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Posted Quigley Sets Out To Honor "Go Cubs Go" Songwriter to Chicagoist
Congressman Mike Quigley introduced a bill today to honor Steve Goodman, folk musician and songwriter of "Go Cubs Go" - the song Cubs fans sing "Go Cubs Go" after every home win - by renaming the...
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Posted Searching For International Film Festival Delegates to Chicagoist
Photo by Facets Facets and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) are in search for several teens, ages 13-17, to serve as Facets Film Ambassadors and travel abroad as international film festival youth delegates. Selected...
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Posted Chiditarod 2010 Wrap Up to Chicagoist
Warm and sunny weather graced the fifth annual Chiditarod shopping-cart race, as over a hundred teams competed in what may be “the world’s largest mobile food drive” this past Saturday on the Near West Side. Chiditarod mimics...
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Posted Today In School Funding Crisis News to Chicagoist
Photo by fotomattic In an effort to save money, Chicago Public Schools are cutting sophomore sports at the city's high schools, according to a memo sent to school athletic directors yesterday that the Tribune obtained. Many...
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Posted Fitness Trainers File Lawsuit Against Harpo to Chicagoist
Fitness trainers Dina Castillo and Frank Nunez filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc., claiming they were not paid for several months of training for 300 Harpo employees valued...
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Posted Tony Rezko's Mansion Up for Sale to Chicagoist
Photo via the realtor's listing The 30-room mansion once owned by convicted developer and political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko is now for sale for $3.5879 million. He lost the home last year to foreclosure and Bank...
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Posted Walgreens To Purchase New York Chain Duane Reade to Chicagoist
In effort to expand its presence in the Northeast, Walgreens will buy Duane Reade drugstores in the New York metropolitan area for $618 million, plus $457 million in debt, to become the largest U.S. drugstore in...
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Posted Old Town School of Folk Music Plans for Expansion to Chicagoist
The Old Town School of Folk Music is planning an $18 million expansion across the street from the school at 4543 N. Lincoln Ave. The Old Town School purchased the vacant land to build an additional facility...
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Posted Intoxicated Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Breaks Fire Hydrant on Southwest Side to Chicagoist
Photo by no. higher A Chicago Fire Department lieutenant was arrested yesterday and charged with a DUI after allegedly driving a 2008 Dodge Ram pickup truck onto someone’s lawn and breaking off a fire hydrant before...
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Posted City Could Pay $500,000 a Year for Closed Parking Meters to Chicagoist
Photo by SFMoe The parking meter lease saga continues, as CBS 2 reports that under the city’s lease agreement with Chicago Parking Meter LLC, it could be paying hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to...
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Posted Controversy Raised Over City's Towing Contract to Chicagoist
Photo by CarusoPhoto Controversy erupted this week when the Daley administration awarded a $31.5 million towing contract to "clout heavy" United Road Towing, who has held onto the business for 20 years despite complaints from aldermen....
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Posted All Aboard: High Speed Rail Funding Announced to Chicagoist
Image via the White House Last year it was announced the city might be a high speed rail hub. Today, it was confirmed as Illinois learned how much funding will be received to build a high...
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Posted Expect to See Your Heating Bill Increase to Chicagoist
Photo by randi Starting next month, Chicago and North Shore gas customers will see a higher home heating bill after the Illinois Commerce Commission approved a rate increase for Peoples Energy and North Shore Gas. Estimates...
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Posted Maxwell Street Market To Be Managed By City to Chicagoist
Photo by Michael DaKidd The historic Maxwell Street Market has been through several changes since it first opened in the late 1800s. It was closed down in the mid-90s due to the expressway and new developments...
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Posted Off-Duty Cop Shoots Neighbor's Dog to Chicagoist
Family photo of Malachi, via the Sun-Times An Edison Park family had their family dog shot by an off-duty police officer when it escaped from the family’s backyard in the 7200 block of West Palatine Avenue....
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Posted Logan Square's Morris B. Sachs Flatiron Building Gets a Face Lift to Chicagoist
Image via Google Maps The Logan Square neighborhood is graced with beautiful tree-lined boulevards, quaint squares and historic buildings. For years, speculation has been raised over the fate of one of those landmark buildings: the Morris...
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Posted Daley Addresses RTA Lawsuit, Tip-Toes Around Racism Issue to Chicagoist
Photo by Nick Suydam Mayor Richard Daley was hesitant to make racism an issue as he spoke about the federal civil rights lawsuit accusing Illinois Department of Transportation, the RTA and Metra of discriminating against minorities,...
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Posted Indiana's Most Wanted Doctor Found in Italian Alps to Chicagoist
Photo via America's Most Wanted For five years the FBI has been searching for Dr. Mark Weinberger, a 46-year-old ear, nose and throat specialist from Merrillville, Ind. wanted for 22 counts of health care fraud. This...
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Posted Playmate Gets Off with Insufficient Evidence of DUI to Chicagoist
McCahill's mugshot, via the Sun-Times Celebrities seem to have all the luck in court proceedings; at least that’s how it seems for Playboy’s Miss May 2009. Cook County Judge Thomas ruled that Crystal McCahill should not...
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Posted Satisfy Your Late Night Hunger with Free Food from Rick Bayless to Chicagoist
If you are out any night this weekend in the Gold Coast be on the lookout for the Ketel One Canteen for some free late night vittles and a ride home. The vodka brand food mobile...
