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City Life, Community Mar 23, 2020
Take your self-isolation to the sewing machine

Here’s how DIY face masks can help our local hospitals
- By S. Nicole Lane
- Tags: Community, COVID-19, coronavirus, face masks, DIY, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Quilt Foundry, Rush University Medical Center, Jackson Park Hospital, Hamilton Memorial Hospital, Montgomery Place, Illinois Health and Hospital Association, University of Chicago Medical Center, FreeSewing, Deaconess Hospital, The University of Chicago, SwedishAmerican Hospital

Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2017
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Report: State senator Daniel Biss will run for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin wants to help kids who live in violent neighborhoods with trauma and psychological stress.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Daniel Biss, Election 2018, Illinois General Assembly, Evanston, Illinois Senate, Ameya Pawar, Chris Kennedy, Bruce Rauner, immigration issues, U.S. Army, Mexico, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago Cubs, FOIA, Wrigley Field, Chicago Police Department, Amazon, Amazon Books, retail openings, Cupitol, restaurant openings, Chicagoland Independent Bookstore Alliance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 28, 2017
This black collective trains bystanders to give first aid to shooting victims

Amid rising violence, Ujimaa Medics seeks health care justice and self-determination for the black community.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Neighborhoods, News, Criminal Justice, Ujimaa Medics, UMedics, West Englewood, gun violence, first aid, trauma care, Black Panther Party, health disparities, health justice, social justice, University of Chicago Medical Center, trauma center, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, first responders, 911

Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2017
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O'Hare aviation cops will no longer respond to incidents outside security barrier, and other Chicago news

Also, Bow Truss coffee shops didn't open Thursday because unpaid employees walked out.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, O'Hare International Airport, TSA, airport security, Chicago Police Department, ACLU, Fraternal Order of Police, Bow Truss, coffee, Phil Tadros, Marcus Lemonis, Chicago, Jim Durkin, Rahm Emanuel, gun violence, gang violence, Illinois House of Representatives, University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, trauma center, Chicago Books To Women In Prison, criminal justice, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2016
A thousand-plus more people shot this year than through this time last year, and other Chicago news

Also, Yoko Ono's new permanent art installation in Jackson Park's newly restored Wooded Island is unveiled.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, gang violence, Yoko Ono, Jackson Park, public art, University of Chicago Medical Center, Los Angeles, Donald Trump, Trump International Tower and Hotel, Chicago Cubs, CTA

Blogs, Bleader May 12, 2016
Chance the Rapper wants to replace Rahm with Obama, and other Chicago news

Also, a man is shot to death on his front porch over his car keys.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Chance the Rapper, Barack Obama, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Ken Bennett, Grand Crossing, gun violence, Sadiq Khan, London, Chicago Infrastructure Trust, University of Chicago Medical Center, Katie Couric, Michael Pfleger

Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2016
Young black activists tally successes, and other Chicago news

Also, Jon Stewart calls Trump a “man baby” during UofC podcast taping.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Black Lives Matter, Black Youth Project 100, activism, Kim Foxx, Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy, University of Chicago Medical Center, Donald Trump, UIC Pavilion, Independent Police Review Authority, Michael Westley, police-involved shootings, University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Jon Stewart, David Axelrod, Hillary Clinton, University of Chicago, Laquan McDonald, Chicago Cubs, World Series

Blogs, Bleader Mar 2, 2016
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Sons of the Silent Age drummer Matt Walker talks Bowie, Ava Cherry, and playing for a cause

Local David Bowie cover band Sons of the Silent Age play a concert at Metro benefitting cancer research at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, David Bowie, Do This, Music, Sons of the Silent Age, David Bowie, Metro, Station to Station, Ava Cherry, Matt Walker, Chris Connelly, University of Chicago Medical Center, Pablove Foundation, Video

Arts & Culture, Feature Jan 27, 2014
How Emily Graslie went from YouTube science star to full-time at the Field Museum

Graslie was a 20-year-old aspiring artist who visited a zoological museum on a whim. Four years later her vlog, the Brain Scoop, earned her an unusual gig at one of the world's largest natural history museums.
- By Janet Potter
- Tags: Feature, Field Museum, museum, zoology, natural history, science, Emily Graslie, University of Montana, The Brain Scoop, YouTube, YouTube channels, vlogs, video blogs, sketching, scientific illustration, Johns Hopkins University, museum studies, tours, education, publicity, Hank Green, Vlogbrothers, Missoula, Montana, wolves, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Scientific American, RadioLab, Robert Krulwich, dead things, Field Museum members' night, Richard Lariviere, Meg Robinson, Bill Stanley, specimens, artists, Edgewater, anthropology, geology, paleontology, botany, University of Chicago Medical Center, Claire Hopkins, University of Vermont, sexism, sexism online, women in science, Glamour, Jezebel, NPR, National Public Radio, The Daily Mail

Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2012
Lacy Banks enters into heaven

Sun-Times sportswriter Lacy Banks dies
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, Lacy Banks, Chicago Sun-Times, Mayo Clinic, University of Chicago Medical Center, Lewis Grizzard, Veruynca Williams

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2011
Don't do cocaine or your ears will fall off

A veterinary drug mixed with cocaine is causing ghastly side effects.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Broken, Chicagoland, drugs, cocaine, drug abuse, levamisole, flesh-eating drugs, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, dermatology, drug enforcement administration, Rush University Medical Center, University of Chicago Medical Center

Blogs, Bleader Apr 15, 2011
Morning Newsfeed: Parking Meter Account Sort of Replenished, Jesse Jackson Sued for Discrimination, Prostitution Safe Zones, Vegas's Lady Liberty on a Stamp, Verizon Pitchman's Remorse, and More
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: News, Rod Blagojevich, President Barack Obama, BP, oil spill, Las Vegas, Statue of Liberty, Verizon, Jesse Jackson, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, parking meters, University of Chicago Medical Center, Jim Tyree, Sun-Times

Arts & Culture, Calendar Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Volunteering

Building bikes, visiting patients, leading Robie House tours, and more
- By Robyn Chang
- Tags: Special Event, Blackstone Bicycle Works, Comer Children's Hospital, Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House, Robie House, Hyde Park Art Center, Hyde Park Historical Society, Hyde Park School of Dance, Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, Little Black Pearl, Metro Squash, Museum of Science & Industry, Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago Medical Center, Experimental Station, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Little Black Pearl Workshop, Museum of Science and Industry

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Take your self-isolation to the sewing machine

Here’s how DIY face masks can help our local hospitals

Video
Report: State senator Daniel Biss will run for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin wants to help kids who live in violent neighborhoods with trauma and psychological stress.

This black collective trains bystanders to give first aid to shooting victims

Amid rising violence, Ujimaa Medics seeks health care justice and self-determination for the black community.

Video
O'Hare aviation cops will no longer respond to incidents outside security barrier, and other Chicago news

Also, Bow Truss coffee shops didn't open Thursday because unpaid employees walked out.

A thousand-plus more people shot this year than through this time last year, and other Chicago news

Also, Yoko Ono's new permanent art installation in Jackson Park's newly restored Wooded Island is unveiled.

Chance the Rapper wants to replace Rahm with Obama, and other Chicago news

Also, a man is shot to death on his front porch over his car keys.

Young black activists tally successes, and other Chicago news

Also, Jon Stewart calls Trump a “man baby” during UofC podcast taping.

Video
Sons of the Silent Age drummer Matt Walker talks Bowie, Ava Cherry, and playing for a cause

Local David Bowie cover band Sons of the Silent Age play a concert at Metro benefitting cancer research at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

How Emily Graslie went from YouTube science star to full-time at the Field Museum

Graslie was a 20-year-old aspiring artist who visited a zoological museum on a whim. Four years later her vlog, the Brain Scoop, earned her an unusual gig at one of the world's largest natural history museums.

Lacy Banks enters into heaven

Sun-Times sportswriter Lacy Banks dies

Don't do cocaine or your ears will fall off

A veterinary drug mixed with cocaine is causing ghastly side effects.

Morning Newsfeed: Parking Meter Account Sort of Replenished, Jesse Jackson Sued for Discrimination, Prostitution Safe Zones, Vegas's Lady Liberty on a Stamp, Verizon Pitchman's Remorse, and More

Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Volunteering

Building bikes, visiting patients, leading Robie House tours, and more

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Here’s how DIY face masks can help our local hospitals

Also, Senator Dick Durbin wants to help kids who live in violent neighborhoods with trauma and psychological stress.

Amid rising violence, Ujimaa Medics seeks health care justice and self-determination for the black community.

Also, Bow Truss coffee shops didn't open Thursday because unpaid employees walked out.

Also, Yoko Ono's new permanent art installation in Jackson Park's newly restored Wooded Island is unveiled.

Also, a man is shot to death on his front porch over his car keys.

Also, Jon Stewart calls Trump a “man baby” during UofC podcast taping.

Local David Bowie cover band Sons of the Silent Age play a concert at Metro benefitting cancer research at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Graslie was a 20-year-old aspiring artist who visited a zoological museum on a whim. Four years later her vlog, the Brain Scoop, earned her an unusual gig at one of the world's largest natural history museums.

Sun-Times sportswriter Lacy Banks dies

A veterinary drug mixed with cocaine is causing ghastly side effects.

Building bikes, visiting patients, leading Robie House tours, and more

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