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- City Life, Community Nov 10, 2020
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Bound to the Point
Tales of the Southside Pod swimmers
- Music, Music Feature Dec 13, 2019
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Aweful spotlight the local rock scene’s sea-witch problem
The Chicago trio’s new video for “I Never Knew” combines classic punk and zombie water creatures.
- City Life, Sightseeing Jul 3, 2019
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An airport in the lake
How Mayor Richard J. Daley’s ambitious plan failed to take flight
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jun 26, 2019
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Rahm Emanuel on his 900-mile bike trip around Lake Michigan
The former mayor encountered 'generosity and kindness,' enjoyed Lake Michigan's 'clarity and vastness'—and popped a couple bicycle tubes.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 3, 2018
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Archive dive: Revisiting the canal that made Chicago what it is today
A glimpse into Chicago's history on the 200th anniversary of the state it resides in.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 19, 2018
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Who needs summer lakefront crowds when there's September on the beach?
No more fascistic lifeguards, just sun-loving Russians expats and triathloners in training.
- News & Politics, Politics Jul 18, 2018
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Penalty for poisoning Lake Michigan ‘unjustifiably low,’ surfers say as they seek to restart lawsuit vs. U.S. Steel
Surfrider Chicago says the penalty against the northwest Indiana steelmaker should be $5.3 million, not the proposed $600,000.
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 11, 2018
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Lake surfers say polluted waves are making them sick—but they love it too much to stop
One of the best local spots to surf is surrounded by a grimy industrial landscape in northwest Indiana.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2018
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The Mellowest Bike Tour and more of the best bike-related events in Chicago
- Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
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Austin travel agent helps west siders see the world—and lists her favorite midwestern trips
Stops on the Underground Railroad, an urban cheese factory, and an eye-popping Hindu temple are among Crystal Dyer's road-trip recommendations.
- Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2018
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These sculptures made of washed-up garbage are the coolest art on the lakefront right now
The "Washed Ashore" display, which shines a spotlight on all the garbage in the ocean, is now outside the Shedd Aquarium.
- News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 20, 2017
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Lake Michigan is full of shit
Luckily for swimmers and beachgoers, the city is using a new rapid-result test that analyzes levels bacteria in the water.
- News & Politics, Feature Nov 15, 2017
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Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of Illinois
The animosity between Illinois's largest city and its smaller towns is almost as old as the state itself.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2017
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Emanuel stands by police decision to reprimand two cops pictured kneeling in protest, and other Chicago news
Also, Whitney Young High School suddenly cancels the rest of its football season.
- Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 22, 2017
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Chicago’s famous flatness is important (and not always true)
Pancake-flat topography made the city a center for engineering innovations.
- Blogs, Bleader May 25, 2017
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City Council ‘reluctantly’ approves measure to ease gun range restrictions, and other Chicago news
Also, high water levels in Lake Michigan could shrink local beaches this summer.
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
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Fire hydrants offer the promise of a lake on every corner
But open them at your own risk.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2017
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Patrick Kennedy: RFK assassination allows Chris Kennedy to understand Chicago violence ‘better than most,’ and other news
Also, pending a Cook County judge's decision, CPS is hoping that it will be in a position to decide the final day of the school year by May 1.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 18, 2017
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Trump will be visiting Wisconsin on Tuesday, and other news
Also, the Environmental Protection Agency's Chicago regional office reportedly is in danger of being closed.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 27, 2016
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Report: President Barack Obama is planning to say farewell at McCormick Place, and other Chicago news
Also, who knew that being the city's "harbor boss" was such a challenging gig?
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Nov 17, 2016
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In Chicago, political corruption also happens on the water
In his new book, Dirty Waters: Confessions of Chicago's Last Harbor Boss, local author R.J. Nelson describes his unusual time as the city’s harbor boss.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 19, 2016
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Police chief Eddie Johnson calls for firing of seven cops over Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is preparing for a strike at a workshop Saturday.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2016
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Where to watch fireworks in Chicago and celebrate Fourth of July 2016
Celebrate America's Brexit, the Fourth of July.
- Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2016
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When World War II was fought off the coast of Chicago
A new documentary tells the story of flight training in Lake Michigan.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 4, 2016
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Live stream of Englewood shooting suggests disturbing new reality, and other Chicago news
Also, why the 2016 Cubs could change the way the game is played.
