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As 'Mad Men' moves into 1968, Matt Weiner talks history
“Mad Men” returned to AMC Sunday night with a premiere that was criticized by some for being too slow – perhaps a touch ironic, given that the episode saw Don Draper and his colleagues ringing in 1968, a year that was anything but...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), 2012 Democratic National Convention, Assassinations, Malcolm X, Arrested Development (tv program)
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Martin Luther King Jr. brought the fight to Chicago
Chicago Tribune reporterTwo years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights, FBI, Elections
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Reawakening the ghosts of Skokie
To me, a kid growing up in the 1960s and '70s, Skokie seemed like any other suburb, its tidy houses sitting on impeccably manicured lawns. Sure, on Friday nights and Saturday mornings you'd sometimes see Hasidic Jews strolling to and from synagogue....Tags: WTTW, Skokie, Howard Reich, The Holocaust (1934-1945), PBS (tv network)
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2012 is tragic, but mass shootings not increasing, experts say
As Howard B. Unruh barricaded himself in his home against the police -- after finally running out of ammunition -- he got a call from an assistant city editor at a local newspaper who had looked up his phone number. “Why are you killing people?&...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Politics, FBI, Injuries and Wounds, Columbine High School
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...
Tags: Studs Terkel, Radio, Politics, American Airlines, Inc., Shedd Aquarium
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'Mad Men' recap: 'Mystery Date'
Good to see Stephen King in a consultant role on "Mad Men." Thought he would have given Pete Campbell something more diabolical to do. Kidding, of course. Mr. King is busy. But this episode was downright creepy and weird and King-like. Don had a...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Lincoln Center, Midtown, Health
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Window of time for redeveloping old Joliet prison is closing, expert says
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsIf Joliet officials want to redevelop a shuttered prison they will have to turn their attention to preserving what's left first. That was the message during …... -
Today in history: July 14
1881: Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias ''Billy the Kid,'' was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, N.M.1913: Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Neb. 1933: All...Tags: Billy the Kid, Politics, Chicago Hotels, Elections, Dan Seals
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Officials tour Joliet prison; former warden says, ‘It’s just sad’
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsNearly 50 government officials and community members toured the shuttered Joliet Correctional Center on Tuesday as part of burgeoning efforts to restore and re-open the …... -
Blagojevich trial judge Zagel regarded as smart, unflappable
Clout StFrom today's print edition: Blagojevich trial judge regarded as smart, unflappable 'Renaissance man' to preside over case alleging dark ages of politics By Jeff Coen and Bob Secter, Tribune reporters Do you ever wonder what spins through a judge's head...... -
10 things you might not know about Chicago murders
Tribune staff reporterChicago may be GQ magazine's City of the Year, but others refer to it as Murder City. As we near year's end, homicides are up nearly 17 percent over 2007 and the death toll is pushing 500, about the same body count as in New York City, which has nearly...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), O'Hare International Airport, John Wayne Gacy, World War I (1914-1918), Health and Medical Professionals
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