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Flood Insurance Can Bail You Out
With record amounts of rain in many parts of the nation this year, the topic of flood insurance has gained a lot of attention. Flooding occurred in areas where it hadn\’t before, or at least not in decades. Not every homeowner has flood insurance and the worst time to realize that you should…
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The Raven
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I Got Top 5 on it: I was gonna blog about Lollapalooza ‘08, but then I got high.
Seriously, it’s just that, and now I’m sitting in the AC drinking Orange Crush and doing laundry because a girl’s gotta work in the MORN-ING. Here’s a random top 5 of only Radiohead and Mark Ronson MP3’s. Mark Ronson “Stop Me” (Kissy Sell Out’s True Romance Remix) Wale/Lily…
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Chicago Baby, Part Deux!
I have to say again, I’m in love with Chicago! The last time I was there it was cold in a way that makes you cry a little, and was years ago. We were lucky to have very temperate weather, a great hotel and wonderful food. I called Adrienne, who lived in Chicago before moving to San…
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Braves broadcaster Skip Caray dies at 68 (AP)
Braves broadcaster Skip Caray dies at 68 (AP) Yahoo! Sports - Top News Sun, 08/03/2008 - 21:51 The Atlanta Braves say longtime broadcaster Skip Caray, the son of famous Chicago Cubs voice Harry Caray, has died in his sleep. He was 68 years old. The team says Skip Caray died in his Atlanta home…
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A Blogger Could Soon Own The Cubs
Mark Cuban’s bid to buy the Cubs has picked up steam. It’s amazing what putting in the highest bid at 1.3 billion will do to people’s doubts. But more amazing than that ridiculous amount of dollars is the support that Cuban is receiving from NBA Commish David Stern. That’s the…
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Flood Insurance Can Bail You Out
With record amounts of rain in many parts of the nation this year, the topic of flood insurance has gained a lot of attention. Flooding occurred in areas where it hadn’t before, or at least not in decades. Not every homeowner has flood insurance and the worst time to realize that you should…
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Chicago for the weekend
I managed to spend a few hours in Chicago over the weekend and had a pretty awesome time. It's the first time I've got to really spend any amount of time in Chicago (aside from earlier this year where I got sick half way through my trip and had to head home). Lollapalooza was going on while I…
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Extremities
I was in awe of all the lady-funniness going on around me at the Hideout last week, so thanks to everyone who came to see us! In addition to girl comedy, the night’s fun included being held hostage by the Ting-Tings, who apparently decided to shoot five seconds of their music video right…
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Street Peeper: Global Street Fashion " Blog Archive " Miyuki, Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
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DKM's Chicago-Style Deep Dish pizza recipe
DKM's Chicago-Style Deep Dish pizza recipe
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Chicago: Life in the fast frame -- chicagotribune.com
film locations for Dark Knight and Wanted
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Quimblog
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BlogHer's first book "Sleep is for the Weak" is going green with Eco-Libris
Today I'm happy to announce on a new collaboration of Eco-Libris with a very special book. It's BlogHer's first book "Sleep is for the Weak," edited by Rita Arens and starring 23 bloggers. Eco-Libris is collaborating with editor Rita Arens to offer those who will purchase the book during the…
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Home Stretch
The 2008 NPF Season Enters August As this year’s National Pro Fastpitch season enters its final month, some familiar patterns emerge and a few surprises pop up. The cream eventually rises to the top, and so it is not unexpected that last year’s champion—the Washington Glory—finds itself…
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Rooftops on Sheffield and Waveland
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Sunrise In The Ridges Of Concrete And Steel
I search for signs of home In the arched sky. What I see are walls of concrete and steel. I long for the warmth of a humid dawn What I got is the chillly wind of the city. I miss the morning laughter of home, The cries of the iron birds taking off From their concrete nest is what…
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Trading Places by Alan Ehrenhalt - New Republic
"Demographic inversion" proposed as replacement term for gentrification. Question of depth/width/length of the trend. By ed. of Governing mag. Imprecise about inner city vs downtown an what exactly Jane Jacobs wrote.
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More From the Nature Center
Stephanie, Amanda, Jessica :: Notebaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park, Chicago Jessica :: Notebaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park, Chicago Dad, Stephanie :: Notebaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park, Chicago Jessica, Dad, Stephanie :: Notebaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park, Chicago These were…
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Win series and keep on truckin’
Win series and keep on truckin’ Consecutive series wins works just fine. The Canadian Crusaders will take the hill against the Astros in the next three at home, which is a great way to start a series. The postgame quotes from Reed Johnson surprised me; here they are as found in Paul…
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Chicago mesotherapy.
