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    Aug 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Family secrets live on in film

    It is an arduous task to make a movie — how many of you are tired of waiting for "The Devil in the White City" to hit the big screen almost 10 years after the book's publication? — so it is not hard to understand why it took Wisconsin-based visual artist Genevieve Davis eight years to get "Secret Life, Secret Death" to the screen.
    It is an arduous task to make a movie — how many of you are tired of waiting for "The Devil in the White City" to hit the big screen almost 10 years after the book's publication? — so it is not hard to understand why it took Wisconsin-based...

    Tags: Rick Kogan, Sex Crimes, Entertainment, Music, Movies

    2. Apr 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Former Bear David Terrell charged in domestic battery case

    Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell was ordered held on $10,000 bond Saturday after he allegedly grabbed his ex-girlfriend during an argument inside his high-rise apartment on the Near South Side and threatened to throw her off a balcony, according to court documents.
    Tribune reporter
    Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell was ordered held on $10,000 bond Saturday after he allegedly grabbed his ex-girlfriend during an argument inside his high-rise apartment on the Near South Side and threatened to throw her off a balcony,...

    Tags: Denver Broncos, Michigan Avenue, NFL Draft, Trials, Chicago Bears

    3. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Military, vets get home-buying help under state program

    Gov. Pat Quinn today announced a program aimed at helping veterans and active duty military members purchase homes by providing $10,000 grants for down payment and closing costs.
    Tribune reporter
    Gov. Pat Quinn today announced a program aimed at helping veterans and active duty military members purchase homes by providing $10,000 grants for down payment and closing costs. Qualified applicants also will be able to lock in low-interest loans at 4...

    Tags: Pat Quinn

    4. Oct 23, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Grand finale for a house of ill repute

    Minna Everleigh took the news philosophically when told the city was shuttering her "resort," as establishments of the kind she and her sister Ada ran were called in Chicago a century ago.
    Minna Everleigh took the news philosophically when told the city was shuttering her "resort," as establishments of the kind she and her sister Ada ran were called in Chicago a century ago. "If the ship sinks, we're going down with a cheer and a good...

    Tags: Prostitution, Manhattan (New York City)

    5. Oct 10, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Mediums on the loose in Chicago, scaring few

    THEATER REVIEW: "The Spirit Play" by The Strange Tree Group ★★ ... With lowered gas lights and a bit of hocus-pocus and table magic, the bereaved could be persuaded that their dearly departed floated once again amongst them.
    In the Chicago of the 1870s, the fashionable drawing rooms of Prairie Avenue were frequently host to spiritualists, mediums and charlatans, often folks playing all three of those roles at once. With lowered gas lights and a bit of hocus-pocus and table...

    Tags: Steppenwolf Theatre, Arts and Culture, The Spirit (movie), Halloween

    6. Oct 9, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. The legend of Mrs. O'Leary

    <i>How survivors of the Chicago Fire sought scapegoats 140 years ago</i>
    How survivors of the Chicago Fire sought scapegoats 140 years ago Even as the embers of the Chicago Fire cooled, the saga of Mrs. O'Leary began. For 140 years, she has been alternately accused and exonerated of setting off the inferno that consumed...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Entertainment Events, Mystery (genre), Politics, Al Capone

    7. Aug 19, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Stevenson reopens after crash snarls traffic

    An accident caused the Illinois State Police to close down the inbound Stevenson Expressway near King Drive early today, causing extensive traffic problems in the area.
    An accident caused the Illinois State Police to close down the inbound Stevenson Expressway near King Drive early today, causing extensive traffic problems in the area. The crash closed all lanes inbound at about 12:55 a.m., with the ensuing traffic...
    8. Mar 12, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  8. Police: Missing woman needs medication

    A 47-year-old woman reported missing from the Near South Side suffers from schizophrenia and is without her medication, Chicago police said Saturday night. Xin Wang was last seen Friday in the area of 300 East 26th Street, and besides her health problems...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Schizophrenia, Chemical Industry, Health

    9. Feb 18, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Neighborhood population drain

    Chicago's central core grew increasingly vibrant during the past decade, as young professionals filled new condominiums in the Loop and surrounding neighborhoods, taking advantage of trendy restaurants and nightspots.
    Chicago's central core grew increasingly vibrant during the past decade, as young professionals filled new condominiums in the Loop and surrounding neighborhoods, taking advantage of trendy restaurants and nightspots. But vast swaths of the city didn't...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Near North Side, Demographics, Interior Policy, Humboldt Park

    10. Feb 4, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 2011 Printers Row Lit Fest: June 4 and 5

    Printers Row Lit Fest 2011 will take place on June 4 and 5! The Printers Row Lit Fest is considered the largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest with seven stages featuring more than 100 literary programs. The annual festival draws more than...
    11. Jan 21, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'Floating above the city'

    Breathtaking views from high-rise condos are a quick cure for Chicagoans suffering from winter blahs.
    Breathtaking views from high-rise condos are a quick cure for Chicagoans suffering from winter blahs. The city's gems are framed in windows like artwork: a panorama of Lake Michigan as far as the eye can see, a front-row seat to the kinetic action at...

    Tags: Navy Pier, Grant Park, Real Estate, Politics, Arts and Culture

    12. Dec 16, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Daley assembles panel turning Michael Reese Hospital into tech park

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    Posted by John Byrne at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley has put together a group of business leaders and university officials to advise the city on turning the vacant Michael Reese Hospital site into a technology park for businesses. Daley......
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