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A Love Letter for the City of Big Shoulders

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An expat goes deep into the gastronomic and cultural foundations of Chicago.

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Help Pitchfork Save Free Music in Chicago by signing an online petition

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The city council is working on the budget for next year. Sign this petition to help tell them not to cut funding from the arts. Pitchfork's giving it a plug.

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NYTimes features photos from mid-70s South Side black blues clubs

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The places had names like Perv's House, Pepper's Hide Out and the Five Fingers Social Club. Homes away from home where patrons dressed in their best, usually gold and mink, burning away the week's problems in cigarette smoke, Crown Royal and the electric chords of guitars.

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Oprah Takes On Michigan Avenue - Photos of the fiasco

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They say 09-09-09 is a lucky number and lucky day.

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Lake Michigan is 10-25 degrees colder than normal this summer. Here's why...

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Interesting look at why the lake's so much colder this summer. It has to do with currents and wind.

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Bike buying secrets of the commuting elite.

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Tips for getting to work by bike without all the hassle.

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More troubling tweets from Mark Kirk, and why they're a serious problem

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GOP Rep. Mark Kirk has a twitter account. Mark Kirk is running for Senate. It's illegal to campaign for office on federal property, and yet he keeps tweeting from government-owned locations...

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Dwyane Wade buys $1.4 million Chicago townhouse, might be eyeing the Bulls

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Has Dwyane Wade purchased his Chicago dream house as a prelude to signing a free agent contract with the Bulls next summer?

Or is Wade just a clever real estate speculator at a good time?

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Inside Metra's Car 553 - The last of the old-money private commuter cars

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If you've got $900 to spare, you too can ride in relative luxury on car 553, the last private commuter car to ride the rails in Illinois, and one of only two in existence in the U.S. Great story.

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The Capitol Fax Blog upgrades to new servers after a big day

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Anyone know how many readers Rich does in a day?

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