago's most progressive neighborhoods. Read more about Chicago's South Loop
Developers and new residents are descending on a strip once noted for auto dealers and manufacturers. Read more about Motor Row
Developers and new residents are descending on a strip once noted for auto dealers and manufacturers. Read more about Motor Row
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Album review: Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap'
3.5 stars (out of 4) Chance the Rapper opens “Acid Rap,” his second, self-released mix tape, with a boast: “Even better than I was the last time, baby.” It’s hard to argue with him. As a teen MC, Chancellor Bennett turned...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Chief Keef, Kobe Bryant, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Reese
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Here come the Kardashians, Jenny McCarthy hosting autism benefit at Rockit, The Fray dines at Nellcote
Kim Kardashian’s last public appearance in the Chicago area — a highly anticipated promotional appearance at the Michael Hill Jeweller store in Water Tower Place mall in 2010 — started two hours late and lasted only 20 minutes. Will...
Tags: C.J. Watson, Viktor Stalberg, Christopher Knight (actor), John Lucas III, Beyonce
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Il Poggiolo gets Jerry Kleiner's signature look in Hinsdale
Tribune criticDespite a demographic that would make most restaurateurs salivate, Hinsdale has not always been kind to its dining options. Since finally permitting liquor licenses in 2001 (Hinsdale was DuPage County's last bastion of temperance), the town has bid...Tags: Veal, Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Chicago Loop, Pizzas
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New Constellation in city's entertainment galaxy
In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago. Or perhaps it's best to call it a new/old venue, its novel concept taking root in a familiar building. Come April 1, the noted Chicago jazz drummer and impresario...
Tags: Music Industry, Artists, Chicago Jazz Fest, Dance, Entertainment Events
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Oscar Micheaux: A legend's links
Leroy Collins never says anything about it. He never tells his neighbors he was once a movie star — once. Collins is 89 and lives by himself in the Montgomery Place retirement community in Hyde Park. Scientists who worked on the Manhattan...
Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Literature, Robert Earl, Chatham, Bronzeville
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Now with a huge cast, 'Hellcab' still an iconic trip through Chicago
"Hellcab," playwright Will Kern's black comedy about a hellish winter day in the life of a cipherlike Chicago cabby, is not, let us stipulate upfront, the aesthetic equal of "American Buffalo," "A Raisin in the Sun" or "The Front Page." But when you're...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Richard M. Daley, Celebrities, Arts and Culture, Rahm Emanuel
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Lit Fest holds on to that printed feeling
As obvious as this may sound at first, the 28th annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, which concluded Sunday afternoon and drew an estimated 130,000 attendees and 200 authors to the South Loop on a sweltering, cloudless weekend, was not the kind...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Harold Washington Library Center, Book, Buzz Bissinger, Mitt Romney
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Playing the blues in black AND white
On a recent Wednesday night at Blue Chicago, a long-running club downtown, you had to elbow your way forward just to get past the doorman. Men and women in business suits — collars loosened, beers in hand — packed the place, barely leaving...Tags: Eddie Shaw, Blues (genre), Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Concerts
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Phil Vettel recommends steak houses
Last week it was turkey on Thanksgiving, turkey sandwiches for Friday's lunch, turkey tetrazzini for Saturday dinner and — you get the idea.
Poultry in motion. Who could blame you for racing out for a first-rate steak dinner? Here are some good...Tags: Veal, Chicago Restaurants, Michigan Avenue, Foods and Beverages, Michael Jordan
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It's showtime for 'Shameless' stars in Chicago
“The Chicago Code” and “The Playboy Club” didn’t make it to a second season, but fellow Chicago-based TV series “Shameless” did. And it has been filming exterior scenes for Season 2 — which premieres on...Tags: Television, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), United Center, William H. Macy, Steve Howey
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Casino’s excess food aids Chicago homeless shelter
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsPrime rib, oysters and shrimp aren't typically served to the homeless at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, but high-end fare has been popping up …... -
Where to get your locally grown Christmas tree
Bucktown / Wicker ParkIt's not hard to find Christmas tree lots in the city, from Home Depot to small, independent lots on street corners. If you want to support Midwestern farmers this season, here are some spots to check out this year to pick out your own locally farmed...
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