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- Film, Movie Feature Feb 18, 2020
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‘Chicago Memories’ showcases the spirit of the city
The three short documentaries dig deep into corners of Chicago history.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 11, 2019
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A tale of two tax bills
How our current property tax system affects the greedy and the needy
- City Life, Staycation Jul 10, 2019
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Do a Doubleday
Ride the Red Line for a cross-town series featuring both the city’s baseball teams.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 22, 2019
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Miracle is the theatrical equivalent of a no-stakes late-season game
We waited 108 years for this?
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 26, 2019
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Mima’s is where Cubs go for Cuban
Lincolnwood’s erstwhile Taste of Cuba has relaunched in Irving Park.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2018
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Staffer Ryan Smith says goodbye to the Reader
Social media editor Ryan Smith has some parting words about politics and his three-and-a-half-year tenure at the Chicago Reader.
- News & Politics, Fall Preview Sep 19, 2018
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The perfect storm, or the two weeks in October when sports are king
Chicago's fall frenzy makes fairweather fandom fun.
- News & Politics, Feature Aug 7, 2018
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‘This is a march of civil disobedience’ [PHOTOS]
Scenes from last week's protest that shut down Lake Shore Drive
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2018
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Locking up Cubs legend Yosh Kawano also got Supreme Court OK
The top court's ruling in favor of Trump's travel ban harkens back to its notorious 1944 decision upholding the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 17, 2018
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With antique spirits and goat brats, Mordecai brings fine dining to Rickettsville
Chef Matthias Merges's restaurant is the latest to open in the Hotel Zachary, across from Wrigley Field.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2018
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Shootings and homicides decrease as carjackings surge, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago matches snowfall record with nine straight days of measurable snow.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 31, 2018
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Rauner delivers his final State of the State address with an eye to November elections, and other Chicago news
Also, a new poll shows that more than a third of likely Democratic primary voters are undecided on the race for governor.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 31, 2018
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Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to replace a Republican casino tycoon accused of sexual misconduct. No, not Trump. Another one.
Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts replaces Steve Wynn as the lead fund-raiser for the RNC because of course.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 20, 2017
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Cubs, Blackhawks, Bulls, Bears, and White Sox donate $1 million to combat gun violence, and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner won't say whether he holds moral responsibility for veterans' home deaths.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2017
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Cook County Board passes 2018 budget that will lay off 321 employees, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council approved Emanuel's 2018 budget with a 47-3 vote.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 20, 2017
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Chicago principals association head Troy LaRaviere to run against Emanuel in 2019, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper scores another hit with Saturday Night Live Boyz II Men spoof ballad "Come Back, Barack."
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2017
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Cubs, Blackhawks, large concert venues are not fans of Emanuel's concert ticket tax increase, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council approved a $95 million police training academy despite a plea from Chance the Rapper.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2017
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Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, and the fearsomeness of labor
Unions give conservative billionaire Ricketts the willies.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2017
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Joe Ricketts penned a love letter to Trump while shutting down DNAinfo and Chicagoist
The writing may have been on the wall, aka the anti-union billionaire's blog.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2017
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Chicago has a real shot at hosting World Cup games in 2026, and other news
Also, the Illinois house failed to pass a ban on semiautomatic rifle bump stocks.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 23, 2017
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Police close Kenneka Jenkins investigation but for some photos of her body ‘raise more questions than answers,’ and other Chicago news
Also, a Republican state representative is considering running against Rauner.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2017
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Joe Maddon compares MLB plate collision rule to overturned soda tax, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper will headline the Obama Foundation Summit closing concert.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2017
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Stephen Paddock rented two Michigan Avenue hotel rooms overlooking Lollapalooza but never showed up, and other Chicago news
Also, Cubs home playoff tickets are the most expensive in the MLB..
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Oct 4, 2017
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Story of a Curse—and the Cubs’ curse killer
Author Rich Cohen makes a persuasive—and entertaining—case that, for Cubs fans, the curse was one of the core beliefs that held the universe steady.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2017
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Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news
Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.