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- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 16, 2020
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Grave robbers
Hey, MAGA, stop using Dr. King to justify police brutality.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jun 18, 2019
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Lithuanian American power poppers Dead Freddie defy their own demise
This short-lived 80s band put together a new lineup in 2011 and released their first album last year.
- News & Politics, Feature Jan 21, 2019
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Archive dive: Blvck Vrchives remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact on Chicago
"Dr. King's dreams can still be heard echoing through the streets of Chicago in vigils, parades, protests, murals, and strolls along King Drive."
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Apr 24, 2018
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What ever happened to the King Memorial Mural at 43rd and Langley?
The artist, Eugene "Eda" Wade, wants to know, but nobody seems to have any answers.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2017
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Rauner: Trump’s Charlottesville comments ‘damage America,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Attorney General Sessions slams Emanuel, Chicago yet again.
- Food & Drink, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
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South-side picnicking done right
A guide to eating outside below Madison Street
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2017
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Opposition to affordable housing in Jefferson Park is nothing new for Chicago
The city has a long history of opposition to real estate developments perceived as a conduit for African-American families, especially poor ones, to move into white neighborhoods.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2017
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Anti-Semitism in Chicago is nothing new
Irving Cutler, professor emeritus at Chicago State and author of The Jews of Chicago, looks back on local anti-Semitism
- Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 23, 2016
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Fifty years after Dr. King’s march in Marquette Park, racial integration remains elusive in Chicago
The park no longer is a symbol of bigotry, but it isn’t a success story either.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 30, 2015
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Rahm Emanuel hates Illinois Nazis!
A shirtless Rahm Emanuel attended an anti-Nazi demonstration in Chicago back in 1978.
- Best of Chicago, Sports & Recreation Jun 25, 2014
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Best Secret Driving Range
Marquette Park
- Film, Movie Critic's Choice Nov 13, 2013
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Wild Chicago corralled onto DVD
The first two seasons of the old WTTW show offer an evocative glimpse of the city in the 80s.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 15, 2013
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The activist-doctor Quentin Young is still in
A new film project tries to capture the life of the physician who takes care of Chicago.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 25, 2013
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Seiche
This trio's downer prog-sludge predated grunge by a decade but went almost completely unheard at the time.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2011
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Faced with a cop shortage, some officials look to private policing
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 23, 2011
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Best repertory programmer
Michael W. Phillips named best of Chicago
- Music, Music Sidebar Jun 17, 2010
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Takin' It to the Streets
Saturday's all-day marathon features an eclectic mix of performances from Mos Def, Brother Ali, Kindred the Family Soul, Tinariwen, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and others.
- Music, Music Sidebar May 27, 2010
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Summer Guide: Follow the Music
The biggest and best of the music fests
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2009
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Video: making hudut baruru with tikini
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2008
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A gallant try by John Kass at writing a touching column
John Kass does his best in the Chicago Tribune but can't stifle his fear of creeping tyranny
