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Decision to spare 4 schools delights some parents
For weeks that became months, parents at Garvey Elementary School protested its possible closing at community meetings, signed petitions and hoped against hope that they wouldn't have to send their children to an unfamiliar building in their Far South...
Tags: Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Elementary Schools, Education
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Chance the Rapper leaves little to chance
Chance the Rapper is going to make sure he gets this right: rap music, a pop-star ascent from Chicago, a record deal, that whole fame thing — and on his own terms. Chance, whose full name is Chancelor Bennett, has been drawing increasingly large...
Tags: Kendrick Lamar, Harold Washington Library Center, Community (tv program), Muddy Waters, Music Theater
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Chicago classical music ensemble Dal Niente gets fierce
A couple of years ago Ensemble Dal Niente trumpeted its mission as presenting "the fiercest music of recent decades." The Chicago-based group of super-musicians still focuses on championing, commissioning and performing some of the most uncompromising...
Tags: Near North Side, Michigan Avenue, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Entertainment Events
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Richard Snow to sign books Wednesday at McLean & Eakin
Richard Snow will be signing copies of his new book, "I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford," from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at McLean & Eakin, Booksellers in Petoskey. Snow weaves together a narrative of Ford's rise to fame -- as well as...Tags: Coney Island, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ken Burns, New York City
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A magnetic actress tackles a taboo subject in 'Unspeakable Act'
"In the spring of 2011, at the age of 18, my brother Matthew got his first real girlfriend," says the 17-year-old protagonist of "The Unspeakable Act" in voiceover as we see her riding her bike down leafy, idyllic streets in Brooklyn. "I had somehow...
Tags: Dollhouse (tv program), Entertainment, Movies, ABC (tv network), Travel
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Shift from Schwinn to SRAM mirrors change in bicycle business
John Nedeau rides his bike to work when he can. He has a good bike. He's a good rider. He works for a company called SRAM. Its global headquarters on Chicago's North Side is a long way from his home in suburban Lake Bluff, but Nedeau averages about 30...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Hobbies, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Emanuel to propose nine additional food-truck parking spaces
Tribune criticChicago will increase its number of dedicated food-truck parking spaces to 30 from the current total of 21, under a proposal to be presented to the City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Department of...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, South Loop, Chicago Loop, Chicago Board of Trade, Wrigleyville
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What are the best movies based on books?
Less than a year after “The Great Gatsby” was published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald was paid $16,666 for the film rights. “Come and see it all!” beckons the trailer for the silent film. “And enjoy the entertainment thrill of...
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Tom Tykwer, There Will Be Blood (movie), BBC, Jane Austen
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Mom of slain teen: 'You can do all the right things and still come up with the same outcome'
Tribune reportersJust before Ebony Ambrose went to bed about 10 p.m. Tuesday, her son Kevin Ambrose asked her if she had made the spinach gnocchi and apple cider pork like she had planned for dinner. Kevin Ambrose, 19, was hanging out with a friend and had not eaten...Tags: Harold Washington Library Center, Dance, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Mother's Day, After School Matters
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Nathan Rabin Nathan Rabin is the head writer for The A.V. Club. His books include “The Big Rewind” and “My Year of Flops.” He also collaborated on “Weird Al: The Book.” He has written for the Wall Street Journal,...Tags: The Boston Globe, Periodicals, News Media, The Second City, Entertainment Events
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Open thread: The Weeks in Review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
John Vondruska, longtime Chicago broadcaster, 1959-2013
Across nearly two decades on Chicago's TV and radio stations, John Vondruska showed his versatility as a broadcaster who could handle everything from general interest talk radio on WLS-FM to sports updates on WCKG-AM. A born performer, Mr. Vondruska,...
Tags: Entertainment, Weight, Radio, Adele (music artist), Music
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