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Oct 31, 2017
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Chicagoan, former Trump aide pleads guilty to making false statements to the FBI, and other news
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May 15, 2017
Cullerton in open letter to Rauner: ‘It’s time for action’ on the budget, and other Chicago news
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Jan 25, 2017
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Rahm to Trump: 'You didn't get elected to debate the crowd size at your inaugural,' and other Chicago news
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Jan 19, 2017
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Former CPD chief Garry McCarthy gets a surprise subpoena in the Sandi Jackson-Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case, and other Chicago news
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Sep 27, 2016
Joe Swanberg’s
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The writer-director’s personal portrait of the city fulfills the contract of auteur television.
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Sep 2, 2016
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May 19, 2016
Aldermen propose dumping TSA and hiring private security for city airports, and other Chicago news
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May 16, 2016
George Lucas is in talks with San Francisco about Lucas Museum, and other news
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Mar 7, 2016
Lady Gaga jumps into Lake Michigan and other Chicago news
Also, remembering Nancy Reagan’s Chicago childhood.
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Jan 22, 2016
Where's Chicago in
Chicago P.D.
?
Seen in light of the real Chicago Police Department, Dick Wolf's cop series looks even more clueless and tone-deaf.
By Dmitry Samarov
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Bleader
Sep 17, 2015
How I spent my summer vacation with Dick Wolf, the
Chicago Med
cast, and hundreds of tired TV critics
The Television Critics Association's summer press tour was a hazing ritual of sorts for the cast and crew of
Chicago Med
.
By Lori Rackl
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Arts & Culture
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Sep 9, 2015
Dick Wolf's
Chicago Med
offers a dose of
ER
-esque hospital drama
By Gwynedd Stuart
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