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Home » Vol. 41 No. 2

Tag: Vol. 41 No. 2

Issue of Oct. 6 – 12, 2011

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Pop-up dinner: time travel to the late Roman Empire

by Kate Schmidt October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Brandon Baltzley’s new Crux collective hosts a second pop-up dinner, this one with a late-Roman theme, at Evanston’s Pensiero Ristorante on Monday.

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Numero Group hosts a yard sale

by Kevin Warwick October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Numero Group hosts its inaugural fall yard sale this Saturday in Little Village from 9 AM to 3 PM.

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A move to take back TIFs

by Mark Bergen October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

A big week of Chicago protest rolls on, with demonstrators targeting banks and TIFs.

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Third annual Edison Park Comedy Fest

by Jordan Larson October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

The third annual Edison Park Comedy Fest features performances by Tony Valle, Mike Stanley, Joe Kilgallon, and others.

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A bit of the old, a bit of the new in Mayor Emanuel’s first budget

by Mick Dumke October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

In presenting his annual budget to the City Council, the mayor did what all smart politicians do—he emphasized that things were a mess when he took over, but declared that he would make the tough choices to get the city back on track. “I inherited a government that needed to be reshaped,” the mayor said. […]

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Now Playing: My Week With Marilyn

by J.R. Jones October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Michelle Williams stars as Marilyn Monroe in this British drama, screening as part of the Chicago International Film Festival.

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The poorest 99 percent

by Steve Bogira October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Occupy Chicago: a movement for the have-somes and the have-plentys

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Daydreaming with Bleached

by Miles Raymer October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Former Mika Miko members take a headfirst dive into sunshiny pop

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Not a burger for the 99 percent

by Kate Schmidt October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Decadent offerings at Tavern at the Park

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Zola Jesus sharpens her sound

by Peter Margasak October 12, 2011August 19, 2021

On her new album “Conatus” Zola Jesus finds a new clarity.

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The fatal attraction of the James R. Thompson Center

by Deanna Isaacs October 11, 2011August 19, 2021

Another suicide at the James R. Thompson Center

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Madewell opens at Old Orchard

by Heather Kenny October 11, 2011August 19, 2021

J. Crew’s little sister comes to town.

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Hindi Zahra’s smoke-and-mirrors exoticism

by Peter Margasak October 11, 2011August 19, 2021

The French singer Hindi Zahra may look exotic to us, but her music is comfortingly familiar.

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Take Back Chicago Week of Action: Day two, Taking Back Our Homes

by Tal Rosenberg October 11, 2011August 19, 2021

Day two of Take Back Chicago’s week of citywide demonstrations, with today’s focus on home foreclosures.

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Take Back Chicago Week of Action: Day 2, Taking Back Our Homes

by Tal Rosenberg October 11, 2011August 19, 2021

Day Two of Take Back Chicago’s week of citywide demonstrations, with today’s focus on home foreclosures.

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