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Summer Reading Starts Now
The Gapers Block Book Club is reading Free Burning by Bayo Ojikutu for July. This dark novel tells the story of Tommie Simms, who loses his job at a downtown insurance firm after 9/11 and turns to selling drugs to make ends meet. Free Burning chronicles his swift descent and profiles a…
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Economic Research Associates (ERA) - Economics Research, Analysis, Policy Planning & Development Services & Consulting Firm
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A different kind of derby
One evening while in the Windy City, my friend Jamie and I attended an event like no other… we parked a few blocks away from the cement-block building that was our destination. A gymnasium — the sort of urban fish bowl arena where you climb up a flight of stairs and then up into your stadium…
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Hot Dog Days Of Summer
Hot Dog Days Of Summer June 17th, 2008 Send To a Friend Nothin’ says summer in Chicago like a big half-pound Vienna beef hot dog served on a steamed poppy seed bun. Stretch Run Sporting Club & Grille is celebrating that tradition with a different preparation each week. And not a single…
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Oh God, what have I done? (Part 1)
I had a conversation today that put me into my usual panic about entering CPS (I am guessing what will be my first among many.) I had a nice young woman come over to meet us as a potential babysitter. She works as a Kindergarten/First grade teacher in CPS.. a big, big school on the West…
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Super Bowl 41 Odds
The Odds to Win Super Bowl 41 at Dolphin Stadium down in Miami are out. The Indianapolis Colts enter the game 7-point favorites over the Chicago Bears. Here’s something you may not have known. When the odds makers first made Super Bowl odds available to futures bettors before the season even…
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JEFFERY KLEIN: HAHAHA
I have to laugh at Klein trying to question John McCain’s military record. Why not question Obama’s military record? Oh, right Obama was never in our military. He was busy hanging around with domestic terrorists and learning the ways of the radical left. I read once he (Obama) use to skip…
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Episode 102: NLC is actually looking good
This week on the podcast, the Crack Technical Staff and I have a lot of catching up to do. We discuss our trip to Victory Field tonight, and how the Columbus Clippers are now a Nationals affiliate that employ Ray Olmedo. We discuss the trade rumors around Ken Griffey, the injuries affecting the…
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we’re back
it seems to be my fate this year to have my heart stolen by other places. first our lovely romp through the northern english countryside, and now chicago. i heart chicago. it is like someone carefully gathered up many of the wonderful bits of new york and put them in the midwest for safe…
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Ben Wallace wallpaper #3
Ben Wallace wallpaper #3 Tags: Ben Wallace, Chicago Bulls
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urbanbarbie
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The Very Best of Eddy Grant
LOS ANGELES, June 17 /PRNewswire/ — A true great of Caribbean music, Eddy Grant may be the only major artist in the world who owns every song he has recorded in a 40-year plus career. Now Grant has entered into an exclusive licensing arrangement with Universal Music Enterprises for the…
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Bulls, Beasley İle Çalıştı
Bulls, Beasley Ä°le ÃalıÅtı Haziran 18, 2008 at 05:25 · Filed under Güncel Haberler 2008 NBA Draftı’nda 1. sıradan seçim yapacak olan Chicago Bulls, draftta 1. sıradan seçilmesi muhtemel Michael Beasley ile çalıÅtı.Michael Beasley ile…
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Thome moves into a tie for 16th place
Thome moves into a tie for 16th place By Mark Gonzales, 10:20 p.m. White Sox slugger Jim Thome moved into a tie for 16th place on the all-time home run list by lining his 521st career home run--a three-run shot--in the seventh inning off Pittsburgh reliever Marino Salas. Thome now shares 16th…
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Hot Shots Pour Vous
Nightlife photographer Tyler Curtis of darkroom demons launched his career on a gut feeling. Fresh off a bar tending gig aboard a cruise ship, he hit up a party with his father's hand-me-down digital camera at the ready; it was there that he met a photojournalist from National Geographic and Marc…
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Northern Indiana Week One, part one
We landed in Chicago promptly on time at 8:30 am on Tuesday, 6/10. We were sent to baggage claim 7 and after twenty minutes of waiting, we found our luggage on baggage claim 8. Actually, I should give credit where credit is due. We were watching the sign read Miami, Toronto, Atlanta with their…
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We’re off to the Windy City
We’re off to the Windy City Rico | Travel | Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Jo and I are leaving for eBay Live early in the morning. I’ll be posting a blog or two from there with some pics I hope. Till then, adios. Stumble it! Comments (0)
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CINDY MCCAIN MAY HAVE STOLEN HER COOKIE RECIPE FROM HERSHEY’S………BUT, IT LOOKS LIKE MICHELLE OBAMA HAS BEEN TRYING TO PASS OFF MONA KHALDI’S FALAFEL RECEIPE AS HER OWN
In light of the breaking news……that Cindy McCain may have used one of Hershey’s cookie recipes, for a “Presidential Bake-Off Contest” (This story was covered like breaking news today on MSNBC—you can see the Daily Kos kids vitriolic coverage HERE) ….The Chicago Against Obama…
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A stronger singer
Today was the last session of the Soul Ensemble. My fellow singers told me that my voice sounded stronger, louder than usual. I feel very good about that because a song I struggled through a few weeks ago felt a lot more comfortable when I sang it today; I thought it was because I wasn’t…
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An Overview Of Oral Cancer
An Overview Of Oral Cancer 18 Jun admin. Health and Fitness No comment Any cancerous tissue growing in the mouth is called oral cancer. This type of cancer may come about as a primary lesion originating in any of the oral tissues, by metastasis from cancer located elsewhere at a distant…
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rev. michael pfleger
rev. michael pfleger He’s baaaack: Obama supporter Rev. Michael Pfleger flogs Hillary’s …Read this post » Obama "deeply disappointed" in Father Michael Pfleger. UPDATE …Response of Rev. Michael L. Pfleger of statements made during a sermo... 0
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Cubs almost come back but lost to the Rays 3-2
The Chicago Cubs almost tied up the game in the top of the ninth inning as Reed Johnson bunted with two outs and Kosuke Fukudome on third base. However, Rays stud third basemen Evan Longoria bare handed the ball and bounced it to first base where Willy Aybar snagged it to secure the victory. …
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Il Mulino
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Warren Ellis " The Chicago Appearance
The event is free. It is my understanding that you do not need a convention ticket to enter.
