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Mahogany Builders green challenge to recycle Chicago Christmas trees

Each year Americans dispose of 30-35 million Christmas trees. Discarded trees end up in landfills and incinerators, which are one of the top generators of air pollution in the country. The city of Chicago has multiple locations to drop off Christmas trees from January 1 to January 17 and turn it…

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Bucktown Baby Nursery

This is a design project completed by Design Inside, a Chicago interior design firm. The project involved the design team adding a sliding barn door to the entryway of a loft in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago.

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Gridface: Leonard "Remix" Rroy, Chicago's Unsung House DJ

Rroy's parties at The Rink Zone on the South Side of Chicago drew huge crowds. He may even have invented the term "house music."

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Extra, Extra

Photo by Last American Year Mayor Daley announced he's replacing his current chief-of-staff, Paul Volpe. Volpe will probably best be remembered as the man behind the parking meter lease. Police continue to search for Shontell Davis, a missing 15-year-old. The dangers of ice flinging…

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Crash Pilot ID'd

Authorities have identified the pilot of the cargo jet that crashed earlier this week in a forest preserve near Wheeling as Steven Ellis, 38, of Pontiac, Michigan. The identity of the co-pilot is pending a fingerprint check. [Tribune]

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Thursday Late Afternoon Diversion: Auto-Pinball

We're sure we don't need to tell you this, but PLEASE be careful getting home tonight.

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Rose To Defend All-Star Skills Title

Bulls star Derrick Rose announced today he'll be in Dallas in February at the NBA's All-Star weekend to defend his All-Star Skills title. The contest will be held Saturday, February 13. Rose is also expected to play a part in the Rookie Challenge game which matches rookies against second-year…

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City Won't Enforce Sidewalk Shoveling

Photo by Rebecca Whitney Even as the season's biggest snowfall to date continues to pile up in the city, Mayor Daley stressed the importance of shoveling one's sidewalk but said the city won't enforce the ordinance that requires the sidewalks be cleared by property owners. When asked about…

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Thursday Afternoon Diversion: The Press Junket

We actually find it kind of cute Jason Reitman needs so many ticket stubs to go see his own movie... [h/t The Awl]

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What's Up In Deerfield?

We don't know what it is - the short days, the cold, cabin fever, whatever - but our neighbors up in suburban Deerfield are scratching their heads at some random acts of vandalism. Last week a giant inflatable snowman was slashed, resulting in the homeowner requesting an additional police patrol…

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Chicago Is Popular On The Internet

Artwork by Dan Meth for The Hype Machine 2009 Zeitgeist The popular music blog aggregator, Hype Machine, has been a longstanding resource for us when it comes to finding new music. Sure, on a first it glance it may seem overrun with buzz bands and a dizzying amount of remixes, but go ahead and…

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Snowfall Fall Out

AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato As the snow still falls and we prepare for the lake-effect portion of the storm - which may drop another 4-5 inches on us by this time tomorrow - already we're seeing the effects of the storm. Besides the traffic snarls here in the city, the Illinois State Police have…

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