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Bleader
, Mar 7, 2012
What's the matter with Chicago?
It's time Chicago voters ask themselves why they support policies they don't believe in.
by Ben Joravsky
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, Mar 6, 2012
G-wait: Is Chicago out of the spotlight, or what?
Chicago's newspapers can't seem to decide where the spotlight shines with G8 gone
by Asher Klein
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, Mar 5, 2012
President Obama comes to his senses
President Obama says Mick and Ben were right—get the G8 out of Chicago!
by Ben Joravsky
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, Mar 5, 2012
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It's clear that to Mayor Emanuel, this was a big fucking bummer.
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
, Feb 29, 2012
What's up with the Chicago Cultural Center?
Big things at the Randolph Street landmark have gone missing
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Feb 27, 2012
Chicago's Culinary Crossroads
Local restaurants to participate in Chicago's Culinary Crossroads during the G8 and NATO summits.
by Daniel Gerzina
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, Feb 23, 2012
Fighting in the streets
A recent history of U.S. mass protest
by Sam Worley
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, Feb 22, 2012
Chicago has yet to receive a dime from the feds for NATO and G8
The city has yet to receive any grant money to prepare for the summits in May
by Mick Dumke
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, Feb 21, 2012
Protesting in Chile
APEC protests in Santiago, George W. Bush's exploits, and students facing down tear gas and water cannons.
by Julia Thiel
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, Feb 20, 2012
Starting today on the Bleader: Protest Week
This week's edition of "Variations on a Theme": Protest Week
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Feb 17, 2012
President Obama: How could you let Rahm talk you into this?
Why did President Obama allow Mayor Emanuel to talk him into having the G8/NATO summits in Chicago?
by Ben Joravsky
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, Feb 16, 2012
BYO (build-your-own) Rahm masks
Annals of arts and crafts: how to attach the mayor to your face
by Sam Worley
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, Feb 16, 2012
In this week's
Reader
: Your NATO/G8 primer
What's in the February 16, 2012 issue of the
Reader
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Feb 16, 2012
Your NATO/G8 primer
Everything you wanted to know about hosting international summits but were afraid to ask
by Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
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, Feb 16, 2012
Worried about Chicago's readiness to deal with potential G8/NATO riots?
The police are, too
by Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
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, Feb 16, 2012
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?
by Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
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, Jan 18, 2012
City Council concludes its approval of Emanuel's protest rules
City Council passes Emanuel's protest ordinances, but not everyone's pleased
by Mick Dumke
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, Jan 17, 2012
Aldermen examine new protest rules before doing what they're told
Somehow Mayor Emanuel gets his way again
by Mick Dumke
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, Jan 17, 2012
The jugglers and the clowns do their ward map thing!
The city council gets ready to approve a ward map
by Ben Joravsky
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