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Fifteen of the donors and insiders who got access to Rahm Emanuel
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Worried about Chicago's readiness to deal with potential G8/NATO riots?
The police are, too
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The $12 million protest
The last major Chicago protest cost the city a pretty penny. Will history repeat itself when G8 and NATO come to town?
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, Feb 9, 2012
Scott's Cock
"He is still distraught over the laughter of the lightweight"
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555-Weed
Worst dates: "I have no job and just got out of jail. You really think I'm marriage material?"
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, Feb 9, 2012
Say It Again, Vince
Worst dates: "I mean, I'm just totally rock 'n' roll,' he said, once. And then again."
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, Feb 9, 2012
My Bloody Valentine
Worst dates: "It kind of all makes sense that she would blow me while I played Call of Duty"
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Paris
"I remember thinking that he looked like a north African Elvis Presley, but in a good way"
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The Girl With the Elephant Balloon
Worst dates: "He came to our date with a leisure suit, and some odd-looking hat."
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The reefer solution
Legislation from state Rep. La Shawn Ford would reform marijuana laws
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Cannabis crusader
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Rahm's A-list
Twenty-five of the power players who got access to the mayor
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Daley's A-list
Unlike Rahm, the former mayor met with the moneyed and the middle class alike
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Eight of the staffers who helped launch the
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Special events at the 2011 Chicago International Film Festival
Appearances, classes, discussions, and more
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, Sep 29, 2011
What's next for Fermilab?
by Sam Worley
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No place to be somebody
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