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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...
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...
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...
'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· 18 hours agoAs the CTA prepares to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street, people who live on the Far South...
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 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,...
At the Newberry Library and on stage, the return of Mike Royko
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 23 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 ...
Afternoon Edition: CPD's new list of banned groups for cops only includes gangs
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 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 ...
Lightfoot to take on another higher education teaching role
Crain s Chicago Business· 6 days agoThe visiting professor role is something of a homecoming for Lightfoot. Lightfoot will co-teach a strategic public policy consulting class with the school's associate dean for research and policy ...
