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- Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2018
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The time Chicago skinheads beat up a Nazi
Yes, Chicago does have a history of punks who've shown Nazis what's what.
- Film, Movie Review Mar 8, 2018
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Ava DuVernay transported us to Selma, but outer space is another matter
The lauded political filmmaker botches Disney’s live-action adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 1, 2018
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Pioneering Chicago rapper Sugar Ray Dinke speaks on the legacy of ‘Cabrini Green Rap’
Sugar Ray Dinke performs "Cabrini Green Rap" Tuesday at the Promontory at the book-release party for Ben Austen's High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing.
- 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 Aug 15, 2017
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Emanuel slams Trump over Charlottesville: ‘Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner isn't happy with the state senate's override of his school funding veto.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 2, 2017
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Trump reportedly has accepted Bobby Rush's invitation to visit Chicago, and other news
Also, Jackson Park and public sculptures made a list of the city's most endangered sites.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2017
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With Puzder out, it’s Oprah to the rescue
Now that Oprah has helped save us from Andrew Puzder's reign as secretary of labor, here's hoping she might find some other tapes that might save us from the rest of the miscreants in Trump's White House.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2016
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Rahm promises that Chicago will remain a ‘sanctuary city’ for undocumented immigrants, and other news
Also, there's been a huge increase in demand at Planned Parenthood.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2016
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Rahm finally releases new plan for police accountability, and other Chicago news
Also, a 28-year-old Chicago resident is reportedly facing prison time for the infamous celebrity nude photo hack.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2016
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The White Sox will play at ‘Guaranteed Rate Field’ in 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, the University of Chicago advises incoming students about its "commitment to freedom of inquiry and expression" on campus, as opposed to "intellectual safe spaces."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 29, 2016
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Rahm gets 'thrown under the bus' in Obama DNC video, and other Chicago news
Also, CPD cuts back on stop and frisk.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2016
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Acclaimed designer Maria Pinto displays her latest collection in the West Loop
Street View, featuring Maria Pinto's prefall and fall collections
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2016
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Aldermen demand hearings, answers on lead found in water at CPS schools, and other Chicago news
Also, property taxes for Chicago home owners are going up very soon.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jun 8, 2016
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At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real
For more than 20 years, actors and crew members stayed silent about mistreatment they suffered at the acclaimed storefront theater. Now they’re speaking up, hoping to protect workers in non-Equity theaters across the country.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 3, 2016
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Chicago Public Schools desperately needs state funding to open in the fall, and other news
Also, the budget battle continues as Rahm slams Rauner by comparing him to Donald Trump.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 18, 2014
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I'm watching Lindsay Lohan's reality show and that's probably not OK
Fresh out of rehab, Lohan gets a reality show on Oprah's network.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 2, 2014
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Lance Armstrong and the uses of enchantment
An ambivalent New York Times story rips and praises Lance Armstrong.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2013
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My favorite Chicago movie premieres of 2013, 20-11
The second in a multipart series on my favorite new movies of the year
- Film, Movie Review Aug 21, 2013
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The Butler: The anti-Gump
In Lee Daniels's film, painful social realities once again collide with delirious fantasy.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2012
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Roger Ebert critiques his second date with Oprah Winfrey
Michael Czyzniejewski's Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions: funny, quirky, short ruminations told in the personas of famous Chicagoans
- Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 23, 2011
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Best Chicago ambassador
President Barack Obama voted best Chicago ambassador
- Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 23, 2011
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Best local celebrity
Oprah Winfrey voted best local celebrity
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2011
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I Believe Julia Keller's Views on This Matter Are Not Sound
Julia Keller explains why we should keep reading the new hot novels even though they're not worthy of us.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 22, 2010
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Toni Morrison Talks to Oprah Winfrey at the Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner
Morrison discusses her affinity for "outlaw women," having her first book rejected 12 times, and more.
- News & Politics, Feature May 6, 2010
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How Howard Got His History Back
A young DJ stumbled on a warehouse cache and reunited a barrier-breaking photographer with some 500 lost works.