- News & Features, Politics, Nov 7, 2012
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He's got this
Reports from across Chicago as the votes for President Obama came rolling in
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 7, 2012
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The Reader goes to Grant Park—four years too late
What Grant Park looks like on the night Barack Obama wins his big election, the second time
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2012
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The Reader did election night
Check out the Reader's coverage of Chicago, from Second City to a homeless shelter to President Obama's election party, as it happened.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 3, 2012
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How I won the marathon*
My record in the Chicago marathon didn't last
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 23, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Thu 8/23
What's on the Agenda for Thursday, August 23, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 6, 2012
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We made it through Lollapalooza
Not even a storm evacuation, an amazingly terrible smell, and even worse sound could keep some of Lollapalooza's music from shining
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 24, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Sun 6/24
What's on the Agenda for Sunday, June 24, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 24, 2011
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This past weekend at Occupy Chicago
130 Occupy Chicago demonstrators were arrested this past weekend.
- Music, Music Feature, Sep 1, 2011
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Our guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival
With 49 sets in four days, the oldest of the city's big lakefront music festivals stays strong in hard times
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Aug 25, 2011
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Tribute, in the Essex Hotel, falls short of the mark
A handsome addition to the South Loop comes out misfiring
- Music, Music Sidebar, Jun 30, 2011
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Taste of Chicago wraps with Country Music Day, an Alligator party, and more
- Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 2, 2010
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The Reader's Guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival
Featuring Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections, the Kurt Elling Quintet with Ernie Watts, the Ramsey Lewis 75th birthday celebration, and much more
- Music, Music Feature, Aug 5, 2010
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The Reader's Guide to Lollapalooza 2010
The lay of the land, critics' picks, and afterparties
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 29, 2010
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The Picture Police
Do festivals like Pitchfork and Lollapalooza have the right to restrict photography in a public park?
- Music, Music Sidebar, Jul 1, 2010
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Taste of Chicago
The city's annual smorgasbord wraps up with performances by Passion Pit, the Steve Miller Band, Trey Songz, and Rob Thomas.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 24, 2010
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week's Early Warnings include the Big Pink, Coliseum, Blitzen Trapper, Phoenix, Devo, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the National, Shonen Knife, and Wavves.
- Music, Music Sidebar, Jun 24, 2010
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Taste of Chicago
Salt-n-Pepa, Gavin Rossdale, Los Lobos, Passion Pit, and the Steve Miller Band headline the city's annual food and drink blowout in Grant Park.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 11, 2010
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Scenes From the BP Protest
A group of about 100 people holding umbrellas held a small, silent action in Grant Park to protest the BP oil spill.
- Music, Music Sidebar, May 27, 2010
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Summer Guide: Follow the Music
The biggest and best of the music fests
- Blogs, Bleader, May 26, 2010
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Rubellapalooza 2010: Hell No / We Won't Go Be a Part of the Social Contract
Protest vaccines, or protest vaccine protesters, in Grant Park.
