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Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2018
The valley of the gilded frogs on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was designed and screen printed by local artist Daniel MacAdam of Crosshair Silkscreen Design.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Daniel MacAdam, Crosshair Silkscreen Design, Primus, Mastodon, Huntington Bank Pavilion, Northerly Island

Blogs, Bleader Jan 5, 2018
The Chicago Polar Dash and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Snowtrekking at Northerly Island, pajama brunch at Carnivale, and more goings-on the weekend of 1/5-1/7
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, carnivale, pajama brunch, northerly island, snowtrekking, b side vinyl shop, arts incubator, chicago polar dash, grant park, nick thune, up comedy club, pasaquan, eddie owens martin, intuit, original improv gladiators, cornservatory

Blogs, Bleader Aug 10, 2017
Video
Chance the Rapper says he has a larger platform than any politician, Trump included, and other Chicago news

Also, the Park District demands answers from security firm after stabbings at Northerly Island concert.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chance the Rapper, Bud Billiken Parade, rap music, Donald Trump, Chicago Park District, Northerly Island, Monterrey Security, Live Nation, Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, Illinois General Assembly, Diamond Bradley, Tionda Bradley, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Bradley sisters, missing people, missing persons, cold cases, Swedish American Museum, Sweden, Swedish flag, Balena, fire, Boka Restaurant Group, Michelin Bib Gourmand, Kevin Boehm, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2017
Tour de Fat, Wicker Park Fest, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Comedian Dwayne Kennedy, MMA fighter-turned-podcaster Brendan Schaub, and more happenings from 7/28-7/30.
- By Emily Wasielewski
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Dwayne Kennedy, Zanies, The Amish Project, Oak Park Festival Theatre, By the Light of the Moon: Nocturnal Japanese Prints, Art Institute of Chicago, AIC, Brendan Schaub, Thalia Hall, Tour de Fat, Northerly Island, Closed Loop Food Fest, the Plant, Meredith Gran, Mike Holmes, Octopus Pie, Secret Coders, Challengers Comics + Conversation, Bring It! Live, Chicago Theatre, Newberry Book Fair, Newberry Library.

Arts & Culture, Summer Guide Jun 8, 2017
The best things to do in Chicago for July 2017

The Chosen Few Picnic, Tour de Fat, and more of the month's top events.
- Tags: Summer Guide, Chosen Few Picnic, Jefferson Park, Chicago Margarita Festival, Navy Pier, Summer Dance-Offs, SummerDance, New Dances, Thodos Dance Company, Firefly Ball, Art Institute Chicago, 10 Anniversary Awesome Tour!, the Vic, Tim & Eric, Chicago Craft Beer Festival, Roger Waters, United Center, Fiesta del Sol, Tour de Fat, Northerly Island, Summer Guide 2017

Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2016
Slideshow
Buying a thrill with Steely Dan at Northerly Island

It was two against nature when Steely Dan played Northerly Island Saturday night.
- By Jake Malooley
- Tags: Music, Narcissism, We're Old, Steely Dan, Northerly Island, FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, rock, music, Slideshow

News & Politics, Feature Feb 27, 2013
Video
An endangered piece of history beneath Lake Michigan's surface

The shipwreck of the Silver Spray has rested a stone's throw from the Hyde Park shoreline for nearly 100 years—but it may not be around for much longer.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Feature, Lake Michigan, seawalls, Lakefront Trail, University of Chicago, Chicago Examiner, Chicago Tribune, Pebble Beach, The Baffler, Chicago Honeybee Rescue, shipwreck tours, swimming, Eastland, Field Museum, underwater preserves, Studio Gang, Northerly Island, Jeanne Gang, Richard M. Daley, 1914, lakefront, landfill, shoreline protection, history, Slver Spray, Morgan Shoal, Hyde Park, 49th Street beach, Greg Lane, Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1988, shipwrecks, preservation, Chicago Park District, National Register of Historic Places, Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago, UASC, Jonathan Plotner, diving, Rob Rejman, Robin Kaufman, Park Advisory Council, Google Maps, Promontory Point, Video

