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AOL.com Article - Can Noah's Arc save streets of Chicago?
Glenn Minnis, XN Sports, 07/27/2014
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Fourth of July weekend toll: 82 shot, 14 of them fatally,
in Chicago
(Chicago Tribune, Peter Nickeas, 07/07/2014)
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Editorial: How can each of us own - and subdue - Chicago's
violence?
- The summer killing season isn't a crisis only for law enforcement
(Chicago Tribune, 05/22/2014)
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Is Chicago helpless to stop the violence?
(Chicago Tribune Editorials,
04/22/2014)
How Chicago Became ‘Chiraq’ - Yahoo News
Michael Daly | Daily Beast, 04/22/2014
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Alderman: Helen Keller could see graffiti cancer in
Chicago - chicagotribune.com " ... This year Chicago is
spending $4.9 million on graffiti removal ...." Hal Dardick and John
Byrne, 07/24/2014
Graffiti
- Wikipedia
Graffiti removal - Bing Images
Graffiti removal in Chicago - Bing Images
Graffiti page
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The 10 Smartest Cities In North America (Fast Company Co.Exist, Boyd Cohen)
1. Seattle, Washington, 2. (tie)
Boston, Massachusetts, 2. (tie) San Francisco,
California, 4.
Washington
D.C., 5. New York,
New York, 6. Toronto, Canada, 7, Vancouver, Canada, 8.
Portland, Oregon, 9. Chicago,
Illinois, 10. Montreal, Canada
State Info
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50 States & DC
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The best American cities for foodies - Restaurants and
Trends -Food-Drink-MSN Living Conde Nast Traveler
1. New York City,
NY, 2. Napa,
CA,
3. San Francisco,
CA, 4. Charleston,
SC,
5. New Orleans,
LA, 6. Chicago, IL,
7. Carmel-By-The-Sea,
CA, 8. Santa Fe,
NM,
9. Healdsburg,
CA, 10. Boston,
MA,
11. Aspen, CO,
12. Las Vegas, NV,
13. Seattle,
WA, 14. Newport,
RI, 15. Savannah,
GA, 16.
Austin, TX,
17. Naples, FL,
18. Telluride, CO,
19. (tie) Portland, ME,
19. (tie) San Diego,
CA
State Info
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Eat
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Millennium Park proves to be a city's great uniter -
chicagotribune.com Chris Jones, 07/10/2014
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In Pictures: America's Most Relaxed Cities
(Forbes, 11/02/2010)
1. Minneapolis - St. Paul,
Minnesota, 2. Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,
3. Boston,
Massachusetts, 4. Portland,
Oregon, 5.
Columbus, Ohio,
6. Denver,
Colorado, 7. (tie) Seattle,
Washington,
7 (tie) Cincinnati, Ohio,
9. Kansas City,
Missouri, 10. San Jose,
California
Photos: 10
most stressed out cities - chicagotribune.com
1.
Washington, D.C., 2. New York City,
New York,
3. Miami, Florida,
4. San Francisco,
California, 5. Jersey City,
New Jersey,
6. Oakland,
California, 7. Chicago, Illinois, 8.
Newark, New
Jersey, 9. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 10. Los Angels,
California
State Info
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Fourth of July weekend toll: 82 shot, 14 of them fatally,
in Chicago
(Chicago Tribune, Peter Nickeas, 07/07/2014)
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Editorial: How can each of us own - and subdue - Chicago's
violence?
- The summer killing season isn't a crisis only for law enforcement
(Chicago Tribune, 05/22/2014)
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Is Chicago helpless to stop the violence?
