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Billy Elliot Tickets On Sale
In case you plan your theater-going 4 months in advance, tickets for the much-anticipated Chicago-run of West End, then Broadway, blockbuster Billy Elliot went on sale yesterday. The show is scheduled to open in March and could...
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Fake Bomb Suspect Charged
Police photo of Roosevelt Billups from Examiner.com A West Side man now faces three felony charges for allegedly planting fake bombs at two prominent downtown buildings, Chicago Breaking News reports. Roosevelt Billups, 42, was arrested Wednesday...
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Weekend Diversion: Night Of The Ponies
We've all done it: Google or Facebook stalk old friends from college or high school. One guy did it a few years ago and made quite a discovery about an old high school friend. (Mostly SFW, a...
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South Side Craigslist Robbers Nabbed
Photo by Ciaran McGuiggan Three men were arrested earlier this week for a rash of Craigslist-aided robberies that began in October, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Twelve victims claim they were robbed of money and/or personal items...
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It's Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Day
Heading downtown for the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival? You won't be alone: the Trib reports 800,000 are expected at the fest which has already kicked off and runs all day, climaxing with a parade this evening...
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Pedway, First Store Open At Block 37
Conceptual Art of Block 37 via In spite of yesterday's ruling that stripped control of the beleaguered Block 37 project from its developer, the project will see the first store opening today after the city gave...
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Morning Box Score: College Hoops
DePaul's Will Walker takes a shot against No. Iowa (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) No pro sports last night but there was a trio of area college hoops game. DePaul moved to 2-0 on the year thanks to...
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Today's Weather: Opulent
Photo by lauren*o It'll be a through-and-through gorgeous day to get outside for yard work or the kids or whatever you like to do on your weekend. Highs will be in the mid-50s and sunshine will...
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Extra, Extra
Awesome timelapse video by Joshua Mellin Police went undercover and arrested three men for using Craigslist to set up a series of robberies. Block 37 hit a huge snag today as a judge stripped the project...
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The CNC's NY Times Page Is Live
We pondered the new Chicago section of the NY Times and even reminded you yesterday and...now it's here. I actually picked up a copy this morning but haven't had time to read it yet. However, lucky...
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Asian Carp: 'Nice Try, Suckers'
Photo AP/M. Spencer Green Is it any surprise that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers couldn't properly maintain a levee to hold up against a hurricane when they can't even seem to keep a fish out...
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Chicagoist. John Mayer, find tickets for his Battle Studies tour with the AMEX early on sale. American Apparel, with 4 stores in Chicago, you...
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Mariotti's Photo Scuffle?
Sports blog extraordinaire Deadspin reported earlier today that Jay Mariotti apparently got himself booted from Underground last night for a bit of a scuffle over a cell phone pic. The alleged incident was spread on Twitter...
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Reappointment For Daley's Nephew
Peter Thompson, another Daley nephew, has been reappointed to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. According to the Sun Times, Thompson helped the mayor rake in $7 million as his campaign finance chief in less than three...
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Friday Afternoon Diversion: Earth With Rings
What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? This amazing video shows what it would look like both from outer space and from down here, looking up. So freaking cool. [via]...
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Chicago Gets Googled
Earlier this week our good friends at Torontoist had a great idea about "Google Auto-Suggesting" themselves and fleshed it out in a rather funny post. The Auto-Suggest feature--essentially the 21st century's version of a palm reader--has been...
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Cop Arrested For Embezzling
Sgt. John J. Pallohusky, head of the Chicago Police Sergeant's Association, has been arrested for allegedly embezzling over $600,000 from the association. According to the Trib, Pallohusky is accused of spending that money on a variety of...
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CPL's Bookamania Brings The Reading Fun For Kids
Special to Chicagoist from Elizabeth Mikel If we had kids, we'd certainly be bringing them to Chicago Public Library's Bookamania event on Saturday. Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., the Harold Washington Library Center will be...
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Rockin' Our Turntable: DJ / rupture & Matt Shadetek
Call it fate or label it luck, some musical pairings were just meant to happen. Solo, Jace Clayton (DJ / rupture) and Brooklyn producer Matt Shadetek have always excelled in their respective electronic pursuits. For the...
