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Restaurant Review
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But its food inspired by the “borderlands” is no ordinary Tex-Mex—or, really, Tex-Mex at all.
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: Restaurant Review, Lonesome Rose, Logan Square, modern Mexican, Mexican restaurants, Land and Sea Dept., Chicago Athletic Association, Cherry Circle Room, Big Star, Wicker Park, Quiote, Dos Urban Cantina, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Tex-Mex, Pete Coenen, truck stop nachos, Paul McGee, margaritas, michelada
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Restaurant Review
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But now the Ukrainian Village clubstaurant would do well to settle down.
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: Restaurant Review, Beatnik, Bonhomme Hospitality Group, West Town, Black Bull, Celeste, Disco, Bordel, The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis, Bob Denver, Marcos Campos, Jerry Kleiner, Marché, Carnivale, Red Light, small plates, mezze, bar snacks
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Feature
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The pioneering gay bathhouse’s 13-hour final hurrah
- by Aaron Gettinger and Brittany Sowacke
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Tags: Feature, Man's Country, Chuck Renslow, Ron Ehemann, International Mr. Leather, Leather Archives & Museum, Uptown, gay, LGBTQ, Harry Cross, Men's Room
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Art Review
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“Outsider” artist Eddie Owens Martin’s seven-acre utopia in Georgia must be seen to be solved.
- by Dmitry Samarov
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Tags: Art Review, In the Land of Pasaquan, Eddie Owens Martin, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Columbus State University, Georgia, Buena Vista Georgia, Pasaquan, Saint EOM, Kohler Foundation, outsider art, Recommended
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On Culture
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The Berlin-based documentary filmmaker hopes to rescue a building in danger of destruction.
- by Deanna Isaacs
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Tags: On Culture, Amazon, James R. Thompson Center, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Bruce Rauner, Helmut Jahn, State of Illinois Center, Nathan Eddy, Northwestern University, Bertrand Goldberg, Prentice Women's Hospital, Landmarks Illinois, Bonnie McDonald, Oscar Boyson, Felipe Lima, The Absent Column, Nate DeYoung, Starship Chicago, Brian Cagle, Stanley Tigerman, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Jack Guthman, Video
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On Politics
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Homeowners’ rush to avoid losing money on the new Republican tax law is just the latest sign that the system for funding public education remains broken.
- by Ben Joravsky
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Tags: On Politics, property taxes, Republican tax law, cap on deductions, Chicago Public Schools, Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer’s Office, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Peter Roskam, education funding, Amazon, Peter Bezos, 529 tuition plan, private schools, public schools, Cortland/Chicago River TIF District
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Savage Love
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Dan counsels a married letter writer. Plus: a suspicious mind and a top to be run from
- by Dan Savage
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Tags: Savage Love, secrets, monogamous relationships, heavy flirting, bisexual best friend, cheating, BDSM, Dom, sub, boundaries, bad top
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Savage Love
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Tidying things up at the end of year, Dan issues two DTMFAs, explains why a man might not want to French-kiss the mouth that just blew him, and more
- by Dan Savage
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Tags: Savage Love, unicorn boyfriend, threesomes, foursomes, anal sex, santorum, snowballing, oral sex, blow jobs, sex toys, refractal period, lesbians, sex advice, Republicans, Dan Savage, Savage Love, poop leakage, screenshot porn, Facebook, BDSM, spank bank
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On Transportation
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The Trump administration still threatens sustainable infrastructure, but 2017 brought improvements to Chicago’s streets, transit hubs, and bikeways.