News & Politics, Zoom in Jan 26, 2012
Zoom in: Near South Side

Winter sports at Northerly Island
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Zoom in, Northerly Island, corss-country skiing, snowshoeing, snow

News & Politics, Zoom in Sep 29, 2011
Zoom in: Near South Side

Prairie and old Cadillac parts on Northerly Island
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Zoom in, Northerly Island, Daphne Garden, Dessa Kirk, Meigs Field

News & Politics, Politics Mar 11, 2010
Time for a Revolution

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, City Hall, mayoral election, parking meter lease deal, Chicago parking meters, CTA, CPD, Chicago Police Department, 2016 Olympics, rainy day fund, Isaac Carothers, Isaac Carothers, Toni Preckwinkle, Roland Burris, Eugene Sawyer, Chicago politics, Tim Evans, Danny Davis, Bobby Rush, Ray Frias, Hispanic Democratic Organization, Northerly Island, Meigs Field, Patrick Fitzgerald, Hired Truck program, HDO, Robert Sorich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Barack Obama, Senate Candidate Five, Rod Blagojevich, Midway Airport, City Council, privatization, Park District fees, Park District, city budget deficit, Tom Allen, bungalow belt, Cliff Kelley, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Joseph Mario Moreno, Michael Bloomberg, Jerry Morrison, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, anti-Daley vote, Kwame Raoul, Election Day, Bob Fioretti

Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2009
1/17 -- "Polar Adventure Days"

1/17 -- Free polar-themed activities at Northerly Island.
- By Alex Yablon
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Chicago Park District, Northerly Island, REI, Polar Adventure Days, Iditarod, Snowshoe, Arctic camping, Northwest Passage

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The valley of the gilded frogs on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was designed and screen printed by local artist Daniel MacAdam of Crosshair Silkscreen Design.

The Chicago Polar Dash and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Snowtrekking at Northerly Island, pajama brunch at Carnivale, and more goings-on the weekend of 1/5-1/7

Video
Chance the Rapper says he has a larger platform than any politician, Trump included, and other Chicago news

Also, the Park District demands answers from security firm after stabbings at Northerly Island concert.

Tour de Fat, Wicker Park Fest, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Comedian Dwayne Kennedy, MMA fighter-turned-podcaster Brendan Schaub, and more happenings from 7/28-7/30.

The best things to do in Chicago for July 2017

The Chosen Few Picnic, Tour de Fat, and more of the month's top events.

Slideshow
Buying a thrill with Steely Dan at Northerly Island

It was two against nature when Steely Dan played Northerly Island Saturday night.

Video
An endangered piece of history beneath Lake Michigan's surface

The shipwreck of the Silver Spray has rested a stone's throw from the Hyde Park shoreline for nearly 100 years—but it may not be around for much longer.

Zoom in: Near South Side

Winter sports at Northerly Island

Zoom in: Near South Side

Prairie and old Cadillac parts on Northerly Island

Time for a Revolution

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.

1/17 -- "Polar Adventure Days"

1/17 -- Free polar-themed activities at Northerly Island.

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This week's featured gig poster was designed and screen printed by local artist Daniel MacAdam of Crosshair Silkscreen Design.

Snowtrekking at Northerly Island, pajama brunch at Carnivale, and more goings-on the weekend of 1/5-1/7

Also, the Park District demands answers from security firm after stabbings at Northerly Island concert.

Comedian Dwayne Kennedy, MMA fighter-turned-podcaster Brendan Schaub, and more happenings from 7/28-7/30.

The Chosen Few Picnic, Tour de Fat, and more of the month's top events.

It was two against nature when Steely Dan played Northerly Island Saturday night.

The shipwreck of the Silver Spray has rested a stone's throw from the Hyde Park shoreline for nearly 100 years—but it may not be around for much longer.

Winter sports at Northerly Island

Prairie and old Cadillac parts on Northerly Island

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.

1/17 -- Free polar-themed activities at Northerly Island.

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