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Film, Movie Feature Feb 18, 2020
‘Chicago Memories’ showcases the spirit of the city

The three short documentaries dig deep into corners of Chicago history.
- By Kathleen Sachs
- Tags: Movie Feature, Chicago Memories, Carl Sandburg, Chicago Filmmakers, Wild Chicago, Harvey Moshman, Will Clinger, Wild Chronicles, Del Close, The Legend of Del Close, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Amy Poehler, Dave Pasquesi, Vanishing Act, vaudeville, Maceo Anderson, Bleacher Bums: Rabid Fans of Wrigley Field, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, baseball

City Life, Staycation Jul 10, 2019
Do a Doubleday

Ride the Red Line for a cross-town series featuring both the city’s baseball teams.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Staycation, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cubs, Sox, Wrigley Field, Sox Park, Guaranteed Rate Field, Doubleday, Red Line, Addison, cross-city doubleheader, Washington Nationals, Dave Martinez, Hot Doug’s, Antique Taco, Elvis Night, fireworks, Chicago skyline

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 18, 2019
Just call Tom Tunney Alderman Lucky

In the Ricketts family, Tom Tunney has the best enemies an alderman seeking reelection could have.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Tom Tunney, Tom Ricketts, Laura Ricketts, Todd Ricketts, Pete Ricketts, Austin Baidas, Elizabeth Shydlowski, Dennis Culloton, Terry Cosgrove, Personal PAC, Rahm Emanuel, Bernie Hansen, Wrigley Field, Lakeview, 44th ward, Lincoln Yards, the 78, TIFs

Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2018
The World Music Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Fall Out Boy at Wrigley Field and more goings-on 9/7-9/9
- By Tyra Nicole Triche
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Music, Film, World Music Festival, Gwendolyn Zabicki, Juana Molina, The Promontory, Najla Yatkin, Fall Out Boy, Wrigley Field, School of Life, John Zorn, Art Institute of Chicago

News & Politics, Feature Aug 7, 2018
Slideshow
‘This is a march of civil disobedience’ [PHOTOS]

Scenes from last week's protest that shut down Lake Shore Drive
- By Olivia Obineme
- Tags: Feature, News, Photography, gun violence, lake shore drive, shutdown, protest, march, chicago, olivia obineme, civil disobedience, chicago cubs, wrigley field, wrigleyville, greg livingston, tio hardiman, ameena matthews, joe olszewski, mayor rahm emanuel, eddie johnson, cpd, chicago police department, LSD, Slideshow

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 17, 2018
Recommended
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.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Mordecai restaurant, Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Wrigleyville restaurants, baseball, Matthias Merges, Folkart Management, Tom Ricketts, Ricketts family, Rickettsvilee, Big Star, Boka Restaurant Group, Smoke Daddy, Dutch and Doc's, Arthur J. Gallagher and Co., Gallagher company, Alex Bachman, Sole Agent, Jared Wentworth, Regards to Edith, Alexander Willis, chocolate-Fernet sundae, goat bratwurst, Hotel Zachary, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2018
How Mordecai chef-owner Matthias Merges helped transform modern fine dining

A phone call to PolyScience in Niles resulted in the popularization of immersion circulators in restaurant kitchens.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Archive Dive, Food & Drink, Technology, Matthias Merges, Mordecai, fine dining, Chicago fine dining, Big Star, Hotel Zachary, Wrigley Field, Smoke Daddy, Folkart Management, Gideon Sweet, Graham Elliot, Charlie Trotter, Charlie Trotter's, Cuisine Solutions, immersion circulator, sous vide cooking, PolyScience, Philip Preston, Niles, Grant Achatz, Rick Bayless, Paul Kahan, Homaro Cantu, Chris Jones, Just Mayo, One Off Hospitality, Blackbird, the Publican, Nico

Blogs, Bleader Jan 31, 2018
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.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: News, Politics, Donald Trump, Steve Wynn, Todd Ricketts, Joe Ricketts, Scott Walker, GOP, 2016 Election, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field

Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2018
Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student "Dreamer" to Trump's State of the Union address.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Jeanne Ives, Bruce Rauner, Election 2018, abortion, Mike Madigan, Dick Durbin, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, immigration issues, Loyola University Chicago, Donald Trump, Dreamers, State of the Union address, FBI, Calumet City, OpenMike, Chance the Rapper, Chicago Cultural Center, Bob Fioretti, Illinois Department of Labor, Big Star, restaurant openings, Wrigley Field, Hotel Zachary

Music, Worst of Chicago Dec 21, 2017
‘Go, Cubs, Go’ is a lame, deflated stab at a sports anthem

Hey, Chicago, what do you say? Right, this song sucks.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Worst of Chicago, Go Cubs Go, Steve Goodman, anthem, Worst of Chicago, Wrigley Field

News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 21, 2017
The Chicago bro is coming to ruin your neighborhood

This invasive species oozes a particular kind of toxic masculinity.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Worst of Chicago, bros, Wrigleville, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, West Town, Ricketts, Wrigley Field, Saint Patrick's Day, TBOX, Twelve Bars of Xmas, bar crawl, Donald Trump

News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 20, 2017
Joe Ricketts made a bad year for local news far worse

When he pulled the plug on DNAinfo Chicago and Chicagoist, the city lost an invaluable source for information.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Worst of Chicago, Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, Worst of Chicago, Chicagoist, TD Ameritrade, Wrigley Field

News & Politics, Sports Nov 30, 2017
Who loves Chicago’s most unlovable losers, the Bears?

Perhaps no local fan base is more loyal than that of the Bears. But what has the so-called pride and joy of Illinois done in three decades to deserve such devotion?
- By Ted Cox
- Tags: Sports, Chicago Bears, sports, tailgating, fans, Mike Ditka, unlovable losers, lovable losers, NFL, National Football League, Styx, Grand Illusion, Rahm Emanuel, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Ron Owens, South Lot, Theresa Price, Andrea Darnhart, Robert Stone, Bozo Show, WGN TV, Mitch Trubisky, Jordan Howard, Wrigley Field, Danny Trevathan, Jerrell Freeman, Kyle Long, West Virginia, Randi Kass, Arizona, Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers, Brad Quellhorst, Detroit Lions, Walter Payton, Charles Barkley, Soldier Field

Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2017
Video
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..
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas, gun violence, mass shootings, Lollapalooza, Blackstone Hotel, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago Police Department, sweetened beverage tax, soda tax, pop tax, Cook County Board, John Daley, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, Skip Haynes, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, MLB playoffs, New York Yankees, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2017
Video
Villa Park man arrested for allegedly raising money to send ISIS fighters from the U.S. to Syria, and other Chicago

Also, the family of man shot to death by a CPD officer in 2011 is asking for a special prosecutor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Dilshod Khusanov, ISIS, Islamic State, ISIL, Uzbekistan, al-Nusrah Front, terrorism, Chicago Police Department, Flint Farmer, Gildardo Sierra, Anita Alvarez, Independent Police Review Authority, Eddie Johnson, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Blind Barber, restaurant openings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 31, 2017
Video
Grand jury still weighing more indictments in the Laquan McDonald case, and other Chicago news

Also, the Field Museum is giving Sue her own private suite.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Laquan McDonald, Patricia Brown Holmes, Chicago Police Department, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson, Garry McCarthy, Sue the T. rex, Field Museum, dinosaurs, Chance the Rapper, restaurant openings, SocialWorks, Nando's, City Council, Anthony Beale, ride-sharing, Uber, Lyft, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, the Park at Wrigley, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Jeni Britton Bauer, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2017
Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news

Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, murders, Illinois General Assembly, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Bruce Rauner, Toni Preckwinkle, sweetened beverage tax, soda tax, pop tax, Cook County, Little Village Chamber of Commerce, immigration issues, Breitbart, Joe Walsh, Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago History Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, Lincoln Park Zoo, DuSable Museum of African American History, National Museum of Mexican Art, Lady Gaga, the Crib, homeless shelters, Wrigley Field, Cynthia Germanotta, Born This Way Foundation

Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2017
Video
Notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman receives a 2016 World Series ring, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago reportedly needs $1.3 billion in new revenue and spending cuts by 2023.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Steve Bartman, Moises Alou, 2016 World Series, Wrigley Field, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois senate, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, pensions, Fleet and Facilities Operations Center, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, Bryan Bickell, Chicago Blackhawks, Stanley Cup, multiple sclerosis, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Miller Park, Brad Joseph, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2017
Video
Emanuel won't allow the Cubs to play more night games at Wrigley, and other Chicago news

Also, Kendrick Lamar popped up at his own West Loop pop-up shop.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Crane Kenney, Bruce Rauner, Election 2018, Democratic Governors Association, Gilbert Villegas, Kendrick Lamar, rap music, concerts, United Center, Ambassador East Hotel, the Pump Room, the Public hotel, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Journal Hotels, Lincoln Park Zoo, Otto the gorilla, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 12, 2017
Video
Wrigley Field will host the MLB All-Star Game in the ‘near future,’ and other Chicago news

Also, a Mexican immigrant scheduled for deportation is suing CPD for an alleged gang database error.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Wrigley Field, MLB, Chicago Cubs, Crane Kenney, Rob Manfred, MLB All-Star Game, baseball, Miami, immigration issues, DACA, Chicago Police Department, deportation, Chicago gang database, Latin Kings, Rahm Emanuel, the Hatchery, East Garfield Park, Valerie Jarrett, Obama family, Bar DeVille, Ukrainian Village cocktail bars, Video

Best of Chicago, Sports & Recreation Jun 22, 2017
Readers' Poll
Best athlete
- Tags: Sports & Recreation, Wrigley Field, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader Jun 15, 2017
Video
Black Lives Matters sues Chicago Police Department over reform consent decree, and other news

Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda might star in a Chicago Hamilton performance during the last week of August.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Black Lives Matter, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, police brutality, police reform, consent decree, gun violence, Congress, Rodney Davis, David Orr, property taxes, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, Broadway, Oscar Lopez Rivera, FALN, Barack Obama, budget impasse, Illinois Senate, Illinois House of Representatives, Matthias Merges, Stephanie Izard, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2017
Politico: Illinois is ‘America's failed state,’ and other Chicago news

Also, early Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Glenne Headly passed away.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Mike Madigan, Bruce Rauner, budget impasse, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Oscar López Rivera, Puerto Rico, FALN, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña, Barack Obama, honorary street signs, DePaul University, Glenne Headly, Steppenwolf Theatre, Anna Shapiro, Funkenhausen, restaurant openings, Carriage House

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2017
Chris Kennedy: J.B. Pritzker does not ‘deserve’ to be governor, and other Chicago news

Also, the city removed 12 red-light cameras after a study showed they were not preventing crashes.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Rod Blagojevich, FBI, gun violence, gang violence, Illinois Audubon Society, Walgreens, Russ Gremel, red light cameras, Chance the Rapper, Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, Stephanie Izard, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Rick Bayless, Graham Elliot, Jeff Mauro, Matthias Merges

Blogs, Bleader May 19, 2017
Video
Conde Nast Traveler names Chicago the best restaurant city in the U.S., and other news

Also, there's still no resolution to the state's school funding crisis.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, food, restaurants, Giant, Duck Inn, Monteverde, GT Prime, Osteria Langhe, Mr. Beef, Au Cheval, Roister, Katsu, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Council, Bruce Rauner, Illinois senate, budget impasse, Kimberly Lightford, Beth Purvis, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Richard Garrity, Ahmad, Old Town, car theft, Video

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