- by John Greenfield
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Tags: Transportation, Donald Trump, Wabash-Washington, Wilson el stop, Red Line, Purple Line, Cecil Balmond, Santiago Calatrava, Gerber Building, Elon Musk, Vision Zero, bike fatalities, side guards, Navy Pier Flyover, protected bike lanes, Lakefront Trail, Milwaukee Avenue, the Crotch, North Branch Trail, 312 RiverRun, Glenwood Greenway, the 606, Bloomingdale Trail, transit-oriented development
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Small Screen
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Three local boundary-breaking productions destined for bigger screens
- by Brianna Wellen
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Tags: Small Screen, webseries, 2018 preview, Aymar Jean Christian, Open TV, Brown Girls, Code-Switched, Karan Sunil, Kappa Force, Addison Heimann, Hannah Welever, The T, Bea Cordelia, Daniel Kyri
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Movie Review
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And you get her side of the story in I, Tonya.
- by Leah Pickett
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Tags: Movie Review, I Tonya, Tonya Harding, Margot Robbie, Craig Gillespie, Nancy Kerrigan, Jeff Gillooly, Sebastian Stan, Shawn Eckhardt, Paul Walter Hauser, Steven Rogers, Shane Stant, 1994 Olympics, Derrick Smith, The Price of Gold, Allison Janney, Recommended, Video
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Gossip Wolf
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Plus: Cinema 53 hosts a free screening of Beyoncé’s Lemonade with Julie Dash and Jamila Woods, and online music magazine Anchr throws itself a birthday party at Schubas.
- by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Charlie Reed, Uh Bones, Luke Trimble, Randy Records, Love Hangover, Nathan Johnson, Hideout, Deeper, Cafe Racer, Lemonade, Beyoncé, Daughters of the Dust, Julie Dash, Cinema 53, Harper Theater, Jacqueline Stewart, Jamila Woods, Anchr, Schubas, Lucille Furs, Evening Attraction, Capital Soiree, Cadien Lake James, Twin Peaks, Matt Williams, Post Animal, Video
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Music Feature
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Ian’s Party is a music festival, yes, but it’s run mostly by volunteers—which helps it feel like a community, not a branding exercise.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Music Feature, Ian’s Party, festival, rock, punk, Elgin, West Dundee, Ian Floetl, Jim Miller, Michelle Loven, Clearwater Theater, Gasthaus, Penny Road Pub, Burlington, Quenchers, the Mutiny, Subterranean, 1st Ward, Chop Shop, Double Door, Meat Wave, Mykele Deville, Bad History Month, Dehd, Nobunny, Melkbelly, Original Ian, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Chris Sutter, Strawberry Pegasus, Idiot Ego, Cassette Deck Media, HeWhoCorrupts, Ryan Durkin, SheWhoCorrupts, the Fest, Gainesville, Sass Dragons, Jimmy Adamson, Jen Dot, Ono, Travis, P. Michael, Strawberry Jacuzzi, Beastii, Shannon Candy, Swimsuit Addition, Bier Slut, Brokedowns, Montrose Man, Bleach Party, MP Presents, Township, Miranda Winters, Heart Shaped Hate, Natali Wiseman, Kris Megyery, 97-Shiki, Truman & His Trophy, Johnny Bodacious & the Bad Attitudes, Chronic Seizure, Chinese Telephones, Tim Murphy, Canadian Rifle, Mad Maggie’s, Jessica Bacon, JD Bacon, Jonathan Pool, Brickfight, Fuck You, Idiot, Jenn Leis, Jared Olson, Elephant Gun, Frank Okay, Sarah Snowwhite, Meg MacDuff, Donnie Moore, Absolutely Not, Fire Heads, Zack Hjelmstad, Beat Drun Juel, Donna Polydoros, Vito Nusret, William Covert, Space Blood, Jeff Wojtysiak, Cokegoat, Jordan Schultz, Rebekah Brown, Lucy Dekay, Mystery Actions, Lindsey Charles, Cell Phones, Ashley Holman, So Pretty, Mike Martello, Sarah Chmielewski, Video
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
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Johnny B. Moore launched his career as a full-time bluesman in 1975 with the great Koko Taylor, and he's still kicking today.
