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Best Local Writer who Excels at Social Media
Britt Julious
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Chicago Reporter
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Lumpen
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Proco "Joe" Moreno (1st)
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Best Aldermanic Flip-Flop
Ameya Pawar (47th)
by Ben Joravsky
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1990s Helen Shiller (46th)
by Mick Dumke
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Robert Fioretti
by Ben Joravsky
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Best Baby Step Forward on Pot Policy
Chicago moves toward sort of almost decriminalizing possession
by Mick Dumke
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Best Place for an Awkward Pat Down and Discussion of Your Breath Mints
Security checkpoint, Cook County criminal courthouse
by Ben Joravsky
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Best Reminder of How Chicago Got So Segregated
Former home of the Hansberry family
by Steve Bogira
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: Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization, Raise Your Hand Coalition, and Parents in Beverly, and Mount Greenwood
by Ben Joravsky
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Best Theo Epstein Alter Ego at City Hall
Transportation commissioner Gabe Klein
by Kate Schmidt
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Best Local Myth
The Curse of the Billy Goat
by Michael Miner
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Best Moment of Unity on the Red Line
When Cubs fans finally get off the train at Addison
by Sam Worley
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Best Bus Route for Glimpsing a Palimpsest of the City
#81 Lawrence
by Kate Schmidt
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, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Train Station Steel-Pan Drummer
Joseph Glenn
by Kevin Warwick
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, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Stoplight for a Catnap
Hayes Drive at Lake Shore Drive
by Steve Bogira
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, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Venerable Program for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Project Hope
by Steve Bogira
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, Jun 20, 2012
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Best House of Worship to Turn to When You Hit Bottom
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
by Michael Miner
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