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60 years ago: King and Hesburgh sang 'We Shall Overcome.' Days later, the world changed.
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago"So here we have the top civic and religious leaders not going to the march, and I thought that was...
1996 Democratic convention was redemption for Chicago — and Daley
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoDaley was determined to showcase a new and different Chicago on the world stage and erase the ugly...
The Bean in Millennium Park remains closed
Axios· 4 days agoThe shiny tourist attraction officially known as Cloud Gate remains closed for repairs. Why it matters: Anish Kapoor's stainless steel "gate" to the city...
Meet the ‘Rap-brarian:’ Chicago librarian by day, rapper by night
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCHICAGO — The secret lives of librarians, may not sound like a bestseller, but at one West Side...
Riot Fest departure from Douglass Park sparks more debate over costs and gains for the community
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The 71-year-old North Lawndale resident lives across the street from Douglass Park. When the festival moved ...
'The Blues Brothers' came out in June 1980. Is there a better Chicago movie? Not for me
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“Chicago is like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ if you’re rich,” one local musician observed, “and it’s...
Work about to begin on long-awaited Red Line Extension on Chicago's South Side
CBS News· 20 hours agoAs the CTA prepares to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street, people who live on the Far South...
The Rundown: A Chicago first: school board ballot shaping up
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 3 days agoAfter more than a decade of lobbying, years of negotiation and months of sorting out the logistics,...
At the Newberry Library and on stage, the return of Mike Royko
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWas Mike Royko the toughest man in Chicago? We shall see, I suppose, when a one-man play opens here in early September at the Chopin Theatre. Mitchell Bisschop is the author and star in what ...
Ballot measures to rev up voters
Politico· 6 days agoDaley ‘saw this as an opportunity to show a city that does work — not a city that crumbles under the pressure of protesters,’ said Leslie Fox, executive director of the 1996 ...