(Chicago Tribune Editorials,
04/22/2014)
How Chicago Became ‘Chiraq’ - Yahoo News
Michael Daly | Daily Beast, 04/22/2014
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How
Did Your City Get Its Nickname? - YouTube
Chicago "The
Windy City", Illinois, New York City "The Big Apple", New York, New Orleans "The
Big Easy", Louisiana, Philadelphia "City of Brotherly Love", Pennsylvania,
Singapore "Lion City", Boston "Beantown", Paris "City of Light", France
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Joe Segal wins major jazz honor - chicagotribune.com
Howard Reich, 06/25/2014
NEA Jazz
Masters National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA)
NEA Jazz Masters - Wikipedia
The Jazz Showcase - Wikipedia Chicago, Illinois
Music
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Chicago's legendary Checkerboard Lounge blues club ailing and wailing - Chicago
Tribune Mary Wisniewski |
Reuters, 06/14/2014
The Checkerboard Lounge
Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981 - Wikipedia
Music
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The Blues Festival was all about feeling, from high to low - chicagotribune.com
Kevin McKeough, 06/16/2014
City of Chicago:: Chicago Blues Festival
2013 Chicago Blues Festival
- Finale - June 9, 2013 - YouTube
Delores Scott performs
Sleep with One Eye Open at the Velvet Voiced Vixens show on 6-18-11 - YouTube
TOP 10 BLUES SONGS -
YouTube
Blues - Wikipedia
Music
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Spring Awakening is a view to a thrill, sort of -
chicagotribune.com Christopher Borrelli,
06/15/2014
Kaskade, Tiesto, Pretty Lights To Headline Spring
Awakening Fest (MTV, Emily Blake,
02/04/2014)
Spring Awakening Music Festival June
13-15, 2014, Chicago
Spring Awakening Music Festival 2014 Official Trailer - YouTube
Spring Awakening Music Festival Recap 2013 - YouTube
Music
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An awkward place for Chicago: Trumped by the Donald
- Trump sign is hideous but probably stays put -
(Chicago Tribune
Editorial, 06/13/2014)
trump sign chicago - Bing Images
Trump International Hotel and Tower
(Chicago) - Wikipedia
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The question of choice
- Charter schools face a challenge in Chicago (Chicago Tribune
Editorials,
05/22/2014)
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Chicago Public Schools releases discipline data showing
high expulsion rates for charter schools
(Chicago Tribune, Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah
and Alex Richards,
02/26/2014)
words: disparity, charter school
Charter school - Wikipedia
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Editorial: How can each of us own - and subdue - Chicago's
violence?
- The summer killing season isn't a crisis only for law enforcement
(Chicago Tribune, 05/22/2014)
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Divvy bikes, Chicago Dashboard, architects and the
City of Big Data (Chicago Tribune - Blue Sky Innovation)
Chicago City of Big Data presented
by Chicago Architecture Foundation
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Editorial: Long way from a comeback
- Will Illinois be a permanent also-ran? (Chicago Tribune, 05/17/2014)
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Wrigley Field celebrates 100th birthday - CBS News
04/23/2013
Wrigley Field cubs.com Ballpark
Wrigley Field - Wikipedia
Stadiums
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Is Chicago helpless to stop the violence?
(Chicago Tribune Editorials,
04/22/2014)
How Chicago Became ‘Chiraq’ - Yahoo News
Michael Daly | Daily Beast, 04/22/2014
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Preparing for Chicago's next high-rise inferno
(Chicago Tribune
Editorials, 04/22/2014)
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CTA's new weapon in graffiti battle: suits against
vandals, parents
(Chicago Tribune, Jon Hilkevitch,
04/22/2014)
Chicago Transit
Authority (CTA) - CTA Buses & Train Service
Why do People do Graffiti? - Ask.com Answers
Graffiti on public property - Bing Images
Illinois State page
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Banksy, the elusive graffiti artist, hits New York - The
Washington Post 10/14/2013
Better Out Than In
Banksy -
Wikipedia a
British graffiti artist
our
Art
page
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Digging deeply into our musical roots
- Concert Review -- Mavis Staples and Regina Carter
at Orchestra Hall (Chicago Tribune, Howard Reich, 04/19/2014)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Music
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Illinois' legislative watchdog wants tougher laws
(Chicago Tribune, Editorials)
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Time for a casino in Chicago (Chicago
Tribune, Steve Chapman, 04/16/2014)
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The world's most famous streets - MSN Living - Life Unleashed
Broadway, New York; Champs-Elysees, Paris; Pacific Coast Highway,
California;
Bourbon Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana; Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois; La Rambla, Barcelona;
Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angles,
California; Wall Street,
New York; Abbey Road, London;
Lombard Street, San Francisco,
California
Winter in Chicago -- Chicago Tribune
01/07/2014
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Photos:
Otherworldly cold weather -- Chicago Tribune
Your weather photos -- Chicago Tribune
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Baby, it's Chicago outside!
photos (Chicago Tribune, 02/07/2014)
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Chicago's top 10 snowiest winters
(Chicago Tribune, 02/25/2014)
Cold marches on -- at least until middle of month
(Chicago Tribune, Staff report and WGN-TV, 03/04/2014)
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Polar Plunge raises more than $1M for Special Olympics
(Chicago Tribune, Kim Geiger, 03/11/2014)
Video Jimmy Fallon and Mayor Emanuel take the Polar Plunge
-- chicagotribune.com
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Editorial: vote to heal Illinois
03/18/2014
modified: Nov. 15, 2014
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