- by Steve Krakow
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Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, blues, Winter Blues, Johnny B. Moore, Johnny Belle Moore, Delta, Mississippi, Clarksdale, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Magic Sam, west side, bottleneck, guitar, Gospel Keys, Letha Jones, Charles Spiers, Koko Taylor, Blues Machine, The Earthshaker, Willie Dixon, Mary Lane, Willie Kent, Hard Times, Chicago Blues Festival, Live at Blue Chicago, Rockin' in the Same Old Boat, Delmark, B.L.U.E.S. R&B, Video
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Bleader
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On strong recordings by Needle Driver and Die Trommel Fatale, Brandon Seabrook brings jacked-up power to his improvisational ethos.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Brandon Seabrook, Needle Driver, Die Trommel Fatale, Marika Hughes, Allison Miller, Johnny DeBlase, Sam Ospovat, Dave Treut, Eivind Opsvik, Ocular Rabies, jazz, metal, Video
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Bleader
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Bill Clinton has written a thriller about a missing president! And nearly 100 other ways to escape the oncoming shit show.
- by Aimee Levitt
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Tags: Arts, Books, books we can't wait to read, books, 2018, nonfiction, biography, publishing, novels, memoir, essays
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Bleader
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With the new album Last Band Standing, Orchestre les Mangelepa position themselves for long-overdue global acclaim.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Orchestre Les Mangelepa, Endurance, Last Band Standing, Embakasi, Suzanna, Evany Kabila Kabanze, Vivi Kalenga Nzaaza, and Macky Luthulu Kaniki, Kenyan music, Africa, Video
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Bleader
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Also, the mother of police shooting victim Quintonio LeGrier is waiting for answers.
- by Kate Shepherd
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Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Cook County, opioids, opioid crisis, Quintonio LeGrier, Bettie Jones, Chicago Police Department, Robert Rialmo, police issues, Illinois laws, climate change, Chicago Climate Charter, Louisville, Kentucky, Rahm Emanuel, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Donald Trump, the Moonlighter, Danny Shapiro, Giant, Rosa's, Waydown
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Bleader
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Hip-hop artist Noname, the Annoyance Theatre's Steamworks: The Musical, and more recommended events for New Year's Eve in Chicago
- by Steve Heisler
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Tags: Arts, Do This, Food & Drink, Music, burning bluebeard, the infinite wrench, champagne, new year's eve, voyager, noname, leor galil, lincoln hall, a night of witchcraft and wizardry, the laboratory, harry potter, DJ My Boy Elroy, uncommon ground, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, big star, public house theatre, bye bye liver, marshall's landing, merchandise mart
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Bleader
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Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes music by Arto Lindsay, Aldous Harding, and Joshua Abrams.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Year in Review, Favorite 40 albums of 2017, Negro Leo, Action Lekking, Dirty Songs, Play Dirty Songs, This is the Kit, Moonshine Freeze, Chuck Johnson, Balsams, Stephan Meidell, Metrics, Aldous Harding, Party, Arto Lindsay, Cuidado Madame, Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, Simultonality, Raphael Roginski, Plays Henry Purcell, Agnes Hvizdalek, Index, Video
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Bleader
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Also, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is running for a Cook County judgeship.
- by Kate Shepherd
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Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, abortion, Thomas More Society, Jeanne Ives, Peter Breen, City Council, Howard Brookins Jr., abortion issues, Election 2018, Lincoln Park Zoo, Rahm Emanuel, Luis Gutierrez, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Election 2019, Grace, restaurant closings, Michelin, The Chi, Showtime
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Bleader
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A veteran of the pensive duo Albatrosh, André Roligheten has never been more prolific or profound than he was in 2017.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, André Roligheten, Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity, Pet Zoo, Pøkk, Rune Your Day, A Glimpse of Hope (in the Eyes of a Squirrel), Homegrown, Saft Suse, Rune Nergaard, Jørgen Mathisen, Jon Rune Strøm, Erik Nylander, Adrian Løseth Waade, Albatrosh, Video
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Bleader
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Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes music by Björk, Jaimie Branch, and Jürg Frey.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Year in Review, Sarah Davachi, All My Circles Run, Jürg Frey, Collection Gustave Roud, Chanter, Nils Økland Band, Lysning, Drøm, Laura Marling, Sepmer Femina, Soothing, Alexander Hawkins, Unit[e], [C]all (Part 1), Tyshawn Sorey, Verisimilitude, Obsidian, Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die, Theme 001, Les Filles de Illighadad, Eghass Malan, Björk, Utopia, The Gate, Nordic Affect, Raindamage, Paysage Pour Gustave Roud, Video
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Bleader
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Also, the cold caused a glass panel to crack in the new Apple flagship store.
