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Music, Concert Preview Aug 2, 2019
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Classic rock legend Dave Mason mixes originals and influences on his “Feelin’ Alright” tour
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: Concert Preview, Dave Mason, divorce rock, We Just Disagree, Traffic, Feelin' Alright, classic-rock, Recommended, Video

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 2, 2019
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Drummer Kahil El’Zabar elevates groove to a transcendent plane

The leader of the Ritual Trio and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is also a teacher, a connector, and an ambassador for Afrocentric jazz.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Kahil El'Zabar, drummer, percussionist, jazz, African, Afrocentric, avant-garde, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Ritual Trio, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM, Be Known, Be Known: Ancient/Future/Music, Malachi Favors, Billy Bang, Nina Simone, Poi Dog Pondering, Sonia Dada, Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Archie Shepp, Pharaoh Sanders, Ghana, University of Ghana, Ari Brown, Corey Wilkes, JUBA Collective, Mo’ Money, Love Jones, How U Like Me Now, Rituals, Traffic, Steppenwolf, Video

Columns & Opinion, Staff notes Dec 21, 2018
A note from the editor
- By Anne Elizabeth Moore
- Tags: A note from the editor, Flu, flu season, traffic, year in review

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Oct 8, 2018
Loop Link bus corridor isn't yielding the travel-time improvements hoped for

FOIA'd documents show the $41 million project has had only a modest impact on bus speeds.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: On Transportation, News, Transportation, Loop Link, bus rapid transit, Loop, 42nd Ward, FOIA, transit, CTA, buses, traffic, Steven Mayberry

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2017
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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
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, Pat Quinn, Election 2018, Bruce Rauner, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Tom Cullerton, Illinois Veterans Home, Legionnaires' disease, Quincy, Rahm Emanuel, Amy Rule, Scottie Pippen, LeBron James, Chicago Bulls, NBA, basketball, Michael Jordan, traffic, the Windy Kitty Cat Cafe and Lounge, AAA, cat cafe, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 17, 2017
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Prosecutors drop charges against 15 men allegedly framed by dirty cop, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, Ronald Watts, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Board, Rahm Emanuel, Andrea Zopp, Chicago Urban League, Thanksgiving, traffic, AAA, Jorge Mario Valenzuela Verdugo, El Chapo, Sinaloa Cartel, Mexico, Schubas, James Beard Awards, Tied House, Top Chef, Northwestern University, Evanston, Tommy Nevin's Pub, Video

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 23, 2016
Critics' Picks
Life lessons learned in the middle of the Kennedy Expressway

All the entertainment and insight you need is on an el platform, surrounded by automobile traffic.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, el, el platforms, Addison Blue Line, traffic, CTA, Eleanor Rigby, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2014
Twista talks about his new album, The Dark Horse

The Chicago hip-hop veteran chats about what inspired the title of his new album, working with rising local rappers, and getting involved in the community.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Twista, The Dark Horse, Sole Expo, Runnin' Off at da Mouth, Chief Keef, Stunt Taylor, drill, bop, The Perfect Storm, Back to the Basics, Chance the Rapper, Cocoa Butter Kisses, Sicko Mobb, Bitches & Bikinis, Lil Reese, Traffic, No Friend of Me, King Louie, Lil Durk, Taylor Bennett, BJ the Chicago Kid, YP

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Intersection to Do the Pedestrian Scramble

Jackson Boulevard and State Street
- By Jake Malooley
- Tags: City Life, Best of Chicago 2014, Gabe Klein, CDOT, Chicago Department of Transportation, Divvy, Alta Bicycle Share, pedestrian scrambles, biking, pedestrians, Henry Barnes, Barnes Dance, traffic, intersections, Critics' Picks

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 4, 2014
In a remapped ward, politics is not a two-way street

Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, reapportionment, City Council, ward boundaries, Argyle Street, Berny Stone, Argylegate, Lincoln Square, 40th Ward, 47th Ward, Patrick O'Connor, Ameya Pawar, Rahm Emanuel, Ravenswood Terrace, Sears, Mariano's, TIFs, tax increment financing, public meetings, traffic, zoning, aldermen, one-way streets, redistricting

News & Politics, Chicagoans Jul 26, 2013
This week's Chicagoan: Kayla Lane Freeman, new Chicagoan

"When my dad and I started approaching the city limits and seeing the buildings, that was the first time I started to feel sad, which was strange, 'cause that was the time I should have felt most excited."
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, moving, Facebook, Craigslist, roommates, driving, Iowa, Wrigleyville, traffic, 7-Elevent, Slurpees, winter, apartments, relocating

Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2012
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Englewood: bane of Amtrak

Somebody get Chicago railroads some DayQuil—they're congested—as Amtrak shows
- By Asher Klein
- Tags: We're Old, News, railroads, Amtrak, Metra, trains, congestion, traffic, Video

Film, Movie Sidebar Oct 6, 2011
Are you there, moviegoers? It's me, Margaret.

