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Doug Collins Not Going To Coach Bulls
Turns out Doug Collins isn't returning to the Bulls after all. Collins had a change of heart, so Jerry Reinsdorf's search continues. "I just knew over the last few days that Jerry was really struggling over whether or not to do this, and I didn't want Jerry to have those struggles," Collins…
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Windy City Rollers Recruiting
Want to be a Windy City Roller? (Oh, boy do I. I'd be "Carmen Slamdiego.") The flat-track roller derby league is holding try-outs at the end of June, and there are two informational meet-and-greets this weekend, one tonight at Cobra and one tomorrow afternoon at North Avenue beach. To skate,…
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Chicago Web Design company hiring sales staff
Hello everyone, If you havn’t been yet, feel free to stop by our careers page which you can find in the footer of the page you are reading now. We are a Chicago web design & seo company currently looking for sales staff to call qualified leads, and has the ability to generate relevant…
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Chicagoist. Zipcar, cars by the hour or day, just around the corner. Sign up now and get $50 in driving credit! Wisconsin Dells, where you can win a $2500 vacation for your family in their video contest. "Dead Man's Cell Phone,…
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A Party divided
The media is trying to downplay just how divided we stand going into August. I wasn to send a message to Obama though, if gathering the Clinton supporters will be an easy task–then why are you quickly moving in a direction to distinguish who John McCain is? Your supporters obviously don’t…
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Bulls’ta Sürpriz Dwane Casey
Bulls’ta Sürpriz Dwane Casey Haziran 6, 2008 at 23:54 · Filed under Güncel Haberler Coach arayıÅlarını sürdüren Chicago Bulls’ta Doug Collins favori olarak gösterilsede sürpriz bir ismin takımın baÅına geçmek Åansının yüksek olduÄu…
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Will the Next Chicago Bulls Coach Please Come On Down…Whoa, Not So Fast, Doug Collins
Will the Next Chicago Bulls Coach Please Come On Down…Whoa, Not So Fast, Doug Collins Posted by: Bodog Beat News Ticker in Chicago Bulls, Doug Collins, NBA Basketball, Sports Can't the Chicago Bulls do anything right? After losing out on the Mike D'Antoni sweepstakes (D'Antoni thought he'd…
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Will the Next Chicago Bulls Coach Please Come On Down…Whoa, Not So Fast, Doug Collins
Can't the Chicago Bulls do anything right? After losing out on the Mike D'Antoni sweepstakes (D'Antoni thought he'd rather coach the Knicks than the Bulls…that right there is saying something), Chicago seemed to have finally gotten in straight. They were going to hire Doug Collins. He'd return…
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Hillary’s VP Provocation - Robert Novak - Chicago-Sun Times
Link: Hillary’s VP Provocation __________________________________________________ _______________________________ Original review of this Piece - Reviewer: Reverend Wrong This review’s Ratings: Insight 1 - Thesis clarity 1 - Style 3 - Evidence 3 - Title 3 This review’s Overall…
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Greasing The Tracks The Wrong Way
Animal fat leak halts Metra trains — chicagotribune.com Commuter rail service on Metra/s Union Pacific West Line has been halted indefinitely at the height of the afternoon rush hour because a stalled freight train is leaking animal fat onto the tracks, Metra officials said Friday afternoon. …
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Doug Collins will not be next Bulls coach
Doug Collins will not be next Bulls coach June 6th, 2008 The Chicago Tribune (K.C. Johnson) reports: Doug Collins will not be returning for a second coaching stint with the Bulls. Collins and team Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf mutually agreed during a Friday-afternoon phone conversation that the…
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CTA Weekend Closings: Second Verse Same As The First
In what is now a weekly right of passage, the CTA is doing all kinds of stuff to the train lines this weekend. Which is fine, because there's really not much going on this weekend besides all the street fests, Blues Fest, Printers Row Book Fair, the Sox home games, and all the tourists in…
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Obama’s Chicagoland: My new column debuts
My new column for The Huffington Post’s Off The Bus just debuted today. My focus will be local developments from Obama’s campaign, headquartered here in Chicago and the election ‘08 outlook from the Windy City. Check back frequently at Off the Bus as I’ll be updating weekly and expect to…
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Coffeehouses We Love
Inspired by the Trib's list of preferred coffee houses (which Chicagoist couldn't help but disagree with) we put together our own list of favorite Chicago coffeehouses... Best for Food: Lovely Bakery in Wicker Park. Their homemade soups are creative and fresh and their Mollie’s Dollies…
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Free Music: The Uglysuit Sings About, Chicago
Chicago-based Quarterstick Records has recently signed The Uglysuit, a band from Oklahoma City. Maybe to return the favor (?) the group recorded a song called "Chicago," and we actually think they sort of caught a nice Midwestern summer vibe in it's name-checking chorus. Anyway, give it a…
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Reservations Please!
