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Wrigleyville shooting was 7th over last day
Tribune reportersThree people were shot overnight and another four wounded Saturday afternoon, according to police. The most recent shooting happened across the street from Wrigley Field about 3:20 a.m. Sunday. A man, age 25, was shot in the upper back outside the 7-...Tags: Garfield Park, Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Michigan Avenue
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Parking, public transit solutions sought for congested Wrigleyville
Wrigley Field and the surrounding neighborhood may have grown into a venerated tourist attraction since the ballpark first opened 99 years ago, but all aging beauties have their infirmities. One of those is the vexing parking problem that has only...
Tags: Thomas Ricketts, Thomas M. Tunney, Public Transportation, Politics, Chicago Transit Authority
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Constellation bursts on Chicago's arts scene
Ever since the Velvet Lounge closed in 2010 and HotHouse in 2007, Chicago has sorely lacked a major venue that could serve as a nexus for experimental jazz. Many other important rooms– such as Elastic, the Hideout and the Hungry Brain – have...
Tags: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Music, Lobbying, Politics
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Hagerstown city officials weigh pros and cons of multiuse stadium sites as presented in report
dona@herald-mail.comA new Ripken Design study, analyzing alternative sites for a multiuse stadium, was in the hands of the Hagerstown City Council and mayor at Tuesday’s council meeting, and on the city’s website. The supplemental study examines the pros and...Tags: Fenway Park, Hospitals and Clinics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Wrigley Field
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Great expectations for Constellation
For anyone who values innovation in music, the next few days could mark the beginning of a significant era in Chicago. On Monday, Chicago jazz drummer and music producer Mike Reed will launch Constellation, a performing arts center that will feature...
Tags: Music, Festive Events, Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Pitchfork Music Festival
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No more Wrigleyville?
Let's see if I have this right: The Ricketts family wants to spend $500 million to upgrade their ballpark. No taxpayer funds to be used. Rooftop owners (who, in fact, are stealing the Cubs’ product) want more, in the form of less signage in the park...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Thomas Ricketts, Chicago Mayor, Wrigley Field
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David Hernandez: Poet of Chicago streets, classroom inspiration
This is David Hernandez: "I grew up here "I know the streets like the back of a passenger's head on the subway train." Yes, he did: Puerto Rican by birth, he was a Chicagoan by virtue of his passion, upbeat personality and the power of his poetry....
Tags: Heart Attack, Music, Grant Park, Navy Pier, Poetry
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North Dakota's oil rush lures Chicago-area residents
— He dropped out of north suburban Richmond-Burton Community High School, and a few years later Andy Turco found himself staining decks in the summer, plowing snow in the winter and going without work for a month or two in between. Nearly...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Starbucks Corp., Alzheimer's Disease, Vernon Hills, Rentals
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Let Ricketts rehab Wrigley
Another week of spring training passes by as there is still no deal reached after Rahm Emanuel, the Rickettses and Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) meet yet again to discuss the issue. Renovations for Wrigley field have been trying to be set in motion for some time...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Spring Training, Chicago Cubs, Political Corruption, Thomas Ricketts
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New Constellation in city's entertainment galaxy
In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago. Or perhaps it's best to call it a new/old venue, its novel concept taking root in a familiar building. Come April 1, the noted Chicago jazz drummer and impresario...
Tags: South Loop, Chicago Loop, Music, Chicago Jazz Fest, Festive Events
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Still no Wrigley deal after Emanuel, Ricketts, aldermen meet
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel summoned Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and the aldermen representing the area to City Hall on Thursday afternoon in an effort to seal the deal on a $300 million Wrigley Field rehab, a Cubs source said today. Progress was made, but...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Thomas Ricketts, Chicago Mayor, TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp., Chicago City Hall
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Goose Island pubs pluck new head brewer from Flossmoor Station
Tribune NewspapersThe brew pub that arguably started it all in Chicago — or can at least lay claim to being the granddaddy of the city's current generation of breweries — has a new hand at the helm. This month, Nick Barron, 28, formerly the head brewer at...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Anheuser-Busch, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
Apr 21, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Feb 21, 2013
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