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Happy Daze: The cure to all of life's problems
150 Fridays – Posted 1 year ago
I was walking down Rush street the other day past Le Colonial. As I passed, I saw a waiter staring out the window serenely, clearly taking in the great weather. He and I made eye-contact and his expression changed. As he stared at me, I saw a look in his eyes that resembled the first time I realized I only had 150 Fridays until I was 30.
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Saving the Montrose Hole: Anatomy of a Comedy Stunt
Wish You Were Here – Posted 1 year ago
On a night when freezing rains and wind kept much of Chicago inside, a handful of Chicago comedians hit the streets to rally for a bizarre cause: preserving a massive street hole in north Chicago.
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What’s happening with the Montrose Avenue street collapse?
Wish You Were Here – Posted 1 year ago
All Chicago was abuzz yesterday about the pit that opened up in Montrose Avenue after a 3 ft. water-main pipe broke around 1 a.m. Tuesday, swamping cars, swallowing parking meters and trees, and collapsing an 80 ft. section of the sewer, according to the Department of Water Management. The carnage has forced 10 businesses to close and flooded every basement on the block. The Trib's got a nice wrap-story.
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