- by Kate Shepherd
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Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, George Papadopoulos, Robert Mueller, Donald Trump, Russia, Hillary Clinton, Election 2016, DNC, Rahm Emanuel, Apple, Apple Store, Chicago Bears, John Fox, winter weather, Man's Country
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Bleader
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Feng Xiaogang's saga of a military dance troupe is now playing at the AMC River East.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Foreign, History, Youth, Feng Xiaogang, Cultural Revolution, Chinese history, Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan, Yan Geling, Sino-Vietnamese War
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Bleader
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Also, a divorce between Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson appears inevitable, says Jackson Jr.
- by Kate Shepherd
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Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, gun violence, gang violence, Chicago Police Department, Individual A, Dennis Hastert, Kendall County judge Robert Pilmer, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson, divorce trial, Garry McCarthy, Tamron Hall, Happy Camper, Homeslice, pizza, Chicago pizzerias, Piece Brewerty and Pizzeria, Wicker Park, Bill Jacobs, Hosh Iachelli, Clay Hamilton
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Bleader
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This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ethan D'Ercole.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Gig Posters, Music, Visual Art, Arts, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Ethan D'Ercole, Thalia Hall, Barn Dance Apocalypse, Golden Horse Ranch Band
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Bleader
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Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes music by Oumou Sangaré, Kendrick Lamar, and Saicobab.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Year in Review, Kaja Draksler, Gledalec, Pan Daijing, Lack, Oumou Sangaré, Mogoya, Danish String Quartet, Last Leaf, Kendrick Lamar, Damn, Tom Rainey, Float Upstream, Nadah El Shazly, Ahwar, Erlend Apseneth, Nattsongar, Saicobab, Sab Se Purani Bab, Linda Catlin Smith, Drifter, Video
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Bleader
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Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—and the final installment includes music by Ikue Mori, JD Allen, and Richard Dawson.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Year in Review, Ellen Arkbro, For Organ and Brass, Mariel Roberts, Cartography, Pancrace, Richard Dawson, Peasant, Dálava The Book of Transfigurations, Circuit des Yeux, Reaching for Indigo, JD Allen, Radio Flyer, Chris Speed Trio, Platinum on Tap, R. Andrew Lee, Randy Gibson: The Four Pillars Appearing From the Equal D Under Resonating Apparitions of the Eternal Process in the Midwinter Starfield 16 VIII 10 (Kansas City), Ikue Mori, Obelisk, Video
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Bleader
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Also, Chicago’s private-sector job market is booming.
- by Kate Shepherd
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Tags: News, Chicago, Illinois, Chris Kennedy, Rahm Emanuel, gentrification, J.B. Pritzker, Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold, Pat Quinn, Election 2018, Lisa Madigan, Illinois attorney general, economy, job market, speed skating, Winter Olympics, Emery Lehman, The Art Institute of Chicago, rental program, Billy Dec, Rockit Bar & Grill, Sunda
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Bleader
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Also, more than 600 complaints have come in about landlords breaking the city's heat ordinance.
- by Kate Shepherd
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Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Congress, Republican Party, Bruce Rauner, taxes, Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, Kevin Graham, police body cameras, winter weather, Cinespace Film Studios, Empire, Chicago Fire, Chicago filming, Apple, Fine Arts Building, manually operated elevators, Alex Pissios, Nick Mirkopoulos, Robert Berger