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Move over, T. rex: Field Museum shows off the diversity of dinos from outside America
The new Máximo installation and “Antarctic Dinosaurs” exhibit feature dinosaurs from around the world that aren’t yet household names, at least in the States.
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McDonald’s new West Loop HQ is ‘perfect’ location for protesters to get their messages out
On Thursday, animal rights groups and the Fight for $15 made a colorful stand timed to coincide with the corporate behemoth’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
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Famous feline Lil’ Bub gets her own arcade game—built by Chicago’s Logan Arcade
Logan Arcade owner Jim Zespy collaborated with the Internet-famous cat’s owner, Mike Bridavsky, to create the game.
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Chicago’s next great park? Hardly
The city is missing a huge opportunity to turn Rezkoville, 62 acres of barren land along the river in the South Loop, into a park or prairie preserve.
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Seriously, Chicago—you don’t have to watch this royal wedding crap
A lot of Chicagoans are watching the royal wedding this weekend. But that doesn’t mean you have to.
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Goose Island is celebrating its 30th anniversary with new brews and events in Chicago all month long
Goose Island Brewery Co. is turning 30 and throwing a monthlong party in Chicago.
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Chicago police ‘satanic panic’ document from the 80s goes viral
What was billed as a relic from the “satanic panic” hysteria of the 80s was retweeted 7,000 times over the weekend.
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Chicago once waged a 40-year war on pinball
Alderman Ed Burke (yes, that Ed Burke) was among those who fought to keep the ban, fearing kids would blow their “lunch money” on pinball.
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The First Family of pinball: Meet the local wizards behind the game’s huge resurgence
America is going full-tilt for pinball again and the resurgence is being led by the sons of a legendary Chicago pinball wizard.
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The lessons from local media’s softball treatment of the Ken Griffin CPD donation story
This time no one can blame Sinclair Media for the hauntingly identical media coverage of Ken Griffin’s $10 million handout to Chicago law enforcement.
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Gamer Ninja on playing Fortnite with Drake: ‘That was absolutely incredible’
Suburban video-game streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who earns almost $900K a month, has gotten national media exposure after playing with Drake.
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Local rockers Twin Peaks will get top billing at the Chicago Pizza Summit
The Chicago five-piece have been announced as the secret musical act appearing at Old Style’s annual pizza-and-beer bash.
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Former Chicago gossip columnist Liz Crokin is now a star among far-right conspiracy theorists
The Chicago-area native dished tabloid-style gossip here for almost a decade. Now she’s a leader in a fringe right-wing online community spreading a bizarre political conspiracy theory.