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, Jan 15, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Mister Tom Musick, Dollhouse Reading Series, and the Claudettes
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
, Jan 15, 2013
"Whose idea was this?"
A judge's dismissal of the Prentice preservationists' case leaves a window open.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Jan 15, 2013
With Jesse Jackson Jr. out of the way, who's left to take on the Man?
The former congressman leaves Chicago without independents.
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Michael Miner on Media
, Jan 9, 2013
Negotiations between Sun-Times Media and the Chicago Newspaper Guild reach an impasse
The guild says it cut off an arm to save the company—and now it's time to show some love. But the company gently sends the message: This is not all about you.
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Jan 8, 2013
Keeping up with the Jones high school plans
How Mayor Emanuel could turn Jones high into a neighborhood school—and win my almost undying support
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Dec 28, 2012
NYSE sale to ICE different from CBT to CME
In the battle of the acronyms, New York fared better than Chicago
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
, Dec 28, 2012
After the Newtown shootings, another tragedy revisited
Victory Gardens Theater revives
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by Deanna Isaacs
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Culture Vultures
, Dec 12, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Morse/Glenwood entertainment corridor, Salonathon, and Chicago storytelling
by Jerome Ludwig, Silvia Chavez, and Niel Spidle
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Dec 12, 2012
TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see
The program intended to help the poorest of the poor largely benefits the well to do
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Michael Miner on Media
, Dec 11, 2012
A legendary CSO horn player struggles against time
Dale Clevenger is in his twilight years—and critics can't help but notice
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Dec 5, 2012
A development in sheep’s clothing
The three-tower project at Wolf Point looks like the latest big real estate deal shepherded through City Hall
by Ben Joravsky
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
, Dec 5, 2012
At Victory Gardens, a bitter uprooting
The city's playwright-driven theater weeds out the old
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Culture Vultures
, Dec 4, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Inside Out Art Studio,
Heroines
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We Three Lizas
by Jerome Ludwig
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Michael Miner on Media
, Nov 28, 2012
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Why opinion from Chicago matters in New York—and vice versa
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Nov 28, 2012
Rahm's addition-by-subtraction approach to jobs
While touting Chicago employment growth, Mayor Emanuel outsources city positions
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Culture Vultures
, Nov 26, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
How Was Your Week?
, the Puppet Bike, and Spirit Family Reunion
by Jerome Ludwig, Meg Pier, and Niel Spidle
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
, Nov 21, 2012
United generously returns TIF subsidy it was required to return anyway
Mayor Emanuel praises company's "corporate citizenship" after it fails to fulfill its TIF agreement with the city
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
, Nov 20, 2012
Not so fast, Northwestern
Prentice's reprieve from the wrecking ball allows a look at NU's tear-down rationale—and the alternatives
by Deanna Isaacs
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Culture Vultures
, Nov 19, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Dead Man Rising
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Everything You Need to Know About Indians
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by Jerome Ludwig
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Michael Miner on Media
, Nov 14, 2012
CPS's bizarre communication triangle
What led to former CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard's failure to communicate? Depends on who you ask.
by Michael Miner
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