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A quasi-chaotic atmosphere of traffic and crowded sidewalks gives the Chicago neighborhood its palpable buzz. The newest immigrants to Wicker Park are diverse by occupation, mixed by levels of education and ethnicity, single or married, but almost always young. Read more about Wicker Park, Chicago.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
A quasi-chaotic atmosphere of traffic and crowded sidewalks gives the Chicago neighborhood its palpable buzz. The newest immigrants to Wicker Park are diverse by occupation, mixed by levels of education and ethnicity, single or married, but almost always young. Read more about Wicker Park, Chicago.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
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Miles apart, except in their hearts
Had he not left the Halloween party early or had she not given into her friends' pleas to hit one more bar, it's unclear how Daniel Bujas and Aline Fernandes might have met. As it happened, late that October night in 2008, Bujas was waiting on the Damen...
Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Crime, Law and Justice, Starbucks Corp., Colleges and Universities, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Learnapalooza starts Saturday, expands to Logan Square later this year
For RedEyeSaturday kicks off Year 4 of Learnapalooza, Chicago’s free learning event, and for the second straight year, the program is expanding to a new neighborhood. Founded in 2010 by Maggie Schutz and Sarah Press, the event was conceived as a free day of...Tags: Media Industry
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5 fun ways to be a cool newbie in Chicago
You're a new transplant to Chicago. You've Instagrammed your reflection on the "Bean" (aka Cloud Gate), wowed Facebook friends with a thousand pictures of the Chicago skyline, annoyed your Twitter followers by tweeting every dish at Girl and the Goat ......Tags: New York City, Al Capone, Chicago Skyline, Amy Poehler, Arts and Culture
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YEEZUS! Kanye plans more Chicago 'projections' Saturday
RedEyeYeezus, we have a leak. Along with the (conveniently timed?) illegal availability of Kanye West’s album “Yeezus” Friday, the Chicago-raised rapper announced a round of new “projections” slated for locations across the...Tags: Kanye West, Museums, Field Museum of Natural History, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Arts and Culture
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Just for Laughs: A boastful Brand and hometown 'Knuckleheads'
The TBS Just for Laughs Chicago comedy festival is underway in multiple venues and, as they say on TV, we've got team coverage of everything from the marquee attractions at the Chicago Theatre to the late-night, semi-secret performances that insiders...
Tags: Parks and Recreation (tv program), Comedy Central (tv network), Katy Perry, Arts and Culture, Schwa
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25 drinks every Chicagoan should try
RedEyeAre you thirsty enough to take on our ultimate drinking to-do list? Some of the drinks features here are signatures that have become synonymous with the bar or restaurant that serves them. Others are just so delicious they've earned legendary status...Tags: Limes, Billy Sunday, Humboldt Park, Gold Coast, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Blockbusted
Change of SubjectDNAinfo: Last North Side Blockbuster to Close Once Wicker Park's Blockbuster closes, the nearest Blockbuster will be in Elmwood Park. The growth of online streaming means that Redbox, though seeming to have the last laugh today, should hear the clock........ -
June 20: Tre Soldi in Streeterville, Beatrix and Lao 18 in River North Late June: The Bentley in Lakeview Early summer: Three Dots and a Dash in River North July: Chicago Chop Shop in Wicker Park, Travelle in River North August: Blackfinn Ameripub in...
Tags: Streeterville, River North, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)
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A growing hobby
The Community CARE Garden in Libertyville reaps 5,000 pounds of food a year for food pantries, but "that's just the byproduct," according to Roger Afman. "The main thing is the socializing among the gardeners," said Afman, facilities manager at The...
Tags: Tomatoes, Arable Farming, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A proposal for the books
In the beginning, Jason Methner was the impatient one. After meeting Molly Lipsitz at a mutual friend's birthday party in Wicker Park, Methner, 27 at the time and in a master's program at Northwestern University, was eager to accelerate the...
Tags: Libraries, U.S. Congress, Chicago Tribune, Cranberries, Arts and Culture
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Storytelling in Chicago is a nightly affair
As opening night glitches go, this was a good problem. The back room at Lakeview gastropub The Dog's Bollox was jammed with people squeezing in for the debut of Story Sessions, yet another yarn-spinning event to add to Chicago's already-packed...
Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Vegan restaurants in Chicago
From this summer’s vegan menu at Grant Achatz’s restaurant Next to the buzz about plant-based diets, veganism is definitely having a moment. “A few years ago, people said, ‘Oh, vegan? What does that mean?” said Don...
Tags: Salads, Next (restaurant), Foods and Beverages, Ravenswood, Lifestyle and Leisure
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