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Buried Internet Treasure: PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL CHICAGO - see the city like never before

Buried Internet Treasure: PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL CHICAGO - see the city like never before

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A Rare find - repost from a European magazine that will change the way you see Chicago.

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Len Kody posted 13 hours ago
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Former Rockford, Ill., Man discovers Charles Manson is his real dad

Former Rockford, Ill., Man discovers Charles Manson is his real dad

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A MAN who went in search of his biological father was shocked to learn it was famed serial killer Charles Manson.

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BradFlora posted 18 hours ago
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Found on Craigslist: Chicago man seeks sponsors to start Guild of Calamitous Intent

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If you're looking for a henchman to start your legion of evil, you're in luck according to this Craigslist posting from last night.

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lanarama posted 19 hours ago
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Big Sleep: Skeletal remains found in sleeping bag in Cook Co. forest preserve

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Forest preserve maintenance workers discovered the skeletal remains early Saturday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Forest Preserve, operated by the Cook County Forest Preserve Dist More... (128 views)

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HydeParkAdmiral posted 19 hours ago
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[map] Proposed Plan for Improving the Mouth of the Chicago River, 1830

[map] Proposed Plan for Improving the Mouth of the Chicago River, 1830

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The Chicago river was once a curvy, twisted thing. More... (82 views)

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Len Kody posted 1 week ago
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25 South Side Chicago Students Arrested for Middle-School Food Fight; CPD on the case

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The food fight here started the way such bouts do in school lunchrooms most anywhere: an apple was tossed, a cookie turned into a torpedo, and an orange plunked someone in the h More... (181 views)

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ChicagoBankerMan posted 1 week ago
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[photo] Old school signage, brand and numbers on the corner of Elston and Montrose

[photo] Old school signage, brand and numbers on the corner of Elston and Montrose

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It's at the corner of Elston and Montrose, hence Elmont Liquors (not to be confused with Belmont, another major street in Chicago). More... (205 views)

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Len Kody posted 1 week ago
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[Photo] CTA bus crashes through wall into a South Side home, Kool-Aid Man style

[Photo] CTA bus crashes through wall into a South Side home, Kool-Aid Man style

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A Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a home on the city's south side this morning, injuring four people including one 7-year-old passenger, cops said.

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ChicagoBankerMan posted 1 week ago
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Really big fish!

Really big fish!

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See a 400-pound tuna carved up into sashimi by seafood samurai Nov. 14 and 15.

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LAZ posted 2 weeks ago
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Man dead after vehicle crashes into house in Chicago Ridge

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A man died Sunday morning after riding in a vehicle that crashed into a house in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge Saturday night.

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LeroyBored posted 2 weeks ago
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Grave Dancer for Hire

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"I will go to the gravesite of any person and dance on their grave...As a part of the service I will email you a photo of me dancing on that certain someone’s grave."

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FruzsE posted 2 weeks ago
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Knife salesman cuts self in bus fall

Knife salesman cuts self in bus fall

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A self-described knife salesman suffered a self-inflicted stab wound to the leg after falling on a CTA bus.

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Darryl Swint posted 2 weeks ago
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Chicago Flag ranks 2nd in national design competition

Chicago Flag ranks 2nd in national design competition

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"Chicago is the standard by which all US city flags should be judged," said one commenter. More... (461 views)

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Len Kody posted 2 weeks ago
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Naked college students, beer soap and 10-foot pot plants -- Recent Chicago weird

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I think the title speaks for itself. Hopefully this can be an entertaining distraction for someone out there.

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lmaton posted 2 weeks ago
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6 months for 1 middle finger

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Kane Kellett's unusual method of raising his right hand to be sworn in earned him a six-month contempt of court sentence in McHenry County Court over the weekend.

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