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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· 3 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· 6 days agoCHICAGO — The secret lives of librarians, may not sound like a bestseller, but at one West Side...
Riot Fest departure from Chicago's Douglass Park sparks more debate over costs and gains for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCHICAGO — Sheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The...
Work about to begin on long-awaited Red Line Extension on Chicago's South Side
CBS News· 9 hours agoAs the CTA prepares to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street, people who live on the Far South...
'The Blues Brothers' came out in June 1980. Is there a better Chicago movie? Not for me
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“Chicago is like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ if you’re rich,” one local musician observed, “and it’s...
At the Newberry Library and on stage, the return of Mike Royko
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 14 hours 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· 5 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 ...
Afternoon Edition: CPD's new list of banned groups for cops only includes gangs
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoThe list includes 675 gang factions that department members are forbidden from joining — but no hate or extremist groups, my colleagues Tom Schuba and Dan Mihalopoulos report. Plus, we’ve got ...
The Rundown: A Chicago first: school board ballot shaping up
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoAfter more than a decade of lobbying, years of negotiation and months of sorting out the logistics,...
