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Vanilla Ice-Inspired Graffiti in Evanston

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:37:07 -0600

A stop sign in Evanston dispenses the sage advice of the great Vanilla Ice chicagoist.com

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Chicago then and now: Comparison shots of 1960s Chicago alongside the same spot today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:29:26 -0600

Local photographer has put together a tremendous photo essay inspired by old photos of Chicago. Here he's captured current snapshots of scenes from old photos and placed them side by side for easy...

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Ask Chicago: Cool events happening tonight? Looking to do something fun

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:44:58 -0600

What's going on in Chicago tonight? Anything cool/weird/interesting that's worth checking out? node/19581

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The Blues Brothers Complete Chicago Filming Locations (tremendous map)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:44 -0600

Arguably the greatest — perhaps the only — action-musical-comedy film ever made, The Blues Brothers owes much of its spirit to the use of genuine Chicago locations to depict Chicago — and not the...

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Danny Davis dropping out of County Board president race

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:19:08 -0600

One of the expected challengers to Cook County board president Todd Stroger is dropping out of the race. Last week, one of Stroger's strongest potential challengers, Chicago Cong. Danny Davis...

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Creepy Chicago: Turtle and Puppet are Chicago's top male midget strippers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:11:11 -0600

This is without a doubt the creepiest, ickiest, funniest site I've come across in some time. Warning, music plays upon clicking the link. Slightly NSFW. venusdancers.com

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Chicago Blogger Featured in New York Times, Time, the Economist, Others

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:59 -0600

I don't normally toot my own horn, but my article on Detroit as the new American frontier (which does compare it to Chicago), was just listed as the idea of the day on the New York Times, a "must...

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Chicago Begins 24 Hour A Day Booting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:15:43 -0600

In an desperate effort to bring in more revenue, the city has just begun a much more aggressive 24 hour a day booting policy. chicagonow.com

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Fort Hood Gunman Hunts Homewood GI Like a Dog

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:11 -0600

The Chicago Tribune reports that the accused Fort Hood masacre gunman hunted Army Private First Class Najee Hull, 21, "like a dog," shooting him three times before turning the handgun on more than...

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Cook County subpoenas Northwestern professor

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:58:27 -0600

A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard say they have evidence that shows...

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