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Home » Best of Chicago » Civics

Category: Civics

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Best Twitterer

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Rick Bayless @Rick_Bayless

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Best Tagger

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Milwaukee and Honore

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Higgins Road

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Municipal Reference Collection at the Harold Washington Library Center

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Best Diner for Politician Watching

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Petro’s Restaurant and Bakery

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by Hunter Clauss June 24, 2010August 19, 2021

Between the council chamber and the restrooms

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Ed Burke

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Best T-shirt Spotted on an Adult Picking Up a Child From Kindergarten

by Kiki Yablon June 24, 2010August 19, 2021

“I May Not Be Mr. Right But I’ll Fuck You Till He Shows Up.”

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Best Honorary Street

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Honorary Sophie Madej Street

Image of Lewis Ishrell, of 2720 Wentworth, walking with canes at the Old  Settlers Picnic at Riverview Park, August 7, 1905
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Chicago Daily News Archive

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by Michael Miner June 24, 2010August 19, 2021

On the Pink Line at Madison and Paulina

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Best Local Nonfiction Writer

by Whet Moser June 24, 2010August 19, 2021

John Conroy

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Best Local Blog

by Whet Moser June 24, 2010August 19, 2021

A tie beteen A Chicago Sojourn and One Story Up

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