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Cecil Fain, 1933-2013
Chicago bluesman Cecil Fain performed under the name Piano C. Red, leading his Flat Foot Boogie band at both the old and the new Maxwell Street Market as well as blues venues all over the Chicago area until a robber's gunshot left him with paraplegia....
Tags: Chicago Blues Fest, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Maxwell Street, Marketing
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Grads turn to community colleges to boost job hopes
In 2010, Jessica Underwood graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha with a stellar academic record, a can-do attitude and a newly minted business degree. But it's been a rough entry into the real world. Like many of her peers, the 24-year-old has...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Students, Graduation, Columbia College Chicago
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Rolling Stones concert review at United Center
In the midst of another-night-at-the-office greatest hits show for the Rolling Stones, the eternal drummer Charlie Watts kept things swinging. He smashed a cymbal so hard it looked as if it had been cracked by a two-by-four. And he even allowed himself...
Tags: Mick Jagger, Entertainment, United Center, Human Interest, Music
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Roosevelt University CCPA chorus performs with Rolling Stones
RedEyeThe Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" has long been one of their most ubiquitous and oft-referenced, both for the philosophical convenience of its tagline and the English boys choir that glosses its opening measures. The song is a...Tags: United Center
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Joseph M. Cragan, 1947-2013
Even in his final days, Joseph M. Cragan urged his friends and family to chase their dreams and live life to the fullest. That's what he did after being diagnosed with appendiceal cancer in 2008 and undergoing numerous treatments. Last summer, he...
Tags: High Schools, Photography, Colleges and Universities, Barrington, Arts and Culture
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Falling out of love with Obama
If he is not careful, President Barack Obama is in danger of becoming viewed as just another president, a damaging transformation in the image of a man who sailed to office on a wind of big promise. This settled on me in a college classroom near the end...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Chris Christie, Elections, Politics
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Ned McCray
Age: 84 Residence: Tinley Park Writing letters since: His retirement in 1988. Along with the Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times and Southtown Star also publish his letters ("I've lost count over the years," he said). Life story in 100 words or less:...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Sun-Times, University of Chicago, Gang Activity
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Evanston woman versus The Donald
Tribune reporterDonald Trump seems to relish an image as a no-nonsense businessman and boss, some might even say a bully. But the real estate mogul might have met his match in an Evanston grandmother who had humble beginnings growing up in a children's home. "Someone...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Condos
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For pianist Osorio, passion drives a life in music
Jorge Federico Osorio knows firsthand the power of classical music to move young minds and hearts. "Many years ago I was playing a concert in a church in the Mexican city of Leon," the Mexican-born, Highland Park-based pianist recalls. "When I began...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Jorge Federico Osorio, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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'Maria de Buenos Aires' at Chicago Opera Theater: Tango opera spills blood instead of cliches
Andreas Mitisek is only half-kidding when he says he's lost count as to exactly how many hats he will be sporting for the production of "Maria de Buenos Aires" his Chicago Opera Theater will open Saturday night at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance....
Tags: Millennium Park, Entertainment, Astor Piazzolla, Michigan Avenue, Argentina
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Taking the less-known route
If you can't get in — or can't afford — a top business school, is an MBA from a lesser-known school worth it? The answer depends largely on the student. Those gunning for the top of the organizational chart, and without the networking...
Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Michigan Avenue, Illinois State University, Bradley University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Getting an MBA: Your business. Your decision.
Chicago TribuneAdmissions consultant Andrea Sparrey uses two numbers to startle prospective business school applicants. She tells them the average price of a home in the United States in 2010 was $273,000. And then she tells them the average price of an MBA from a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Real Estate, University of Illinois at Chicago, Finance, Melissa Harris
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