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Home » Vol. 37 No. 44 » Page 2

Tag: Vol. 37 No. 44

Issue of Jul. 24 – 30, 2008

Posted inBlogs

Charles Van Doren’s final answer

by J.R. Jones July 30, 2008August 19, 2021

Charles Van Doren revisits the quiz-show scandals and the making of Robert Redford’s Quiz Show.

Posted inBlogs

Lyric season auditions

by Tony Adler July 30, 2008August 19, 2021

Lyric auditions for 2008-9 season.

Posted inBlogs

Jon Voight hates your Chicago socialist radical politics

by Whet Moser July 30, 2008August 19, 2021

Think Hollywood has been won over by Obama? Think again.

Posted inBlogs

The rest of the story behind the Uptown Theater purchase

by Ben Joravsky July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

Renovations on the Uptown Theatre will probably be financed by a reliable source — the Lawrence-Broadway TIF district.

Posted inBlogs

Ed Burke wants the CPD to put together an entirely different sort of “special operations” section

by Whet Moser July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

What should the CPD be doing about gang-bangers? Inspecting their pit bulls’ genitals, obviously.

Posted inBlogs

That cloudy crystal ball

by Mick Dumke July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

Was Mayor Daley’s 2008 budget overly optimistic? It’s sure looking like it.

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Things that are worth emphasizing

by Whet Moser July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

On zombie housing memes and the 2016 Olympics.

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Mayor Nice Guy gives us a break

by Ben Joravsky July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

The real reason Mayor Daley’s holding back on a property tax hike (hint: it has to do with the Olympics).

Posted inBlogs

Uptown Theater on the upswing?

by Miles Raymer July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

The Uptown Theater is getting a new owner.

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Truth in video . . .

by Michael Miner July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

A video shows a New York City cop knocking a biker to the ground during a Critical Mass rally.

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Op-ed of the week

by Whet Moser July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

The ongoing O’Hare UFO mystery: yet another reason to be afraid.

Posted inBlogs

Doomsday every day

by Whet Moser July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

Breaking news: the state budget is still dead.

Posted inBlogs

Wow, the liberal media conspiracy is bigger than I thought

by Whet Moser July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

No one wants to write about John McCain.

Posted inBlogs

One bite: fatty salmon yeoneo hwe

by Mike Sula July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

One bite: raw salmon yeoneo hwe

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Will they have a faux-Irish wake?

by Whet Moser July 29, 2008August 19, 2021

The world’s most boring news alert

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