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Bleader
Dec 14, 2017
Video
J.B. Pritzker, Pat Quinn win top spots on March 2018 primary ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, the state senate plans public hearings on Illinois Veterans Home deaths.
By Kate Shepherd
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Did You Read __________?
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Chicago
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Illinois
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J.B. Pritzker
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Pat Quinn
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Election 2018
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Bruce Rauner
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Illinois General Assembly
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Illinois Senate
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Tom Cullerton
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Illinois Veterans Home
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Legionnaires' disease
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Quincy
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Rahm Emanuel
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Amy Rule
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Scottie Pippen
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LeBron James
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NBA
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Michael Jordan
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the Windy Kitty Cat Cafe and Lounge
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AAA
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Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 29, 2016
Time is running out for a stopgap state budget deal, and other Chicago news
Also, the chairman of USA Basketball thinks the 2016 Olympic bid may have been rigged against Chicago.
By Kate Shepherd
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Did You Read __________?
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News
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Bruce Rauner
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Rahm Emanuel
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Illinois General Assembly
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Chicago Public Schools
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International Olympic Committee
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Olympics
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2016 Summer Olympics
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Chicago history
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Ticketfly
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Ticketmaster
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Park West
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Riviera Theatre
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Vic Theatre
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Scottie Pippen
Best of Chicago
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Reasons to love Chicago
Jun 23, 2016
Critics' Picks
Long live the 1990s Bulls
Deathless memories of Jordan’s team help us cope with Chicago basketball’s dysfunctional present.
By Ben Joravsky
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Horace Grant
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Scottie Pippen
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B.J. Armstrong
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Charles Smith
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John Paxson
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Jerry Reinsdorf
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Tim Floyd ugh
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Critics' Picks
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 21, 2016
Chicago Park District slams Friends of Parks' 'outrageous' Lucas Museum demands, and other news
Also, iconic 90s show
Tony n' Tina's Wedding
returns to Chicago.
By Kate Shepherd
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Chicago Park District
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Friends of the Parks
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George Lucas
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Jesse Ruiz
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Tony n' Tina's Wedding
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Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 5, 2016
Wrigley Field remains very expensive, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm joins Chris Christie and Martin Shkreli on an international list of "disappointing" leaders.
By Kate Shepherd
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Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 22, 2016
Judge drops cop from Cedrick Chatman suit,
Chicago Law
gets fast-tracked, and other Chicago news
Also, a suburban show choir survives a bus fire, and the Bulls memories we may want to forget.
By Kate Shepherd
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Dennis Rodman
News & Politics
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Sports
Jan 20, 2016
Video
The 50 worst moments in the first 50 years of the Chicago Bulls
A tribute to half a century of big egos, bad draft picks, blown knees, and the agony of defeat
By Jake Malooley
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Dennis Rodman
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Mother's Day Massacre
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Quintin Dailey
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National Organization of Women
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Michael Jordan: The Life
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Orlando Woolridge
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Best of Chicago
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Sports & Recreation
Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Chicago Pro Athlete Whose Number Isn't Retired
Norm Van Lier
By Ben Joravsky
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Best of Chicago 2012
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Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 21, 2012
My nostalgia problem with the Bulls—or is it?
The current Bulls have trouble standing up against the Jordan Bulls, but is that truly nostalgia?
By Ted Cox
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Nostalgia Week
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Scottie Pippen
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Dennis Rodman
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Variations on a Theme
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 17, 2011
In Your Morning Newsfeed: A Local Man Missing in Japan, RIP, Jim Tyree, the Simpsons Home in Real Life, Chad Ochocinco: Soccer Player, and the Latest in Japan
By Alex Parker
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Dan Snyder
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Chad Ochocinco
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Jim Tyree
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Chicago Sun-Times
News & Politics
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Sports
Feb 6, 1992
The Sports Section
By Alan Boomer
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Sports
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Tex Winter
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basketball
,
Chicago Bulls
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Phil Jackson
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triangle offense
,
Michael Jordan
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Scottie Pippen
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Bill Cartwright
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