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Home » Vol. 40 No. 37

Tag: Vol. 40 No. 37

Issue of Jun. 2 – 8, 2011

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Kick-start a Nelson Algren documentary

by Jerome Ludwig June 8, 2011August 19, 2021

Kickstarter campaign to fund Michael Caplan’s documentary Algren

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While the Big Breeze refreshes, Vizquel triples Sox fans’ pleasure

by Steve Bogira June 8, 2011August 19, 2021

The triple—there just ain’t nothin’ like it. So says Luke Gofannon, star of the hapless Rupert Mundys, the baseball team invented by Philip Roth in his hilarious 1973 The Great […]

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Chicago’s troubled beaches

by Michael Miner June 8, 2011August 19, 2021

Whet Moser notes that Chicago’s beaches have long been troubled

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Sat 6/11 – Free Workout at Millenium Park

by Taylor Goldenstein June 8, 2011August 19, 2021

Free workout at Millennium Park every Saturday from 6/4-9/10

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Style on Two Wheels

by Heather Kenny June 8, 2011August 19, 2021

A bike fashion show in Daley Plaza kicks off Bike to Work Week

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New reports of mob attacks include CTA bus encounter

by Alex Parker June 8, 2011August 19, 2021

More reports of coordinated mob attacks. Late Saturday night, a group of teens stormed a CTA bus near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, attacking and robbing a man. […]

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Plus Size vs. Skinny: Vogue Is Tired of Hearing About It

by Heather Kenny June 7, 2011August 19, 2021

Vogue Italia stirs up an old debate.

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Post-Protess era begins at the Medill Innocence Project

by Michael Miner June 7, 2011August 19, 2021

The Medill Innocence Project publishes findings in the murder case of prisoner Donald Watkins

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CUFF announces prize winners

by J.R. Jones June 7, 2011August 19, 2021

The judges of the Chicago Underground Film Festival have spoken.

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Chicago is baking, but the Big Breeze will help tonight

by Steve Bogira June 7, 2011August 19, 2021

The coolest place in Chicago this steamy evening should be U.S. Cellular Field, where the Big Breeze, White Sox designated misser Adam Dunn, faces the reigning American League Cy Young […]

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It’s so hot right now

by Alex Parker June 7, 2011August 19, 2021

It seems Mother Nature is making up for lost time. Chicago will see its hottest weather in five years over the next few days. Says Tom Skilling, “The 95-degree high […]

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Police chief McCarthy expresses dislike for gun control “abolitionists”

by Mick Dumke June 7, 2011August 19, 2021

Jody Weis wasn’t the only ex-city official that new police chief Garry McCarthy attempted to distance himself from on Monday. He also signaled a distaste for the gun control policies […]

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June 15 — Look for the newly “enhanced” Tribune

by Michael Miner June 6, 2011August 19, 2021

Enhanced Chicago Tribune coming June 15

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New police chief sets out to show he’s not the old police chief

by Mick Dumke June 6, 2011August 19, 2021

Garry McCarthy and the aldermen who signed off on his appointment as Chicago police superintendent Monday were eager to send a message to the public: He is not Jody Weis. […]

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The 2011 Gathering of the Juggalos infomercial (this one’s 27 minutes long)

by Kevin Warwick June 6, 2011August 19, 2021

The Gathering of the Juggalos releases yet another unbearably long and absurd infomercial.

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