Kenneth Lonergan returns (finally) with his follow-up to You Can Count on Me.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Sidebar, Margaret, Kenneth Lonergan, traffic, car accident, public transportation, director's cut, Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, Allison Janney, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2010
Parking Meters and the Psychology of Driving

Why people think walking takes longer than driving, and how to increase cycling by getting rid of parking spaces.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Bicycling, Chicagoland, Cycling, Chicago parking meters, driver psychology, urban planning, bicycling, Dutch bikes, Tom Vanderbilt, Traffic, Why We Drive The Way We Do

Film, Movie Review Feb 11, 2010
In and Out of Sync

In the films of Jacques Tati, even system failure can be sublime.
- By Fred Camper
- Tags: Movie Review, Jacques Tati, Colette, Gene Siskel Film Center, Jour de Fete, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle, Playtime, Traffic, Parade, Traffic

Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2010
Wheel of Misfortune

Two wheels good? Not so much before cars came along
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Bicycling, Bad News From the Past, We're Old, Cycling, Bicycles, cars, traffic, Canadians, power, teamsters, safety, accidents, horses, wabblers, scorchers

Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2008
Traffic control

Now that the feds have showed him the money, Mayor Daley sounds interested in penalizing people who drive downtown.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Mayor Daley, Traffic, Ed Burke, congestion toll

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2006
Decaffeinated street design

A few creative ideas for taming traffic.
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Traffic, Engineering, Mental Speed Bumps

News & Politics, Essay Sep 5, 1991
Cityscape: The Plan to Save State Street

For $60 million the Greater State Street Council wants to demall it, restreet it, recar, rethink, and revive it as the heart of a new Loop. It's a great plan—for 1985.
- By James Krohe Jr.
- Tags: Essay, State Street, traffic, urban planning, transit malls, malls, U.S. Department of Transportation, Greater State Street Council, streets, Crain's Chicago Business, department stores, Daniel P. Coffey & Associates, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, streetscapes, Ernest Brown, Harold Washington Public Library, Lake Street, Oak Park

News & Politics, Neighborhood News May 3, 1990
Heavy traffic: cutting through the problem in Ravenswood Manor
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Neighborhood News, Ravenswood Manor, Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association, Holly Birnbaum, John LaMotte, Manor Avenue, Wilson Avenue, traffic, cut-through traffic, speeding, stop signs, one-way streets, John Friedman, 40th Ward, Patrick O'Connor, Thomas Weaver, traffic planning, urban planning

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The leader of the Ritual Trio and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is also a teacher, a connector, and an ambassador for Afrocentric jazz.

FOIA'd documents show the $41 million project has had only a modest impact on bus speeds.

Also, the state senate plans public hearings on Illinois Veterans Home deaths.

Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.

All the entertainment and insight you need is on an el platform, surrounded by automobile traffic.

The Chicago hip-hop veteran chats about what inspired the title of his new album, working with rising local rappers, and getting involved in the community.

Jackson Boulevard and State Street

Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.

"When my dad and I started approaching the city limits and seeing the buildings, that was the first time I started to feel sad, which was strange, 'cause that was the time I should have felt most excited."

Somebody get Chicago railroads some DayQuil—they're congested—as Amtrak shows

Kenneth Lonergan returns (finally) with his follow-up to You Can Count on Me.

Why people think walking takes longer than driving, and how to increase cycling by getting rid of parking spaces.

In the films of Jacques Tati, even system failure can be sublime.

Two wheels good? Not so much before cars came along

Now that the feds have showed him the money, Mayor Daley sounds interested in penalizing people who drive downtown.

A few creative ideas for taming traffic.

For $60 million the Greater State Street Council wants to demall it, restreet it, recar, rethink, and revive it as the heart of a new Loop. It's a great plan—for 1985.

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