I threw the worst pitch of my life on a Saturday afternoon in Gary, Indiana. My brain lagged behind my body as it went through the motions that should result in a clean throw; everything went sour once my torso began to twist in the direction of home plate and I became fully conscious of […]
Tag: Rosemont
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Fur the record
Furries aren’t all fetishists—they’re members of a supportive community who (sometimes) don costumes to feel more comfortable in their own skins.
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More than skin deep: photos from the Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention
More than 5,000 tattoo enthusiasts and artists from the U.S., Asia, Europe, and South America gathered in Rosemont.
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Emanuel: Chicago will ‘learn something’ from Manhattan terror attack, and other news
Also, the Obamas would rather have a conversation with fans than take a selfie.
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Police close Kenneka Jenkins investigation but for some photos of her body ‘raise more questions than answers,’ and other Chicago news
Also, a Republican state representative is considering running against Rauner.
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Joe Maddon compares MLB plate collision rule to overturned soda tax, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper will headline the Obama Foundation Summit closing concert.
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Emanuel stands by police decision to reprimand two cops pictured kneeling in protest, and other Chicago news
Also, Whitney Young High School suddenly cancels the rest of its football season.
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Cook County Board delays showdown over soda tax until October 10, and other Chicago news
Also, Emanuel’s right-hand man steps down and will be free to work part-time on 2019 mayoral campaign.
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Authorities investigating viral video in the mysterious death of Kenneka Jenkins, and other Chicago news
Also, former governor Rod Blagojevich speaks about his time in prison.
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Report: Emanuel’s relying on campaign donors who get City Hall benefits, and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner is visiting China and Japan on his first international trade mission this week.
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Cullerton in open letter to Rauner: ‘It’s time for action’ on the budget, and other Chicago news
Also, Schaumburg wants to compete with the Chicago theater scene.
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Researchers are exhuming World’s Fair serial killer H.H. Holmes’s body to determine if he escaped execution, and other Chicago news
Also, CPD superintendent Eddie Johnson’s car was broken into over the weekend.
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Mendoza and Munger continue to spar even though the comptroller’s race is over, and other Chicago news
Also, former Mayor Daley is scheduled for deposition in January in a Jon Burge-related torture lawsuit.
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ICYMI: Best cosplay from this weekend’s Anime Central
A look at cosplay from this weekend’s ACEN convention, the midwest’s largest expo of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 8/21: Wizard World Comic Con, Harry Potter at Lincoln Park Zoo, and Prince Royce
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Thursday, August 21