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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: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Michael Jackson, Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Fine Artists
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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Howard Brookins, Separation of Church and State, Chicago Elections
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The tale of 'Elevate Chicago' and foreclosure blight in the neighborhoods
Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three. That's the number of properties in Chicago listed last week in some stage of mortgage foreclosure. This is a disaster. This is a crisis. And though you wouldn't know it from the amount of news coverage...
Tags: Navy Pier, Chicago Mayor, West Loop, Chicago Loop, United Center
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Mayor touts summer parks programming
Tribune reporter Circus performers and Shakespearean actors helped Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce Tuesday that the city is doubling the number of performances and cultural events at its parks this summer. Amid lush greenery and newly bloomed flowers at...
Tags: Chicago Park District, Gardens and Parks, Rogers Park, Travel, Edgewater
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5 wounded in separate shootings, stabbing on Saturday
Tribune reportersAt least four people were wounded in several shootings Saturday, including a man who walked into a police station with a gunshot wound, officials said. In the first shooting today, a 24-year-old man walked into the Englewood district police station on...Tags: Chicago Police Department, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago Fire Department, Shootings, Englewood
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Riot Fest lineup includes Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Motorhead
Summer-end festival Riot Fest announced its 2013 lineup Wednesday, with Fall Out Boy and Blink-182 headlining. In its eighth year, the festival will be held all three days at Humboldt Park, Sept. 13-15, after splitting time last year between the park...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Nature Religion, Religion and Belief
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Moms' love for libraries anchors future
What Lee Rainie and his team of researchers discovered about public libraries is less than a mind-blowing epiphany. Even he admits that. Yet, the subtle context in that discovery probably is key to keeping the nation's 16,000-plus libraries relevant...
Tags: Libraries, Chicago Public Library, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Conservation
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'Comedy of Errors,' Theater on the Lake this summer
Tribune reporterThis summer's Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program will feature "The Comedy of Errors" in a series of free, outdoor performances July 25 to Aug. 25 in various Chicago parks. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that the program, in its second year,...Tags: Navy Pier, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago Park District, Douglas Park
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The Purple Martin
The Purple Martin: The California Clipper, a retro cocktail lounge in Humboldt Park that dates to 1937, is an art deco wonderland of vintage delights. The dimly lit atmosphere of diner booths and board games (no TVs) is enchantingly old-fashioned, with... -
Area farmers markets are back!
Special to Tribune NewspapersAn array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday,...Tags: Wicker Park, Willis Tower, Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Interior Policy
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