Reservations Please! June 6th, 2008 by Kelly Several weeks back, I had the once-in-a-year opportunity to grab a sitter and get a date night with the husband. (You think I am joking? I’m not. Seriously.) Since I was jonesing for adult conversation – and no, I’m not talking “dirty” –…
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Yes We Can!
Just watched the Chicago 2016 rally on CNN.com. Now that Chicago is an official finalist (along with Rio De Janiero, Madrid, and Tokyo), I could not be more excited for the olympics to come here. During the rally, Mayor Daley riled up the crowd and then introduced Presidential Candidate Barack…
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Walter Payton Video, Walter Payton Highlights
Walter Payton Video, Walter Payton Highlights June 6th, 2008 Walter Payton Videos, Walter Payton Highlights. Walter Payton has the incredible nick name of “Sweetness“. He was a great football player, and a great person. He was loved by his fans and his peers. His moves on the football field…
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Former Detroit Pistons coach Doug Collins out as possible Chicago Bulls head coach
Well, that was a quick and short reunion. June 6, Chicago Tribune: Doug Collins will not be returning for a second coaching stint with the Bulls. Collins and team Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf mutually agreed during a Friday-afternoon phone conversation that...
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CHECKING OFF MY LIST
Well, I've kept you in suspense long enough. I promised here that I had another, very exciting "first", so I know you have been waiting with bated breath! This "first" is even one I wrote about 8 months ago as one of my goals. I RODE ON A BENDY BUS!!!!! On October 10, I shared how I was hoping…
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Friday Afternoon Diversion
Ah, the weekend is here, and it's time for everyone to get all gussied up and hit the town. Hopefully your evening will end without these guys trying to make your acquaintance.
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Chicago Story: Last year, at band camp …
I was actually nervous about going to the training. Nervous about seeing the people I’d met during the Veracruz trip. Veracruz was a strange experience. Many of us formed the kind of summer-camp friendships that happen when people are removed from their real lives and thrown together intensely…
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Cedric Benson Not Focused On Football
Cedric Benson Not Focused On Football Wondering why former fourth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft Cedric Benson has grossly underachieved during his first three seasons in the NFL? Our sources tell us that the main reason for his lack of burst, speed and quite frankly - understanding of the…
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Cedric Benson Has Serious Marijuana Problem
Cedric Benson Has Marijuana Habit Wondering why former fourth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft Cedric Benson has grossly underachieved during his first three seasons in the NFL? Our sources tell us that the main reason for his lack of burst, speed and quite frankly - smarts - is a drug related…
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The term 'turned on' remained in my kitchen
The term 'turned on' remained in my kitchen · 6 June 2008 We caved. After 5 months of broadcast TV, we are getting cable again. I know, I know, we were doing so well. Not getting stressed out by the number of channels to choose from, comfortably complacent watching episodes of ‘The Moment…
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Exports Prop Up Manufacturing Jobs
The best news about the dismal May employment report may be that it could have been a whole lot worse. Manufacturing payrolls fell 26,000 last month — no surprise as they’ve now fallen almost two-straight years. What’s unusual, economists said, is that given the weakness in domestic…
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2008 PSP Chicago Open Firing Up
In just under three weeks of this post the Bolingbrook Aquatic Center will be swarming with paintball enthusiasts and sounds of buzzers and flying paintballs. The 2008 Chicago Open is a national paintball tournament hosted by the PSP, and will take place June 25th-29th. Last year the…
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Things that Make Us Grumble
Non-stories Paging Sandi Jackson! CBS 2 wonders if airlines could start charging people based on their weight. Why would they wonder that? Because "it's an idea floating around in cyberspace." Someone somewhere had a terrible idea. Experts say it'll never happen. But could it? Still, the…
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Happy
Happy For some reason this afternoon I'm happy that my brother is coming to visit me at the end of July. Sure, he's bringing his girlfriend and they'll spend most of their time here at Lolapalooza, but I get to see him and spend time Chicago-ing with him. If only the end of July would get here…
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OBAMA ATTENDS GAY’S FOR McCAIN PEP RALLY IN CHICAGO TODAY?……..
Actually it wasn’t a gay McCain Pep rally, but instead a ceremony to unveil the new 2018 olympic logo…..which looks oddly similar to McCain’s Campaign log. …..after the reveal, obama spoke, and arrogantly proclaimed that he would be welcoming the games in, during the end of his 2nd…
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Awwww…
So, remember this post? Well, Kelly O’Brien, the executive director of Girls on the Run Chicago just sent me a very sweet email and I wanted to share it! All together now…AWWWW! But seriously, we’re so proud of Nichyria and wish her the best! And if you haven’t voted yet….rock the…
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