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State of horror
Zombies. They're everywhere. Television. Movies. Graphic novels. Pub crawls. Burlesque shows. You can't swing a dismembered arm without hitting one. But look out: In Scott Kenemore's new book, "Zombie, Illinois," the walking dead are invading places...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Studs Terkel, Horror (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fiction
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Emanuel budget speech: No tax hikes, but pension woes loom
Tribune reportersMayor Rahm Emanuel today unveiled a new budget that he says doesn't include new tax, fine or fee increases but contains a warning about the financial havoc the city's looming government worker pension problem could wreak. Much of the mayor's speech is...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Interior Policy, Layoffs and Downsizing, Chicago Public Schools, Labor Legislation
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Expo Chicago at Navy Pier
Special to Tribune NewspapersMore than 1,000 art lovers assembled in Navy Pier's Festival Hall on Sept. 19 for an exclusive reception for Expo Chicago, an international exposition of modern art and design. "Vernissage" benefited the Museum of Contemporary Art. Attendees enjoyed...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Arts and Culture, Rahm Emanuel, Arts, Harry Caray
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Chicago Shakes to take the Bard to the parks
Taking a leaf from the early days of Joseph Papp in New York and endeavoring to increase its own accessibility, Chicago Shakespeare Theater says it plans to tour its "Short Shakespeare" production of an abbreviated version of William Shakespeare's "The...Tags: William Shakespeare, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, Garfield Park Conservatory, Douglas Park
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Man's body pulled from lake near Navy Pier
Chicago police pulled the body of a man from Lake Michigan near Navy Pier this morning after it was spotted by a worker for a boat cleaning service, authorities say. The body was found just north of Navy Pier about 8:15 a.m., said Chicago Police News...
Tags: Janitorial Service
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World Music Festival returns -- free but smaller
The good news: All events at the 14th annual World Music Festival will be free. The bad: The event is smaller than last year's, with 49 shows, compared to last year's 63. "Obviously, in a transition year, you're not working under ideal circumstances,"...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park, Human Rights, Music
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Back to the future with Expo Chicago
Recapturing past glories while moving forward can be a tricky business, but that's what the inaugural Expo Chicago is attempting to do as it launches next week in a familiar location for a Chicago art fair: Navy Pier. For more than 20 years, the pier...
Tags: Merchandise Mart, River North, Chicago Mayor, Arts and Culture, Tavernita
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Remarkable Woman: Monique Meloche
Monique Meloche grew up immersed in the art of the deal, via her car-salesman father in Toronto. But she didn't intend to combine art with commerce when she graduated with an art history degree from the University of Michigan, then a master's from the...
Tags: Fine Artists, Chicago Mayor, Arts and Culture, Museums, Rahm Emanuel
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Sighting: Vinny Guadagnino hits Vertigo and other reality TV sightings in Chicago
Normally when a cast member from MTV’s “Jersey Shore” is spotted at a bar or club in the Chicago area, it’s because they’re making a paid appearance. But apparently that wasn’t the case when Vinny Guadagnino, one...
Tags: David Otunga, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Dining and Drinking, Love in the Wild (tv program), Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Our work to cover Charlie Trotter's retirement
Even on a typical night in Charlie Trotter’s dining room, if a single detail was off, there were consequences. To hear it from some of the cooks and wait staff who worked in his venerable Lincoln Park restaurant, any such misstep could set off...
Tags: Charlie Trotter, Dining and Drinking, Charlie Trotter's, Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants
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