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Bleader
, May 15, 2013
Drinking on Soldier Field: The first American Beer Classic
More than 100 breweries graced the football field this past Saturday.
by Julia Thiel
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, May 11, 2013
Reader
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Professor Blastoff
What's on the
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by Tosten Burks
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, May 2, 2013
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The Rosemont Cubs sound pretty good to me
There's no logical explanation for why we throw money at teams who repay our devotion and generosity with mediocrity and greed.
by Ben Joravsky
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Tom Ricketts
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, Mar 23, 2013
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What's on the
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Agenda for Saturday, March 23, 2013
by Katie Kather
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Spring Egg-Stravaganza
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The Museum of Broadcast Communications
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the National Barn Dance
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WLS-AM
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WLS Prairie Farmer Studio
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The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance
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Bleader
, Oct 22, 2012
Bears-Lions or Obama-Romney?
Which to watch tonight, the debate or the football game?
by Steve Bogira
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,
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Bleader
, Oct 11, 2012
Governor Quinn stands up to Mayor Rahm
Governor Quinn goes back in time to his glory days to take a stand against Mayor Rahm's Wrigley Field handout
by Ben Joravsky
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Bleader
, Oct 3, 2012
How I won the marathon*
My record in the Chicago marathon didn't last
by Steve Bogira
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Bleader
, Aug 30, 2012
Something's in the air, like pollen and college football
A look at this week's matchups in the Big Ten and beyond
by Mick Dumke
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Urban Meyer
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Jerry Sandusky
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Bleader
, Jun 1, 2012
Once again, it's fĂștbol, not football, at Soldier Field
What did the the Mexico-Bosnia soccer game at Soldier Field have to say about a nation of immigrants?
by Asher Klein
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Bleader
, Apr 6, 2012
Merit pay for the Cubs
The city should link any handout to the Cubs to how the team performs on the field
by Ben Joravsky
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Bleader
, Dec 2, 2011
Give me Detroit in December, damnit!
Thinking about college football in light of the Big Ten title game this weekend.
by Mick Dumke
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Chicago
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Bleader
, Dec 1, 2011
Mayor Emanuel to Chicago: I do what the
Reader
tells me!
Finally, Emanuel listens—this time to eight-year-old complaints about where taxes go.
by Ben Joravsky
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Bleader
, Oct 24, 2011
Sex and the city edition
Take our news quiz today and get lucky tonight.
by Steve Bogira
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Bleader
, Sep 13, 2011
An instant of silence at Soldier Field
Bear fans' 9/11 minute of remembrance Sunday fell 58 seconds short.
by Steve Bogira
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,
USA
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Nightlife
, Jul 28, 2011
Night Moves: Alderman Proco Joe Moreno keeps up with his constituents
Hourly dispatches from the bar and club scene
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Culture Vultures
, Jul 28, 2011
Culture Vultures: Cirque du Soleil's
Ovo
, Man U versus Chicago Fire, and more
In-the-know Chicagoans tell the
Reader
what they're watching, reading, and seeing
by Kevin Warwick
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Culture Vultures
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Ken Burns
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Daniel Duffy
,
Handshake Magazine
,
Dubhe Carreno
,
Elsa Munoz
,
National Museum of Mexican Art
,
Pilsen
,
Dorrie Moreau
,
Field Museum
,
Cirque du Soleil
,
Ovo
,
J.C. Gabel
,
Stop Smiling
,
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
,
Will Hermes
,
Retromania
,
Simon Reynolds
,
Manchester United
,
Chicago Fire
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Soldier Field
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Jessica Linker
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, Nov 25, 2010
Why Should We?
A closer look at the Cubs' plea for public money
by Sarah Louise Klose
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Tom Ricketts
,
Wrigley Field
,
ISFA
,
Illinois Sports Facility Authority
,
Jim Thompson
,
amusement tax
,
Ricketts Family
,
Dennis Culloton
,
Wrigleyville
,
Laurence Msall
,
Civic Foundation
,
seat license
,
personal seat license
,
PSL
,
Soldier Field
,
Lissa Druss Christman
,
Robert Baade
,
Bill Rhoda
,
John Patterson
,
John Cullerton
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Tom Tunney
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Addison Park on Clark
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Mark Ganis
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Soundboard
, Jul 1, 2010
The List: July 1-7, 2010
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Black Mountain, Bastard Noise, Zoroaster, the Unthanks, and more
by Miles Raymer, Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, and Monica Kendrick
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,
Black Mountain
,
Stephen McBean
,
Pink Mountaintops
,
Wilderness Heart
,
Nosaj Thing
,
Jason Chung
,
Deadmau5
,
Against Me!
,
Eric Boeren
,
Eric Boeren Quartet
,
Song for Tracy the Turtle
,
ICP Orchestra
,
Trombone Shorty
,
Backatown
,
Susan Cowsill
,
The Cowsills
,
American Music Festival
,
Henry Barnes
,
Bastard Noise
,
Man Is the Bastard
,
Zoroaster
,
Unthanks
,
Rachel Unthank
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Metro
,
Smart Bar
,
Soldier Field
,
Aragon Ballroom
,
Velvet Lounge
,
Hungry Brain
,
FitzGerald's
,
Ronny's
,
Empty Bottle
,
SPACE
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, Jun 10, 2010
The List: June 10-16, 2010
Critics' choices and other notable concerts: The Fleshtones, So Percussion with Matmos, Tony Allen, Indian Jewelry, the Thing with Joe McPhee, and other notable shows
by Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and Barbara Yaross
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Smart Bar
,
Empty Bottle
,
Elastic
,
House of Blues Back Porch Stage
,
Club Blujazz
,
Bottom Lounge
,
Museum of Contemporary Art
,
Soldier Field
,
Symphony Center
,
the Whistler
,
Hungry Brain
,
Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
,
Cole's
,
Hideout
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Sep 2, 2008
Our kind of backdrop
The primary influence to Obama's DNC backdrop isn't in DC; it's on LSD.
by Whet Moser
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Barack Obama
,
Soldier Field
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