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Boomerang: Website lets Facebook users gift their friends
WGN Feature ReporterWouldn't it be nice to find something of value on your Facebook wall? Don't get me wrong, I love my friends and subscribers - each and every one of you. And I love your newsworthy posts, funny memes, and comments about my hair. But I've never received a...Tags: Boomerang (tv network), Social Media, Media Industry
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2 friends with autism rock out with former teacher
The two men stand in the spotlight: one with a soulful voice, the other with a gift for writing melodies. Together they play music that seems to unlock them from their disabilities. "Sing along, y'all!" calls Adam Hines, a stocky 26-year-old with a big...
Tags: Students, Autism, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, Music Industry
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Massive turnout at Navy Pier for deportation protection
WGN NewsThousands of undocumented immigrants lined up at Navy Pier Wednesday, applying for temporary protection from deportation. Launched by President Barack Obama through an executive order, the new and controversial "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals"...Tags: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Migration, Elections, Politics
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Burberry building review: Plaid bad on Michigan Avenue
It's a decorated shed. That's what authors of the seminal book, “Learning From Las Vegas,” would call the new Burberry at North Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street. It fits. What does it mean? The book's architect authors, Robert Venturi,...
Tags: Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Architecture, Times Square, Arts and Culture
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 7:35 a.m. Johnny B has your chance to win tickets to Wine Down Wednesday at Navy Pier. 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mike McConnell 9:35 a.m. The Democrats are going after Mitt Romney's history with Bain Capitol. The...Tags: Mitt Romney, Boy Scouts of America, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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11th Annual Gala of the Arts Fundraiser hosted by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Staff reporterThe 11th Annual Gala of the Arts Fundraiser hosted by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago will take place on Friday, September 7 in Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom, 600 E. Grand Avenue. The fundraiser will support Catholic Charities' ongoing...Tags: Social Issues, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Religion and Belief, Social Services, Roman Catholicism
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'Dark Knight Rises': A 'Knight' to fray the nerves -- 2 1/2 stars
Eight years after the camp frippery of “Batman & Robin” (1997), in which Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze and Uma Thurman’s Poison Ivy played dress-up while George Clooney let his nipply bat-suit do most of the acting, director...
Tags: Robin the Boy Wonder (fictional character), Entertainment, IMAX, Music Industry, The Dark Knight Rises (movie)
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Jazzin' at the Shedd
Ok, I’ll kick off our fun new feature. In fact, this is THE DATE that inspired the Date Night series. We were sitting on the patio of the Shedd, drinking some wine, listening to some jazz, looking at our incredible skyline and a light bulb went...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Michigan Avenue, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Company: Bus in fatal crash made in 2011, inspected days ago
Tribune reportersThe Megabus coach that crashed en route from Chicago, killing a graduate student from University of Missouri, was manufactured last year and “had passed a full preventative maintenance check within the past week,” the company says. Megabus...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Injuries and Wounds, Rogers Park, Companies and Corporations, Judaism
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Firefighter rescues toddler in lake: 'No matter what ... I'm getting him'
Tribune reporterOff-duty firefighter Steve O’Malley was spending his Saturday afternoon sprucing up his boat when he heard the terrified screams of a young mother after a gust of wind blew her stroller-bound toddler face-down into the waters of Lake Michigan at a...Tags: Chicago Fire Department
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Cruise boat ventilated after motor burns out
Emergency crews ventilated a cruise boat with a burned out motor tonight at Navy Pier. About 6:15 p.m. the Chicago Fire Department responded to the lake off Navy Pier for a Shoreline Cruise boat that had a burnt-out motor, according to the fire...
Tags: Chicago Fire Department
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Jul 17, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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Aug 3, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Jul 4, 2012
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