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A look at the beautiful people and dirty streets that came with this year's parade. More...
Chicago Reporting and Editorials
Original reporting on the Citizen comes from Chicago-based freelance writers and wire-services. Stories are chosen and assigned to tie in with the issues and links getting the most play on the front page, letting you choose what's news.
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Taste of Chicago 2016: Security in spades, Mayor Daley's name plastered everywhere
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Hot on the heels of his trip to Switzerland to vie for the 2016 Olympics, Mayor Daley hosts a few hundred thousand of his closest friends in Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago. What can one learn about a Chicago Olympics from this year's event? More...
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Gardens in the City; Chicago Garden Walks 2009
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Take in the best of Chicago's gardens on these walks this summer More...
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Blagojevich, just the latest in a long line of corrupt Illinois politicians
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A look at some of his amoral ancestors More...
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Reform commission says computers, not hacks, should draw districts
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Their report on halting corruption in Illinois government is due this week More...
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Best Weekend Ever: Pittsburgh Samaritan treks to Chicago, performs five good deeds for strangers he found on Craigslist
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Need a ride? Car battery? Bathroom remodeled? No feat too big for this 29-year-old Steelers fan More...
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Illinois Reform Commission hearings continue: Oklahoma had a Blago, too. His name was David Hall.
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The panel hears from corruption experts from across Illinois and the country Thursday looking for answers More...
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Gov. Quinn pushes 'fundamental campaign finance reforms' to Illinois Reform Commission as better-funded Madigan watches
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The Illinois governor called for change in the state primary date, public funds for candidates, limits on their use More...
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One year after opening in the West Loop, The Oprah Store's kind of a bust, neighbors say
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Retailers say the media queen's presence nearby hasn't done much for their business More...
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Chicago Graffiti: Why Fight the Paint?
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Chicago's graffiti scene has grown up from gang tags to organized crews to permission walls - but the motivation's always the same: bring beauty to the streets More...
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