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Flameshovel
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Baseball Gods Talk; Cubs, Padres Walk
Baseball Gods Talk; Cubs, Padres Walk Maybe the Baseball Gods were telling us something when yesterday’s Hall of Fame exhibition game was rained out. Maybe they were saying the time when players gave openly and willingly back to the sport was a thing of the past and to allow this generation…
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Maxwell Street Market - Filthy Even In The Metaverse
As a relatively new Chicagoan, the fond descriptions overheard from long-time residents of Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market aren’t much more than an intangible stories. The only artifact that remains of the famous market is a strip along the side of a Dominicks grocery store on Roosevelt Rd.…
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Ambit U - Jere Thompson to Attend Dallas PowerStart!
Ambit Energy Co-founder and CEO Jere Thompson To Attend Dallas PowerStart Training Event! Meet Jere Thompson at our next PowerStart training course this Saturday in Dallas. He’ll be right alongside all of our new MCs, taking notes on how to promote to RC in seven days. (Okay, okay … while…
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Why the Chicago Tribune is Going To Fold
Why the Chicago Tribune is Going To Fold June 17, 2008 By: Joe Wallace Category: editorial Tonight, I watched an episode of a local news program called Chicago Tonight. One segment included a discussion with three guests about the future of newspapers. One of those guests was an editor from…
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CNMS08 – How Horizons Communications Group fits into the Chicago new media puzzle.
Horizons is a member of the founding council for the Chicago New Media Summit, which officially launched at the Chicago Cultural Center on June 5th. I attended with our Project Development Manager, Kelly Molchan. Rick was due to fly back in from New York that night but got held up, so we carried…
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Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Last week, I had the opportunity to shoot an event at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. I have walked past the the Federal Reserve Bank numerous times, but this was my first time inside and, my first time photographing the mayor, Richard M. Daley.
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The M’s and From Bubblegum to Sky (New Releases)
Two albums of tremendous pleasure points, lets count the ways: The M’s come rolling in to 2008 with Real Close Ones. Straying slightly in the direction of Brit Pop, but gooood Brit Pop (not Champagne Supernova or some crap). This time around the M’s experiment more, without the psychy fuzz,…
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Why Wise?
Why Wise? By Mark Gonzales, 8:14 p.m. The decision to promote DeWayne Wise over Jerry Owens to replace Paul Konerko on the 25-man roster came after input from Triple-A Charlotte manager Marc Bombard and farm director Buddy Bell. "Well, I'll tell you, [Wise] will be faster than Konerko,"…
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Cubs hype
Cubs hype By Mark Gonzales. 8:07 p.m. In taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning over Pittsburgh, it's apparent the White Sox aren't overlooking the Pirates in anticipation of this weekend's series against the Cubs. But first baseman Paul Konerko lamented not being able to play against the Cubs…
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The Rundown
Who wants Fire updates? 1. Hamlett concerned that opponents are going unpunished for purposely fouling Blanco: Denis Hamlett said other teams feel that "the way to stop [Cuauhtemoc Blanco] is by fouling him." Although some fouls are being called, Hamlett believes "the cards aren't coming…
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Instead of coming up with something from my heavy head and wheezing chest, I'll post photos. Yea! for photos!
Instead of coming up with something from my heavy head and wheezing chest, I'll post photos. Yea! for photos! Posted by Crooked Eyebrow
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New survey: fight vs MRSA needs more attention - Chicago Tribune
Canada.com New survey: fight vs MRSA needs more attention Chicago Tribune - 38 minutes ago Are hospitals doing everything they should to prevent the spread of drug-resistant staphylococcus bacterium? No, said 54 percent of the infection control practitioners who responded to a survey released…
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