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Sons of the Silent Age honored David Bowie’s life and death by playing his Berlin trilogy
Saturday at Metro, actor Michael Shannon joined Sons of the Silent Age for yet another demonstration of the lasting impact of Bowie’s work.
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ACLU of Illinois sues for federal oversight of CPD reforms, and other Chicago news
Also, the Blackhawks allowed Bryan Bickell to retire as a Blackhawk with a one-day contract.
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Illinois school funding bill waits on Rauner’s desk after house and senate pass it, and other Chicago news
Also, Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan sues the city to enforce police reform.
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Terminal cancer—and the band Toto—is bringing my family together for my parents’ last date
A Toto show in the Chicago suburbs has become my dad’s “wake before he sleeps,” now that he’s been diagnosed with a rare terminal cancer.
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The Illinois senate is racing against time to reach a ‘grand bargain’ budget deal, and other Chicago news
Also, Pat Quinn returns to the state capitol for the unveiling of his official portrait.
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Kim Foxx makes big change days after being sworn in as Cook County state’s attorney, and other Chicago news
Also, a CNBC host and entrepreneur has purchased a majority stake in Bow Truss coffee.
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Overlooked guitar god Harvey Mandel borrows Ryley Walker’s band for his new album
Forty-seven years after Harvey Mandel played Woodstock with Canned Heat, Snake Pit could be the record that finally gets the guitarist his due.
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Dennis Hastert gets 15 months in prison, confesses to molestation, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago Public Schools might cancel finals if the teachers strike.
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In Illinois, a cancer diagnosis doesn’t guarantee access to medical marijuana
Doctors statewide have been reluctant to prescribe medical marijuana—even to patients battling serious illnesses.
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Dating during chemotherapy isn’t easy
Trapped in a failing body, a single white female twentysomething cancer patient joins Tinder.
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What a cancer survivor learned from Chicago’s first medical marijuana dispensary
Andersonville’s Dispensary 33 hires patients to help others navigate the new rules.
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The time I almost found a show that explained my cancer perfectly
But then Chasing Life ended up doing anything but.
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I’m poly and happy—do I have to come out?
Dan Savage on closeted poly folks, exes and open relationships, and a threeway-or the-highway fiance.
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The flu is worthy of our respect but not our headlines
Risk isn’t necessarily newsworthy.