BEIJING Reuters Some hotels in Beijing have cut their room rates by percent, but bookings are rising steadily as next month. GM allies with US utility group on electric cars. Container li a hover color FC. The active ingredient in Fantasy tan is dihydroxyacetone DHA, which is commonly used in…
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Payton High School is just a few blocks from Skinner Chicago high payton school walter
Water in Las Lomas has high mercury levels. It took the Bears years to return to the Super Bowl. Kevin Courtney, years, for showing me that community journalism can be fun. Diana, a budding swimmer who is overwhelmed by family stresses. XHTML You can use these tags lt. Chao is partner in charge…
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Frustrated Williams continuing to play waiting game
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – No news was bad news Sunday for Chris Williams, who missed his 12th straight practice with a lower back strain. The rookie left tackle has been out since suffering the injury in an individual drill on the first day of training camp. Read More (Click Here)...
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Crowd Rage at Rage Against The Machine, Lollapalooza Chicago
According to MTV.com, the crowd during Rage Against the Machine’s Lolly show got so bad up front it was on the verge of chaos: The crowd surge got so bad that (vocalist) De la Rocha stopped the show on three separate occasions, pleading with fans to take a step back to avoid crushing the…
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Breaking Down: Chicago Bears
Last Season: 7-9, 3rd place in NFC North Head Coach: Lovie Smith, Career Record of 36-28. Considering break downs at every position last year, I’m not sure that Lovie Smith didn’t do a great job just to get this team to 7-9. Despite never having a very good quarterback or talented depth…
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On the Ground: First Friday In Augusta - Register, Contact, Recruit
Thomas Kelley is on the ground in Georgia. Although not traditionally considered a battleground state, a surge in primary voter turnout and an aggressive voter registration effort has made Georgia competitive. — Chicago HQ The first Friday of every summer month in Augusta, Georgia and other…
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On the Ground: Joint Canvassing in New Hampshire
Staffers are on the ground in New Hampshire, helping train and organize grassroots volunteers in the basics of field work. This massive organizational effort will have a lasting effect on both the presidential race and down ballot candidates throughout the country, including U.S. Senate candidate…
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On the Ground: "The largest campaign in Michigan history"
Josh Penn is on the ground in Michigan, where staffers and volunteers are quickly putting together the largest field operation the state has ever seen. — Chicago HQ MLive.com reports: Barack Obama’s Michigan campaign is promising the biggest effort in state election history and one…
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On the Ground: Office Opening in St. Petersburg, FL
Kristen Psaki is on the ground in Florida, and was on hand for the St. Petersburg office opening last Wednesday night. St. Pete is just one of 19 offices that are already up and running in Florida. — Chicago HQ Over 200 names filled sign up sheets that began to curl from the rain in Grand…
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CAF Tours
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Bears Training Camp: A Fruitless Search for Autographs
Today, I accompanied my sister, brother-in-law and nephew to Bourbonnais, Ill., for Chicago Bears training camp. Being there reaffirmed one of my strongest beliefs: nothing is hotter than a football player in pads. I also learned that is much harder to get an autograph than you would think.…
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Livin' in the RED
Although it took eleven days longer than I had originally predicted, earlier today the Chicago White Sox finally embarrassed themselves out of first place... Just in time for my first visit to beautiful Toyota Park to watch the Chicago Fire take on Chivas USA! My god I forgot how enjoyable going…
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Nouveau > Mikey Rocks (Cool Kids) - Lollapalooza ‘08
So far so good, the rain and cold is holding off for my bday Before I get ready to head out for the day, my pal from afar - one half of the one of a kind Cool Kids duo, sat down in his hometown (the festival’s headquarters) of Chicago during the Lollapalooza Music Festival which kicked off on…
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Chewing Up the Charts
Singer Chris Brown's hit single "Forever" is also a paid ad placement for Wrigley's Doublemint gum; Wrigley has two more song-commercials in the works.
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Rock-N-Jocks: Chicago Blackhawks New Era Fitted
Rock-N-Jocks keeps the custom New Era Fitteds coming with this brand new release of the Chicago Blackhawks Custom New Era Fitted. This hat is all red, with an all black bill. The embroidered "Blackhawks face" logo is in mutliple colors. The back of this hat has the embroidered n.h.l. logo in…
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