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Home » Magnificent Mile

Tag: Magnificent Mile

Posted inNews & Politics

This is my brain on local TV news

by Maya Dukmasova August 13, 2020August 18, 2021

Thirteen and a half hours of broadcasts on looting leave a day of impressions without a trace.

Posted inArts & Culture

This is us

by Irene Hsiao July 3, 2020August 18, 2021

Chicago’s 21c Museum Hotel reopens with “This We Believe.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago is a city of objectionable nicknames

by Wendy McClure December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

From the repellent “Mag Mile” to the cilantro of nicknames, “Chi-town”

Posted inBlogs

U.S. Steel dumped more toxic chromium into Lake Michigan in October, asked state regulators to ‘keep it secret’, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, man freed by Cook County state’s attorney’s office after serving 29 years in jail on two wrongful convictions of arson.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Twenty-Sixth Street is Chicago’s Mexican Magnificent Mile

by Robin Amer June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The Little Village shopping district reportedly generates more revenue than any other commercial corridor in the city save Michigan Avenue.

Posted inBlogs

The Chicago Police Department is recruiting black and Hispanic candidates, and other news

by Kate Shepherd December 29, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a study of local high school students shows that studying music changes the teenage brain.

Posted inBlogs

Activists disrupt Black Friday shopping on Chicago’s Mag Mile

by Derrick Clifton November 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Demonstrators called for resisting Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel’s resignation, and an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council.

Posted inBlogs

The chilling details about Tyshawn Lee’s alleged killer and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd March 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a new poll shows strong support for Trump in the burbs, and retail is booming in the Loop.

Posted inBlogs

The gulf between Emanuel’s and Garcia’s most supportive neighborhoods

by Steve Bogira March 3, 2015August 18, 2021

In last Tuesday’s first round, the mayor cruised in the easy-street wards.

Posted inBlogs

A white, wealthy ward went to Rauner—and how the rest of Chicago voted on Tuesday

by Steve Bogira November 6, 2014August 18, 2021

The Magnificent Mile goes for Rauner, while the black wards keep the faith in Quinn.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Renovation of a Mag Mile Icon

by Marissa Oberlander June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

North Michigan Avenue’s first statement piece has been restored to glistening glory.

The Leather Archives & Museum's bar exhibit "regular," Randy, watches over a collection of nightlife artifacts.
Posted inNews & Politics

Zoom in: Rogers Park

by Jake Malooley May 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Miles from the downtown campus of International Mr. Leather, the Leather Archives & Museum is Chicago’s year-round BDSM hub.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Thu 8/22: Coffee ceramic art, Festa Italiana, and #ShopFest

by Tosten Burks August 22, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, August 22

My grandmother and her mink
Posted inFood & Drink

Putting on the Ritz—at Al’s Italian Beef

by Aimee Levitt April 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Food Issue: Putting on the Ritz—at Al’s Italian Beef

Posted inBlogs

Should Emanuel move to Englewood?

by Steve Bogira October 11, 2012August 19, 2021

Rahm’s desegregation plan

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