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<i>The Fly Honey Show</i> promises something for everyone—except minimalists

The Fly Honey Show promises something for everyone—except minimalists

There's sex-positivity, body-positivity, whooping, hollering, and convulsing, all loud and proud.

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A lawsuit to prevent the Obama Presidential Center's ‘illegal land grab’ in Jackson Park is moving forward 3

The activist group Protect Our Parks claims that the city’s plan to turn 19 acres of Jackson Park over to the Obama Foundation is unconstitutional.

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Chicago dancers unite to raise money to support their colleagues with health issues.

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