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- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 17, 2019
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If it all goes south, Joe Donut will be here for you
Tricked-out dunkers and savory breakfasts from the North Shore spell comfort on the cheap.
- Arts & Culture, Worst of Chicago Dec 21, 2017
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Chicago’s thirst for a ‘celebrity culture’ is an embarrassment
The city does not need famous people to legitimize its existence.
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Dec 1, 2016
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Jason Diamond’s Searching for John Hughes is really a journey of self-discovery
The Brooklyn author’s North Shore adolescence was a different kind of teen movie.
- Best of Chicago, Introduction Jun 23, 2016
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Best of Chicago 2016
The 31 reasons to love Chicago right now—plus, everything from the city's best pizza to the best person to follow on Twitter
- Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 23, 2016
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Chicago’s North Shore fuels architecture fantasies
The curving streets of the affluent north suburbs are lined with midcentury-modern marvels and the locations of John Hughes movies.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 25, 2015
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Illinois's first farm distillery controls production from seed to spirit
Whiskey Acres in DeKalb is the only operation in the state making bourbon from grain grown on-site.
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 25, 2014
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Best Three-Hit Run by a Theater Raising $31 Million
Port Authority, Hedda Gabler, and The Dance of Death at Writers Theatre
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 20, 2014
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Epicycle
Their brief career ended more than 30 years ago, but this North Shore punk band is still inspiring reissues today.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 17, 2012
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Two students, two high schools, two divergent paths to college
Jasmeen Wellere grew up on the south side, Hayley Himmelman on the North Shore. Both flourished in their classes, but they've faced very different challenges—and been afforded very different opportunities
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 4, 2012
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Mash Tun Oktoberfest and other food and drink events
Craft Spirits Week takes over Chicago's food and drink event scene, with still more Oktoberfests, beer festivals, wine festivals, and dinners paired with spirits and ciders
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Dec 22, 2011
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Brian Posen, the comedian trainer
'The more I teach, the less I know. The more I dig in, the more I realize I don't know anything about this.'