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Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org America's first planetarium has one of the world's greatest collections of antique astronomical instruments. One of those is the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown by...Tags: Buzz Aldrin, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Arts, Shedd Aquarium
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'L'imitation' shows no one does drag like Handbag
"L'imitation of Life" For the last decade or so, Hell in a Handbag Productions has specialized in high camp and low humor — and every drunken, shameless instinct in between, pancake makeup and off-color jokes at the ready. When it comes to drag,...
Tags: PG Rated Movies, Susie Essman, Entertainment, Easter, Movies
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10 things you might not know about razed Chicago
Chicago Tribune reportersEver since the Great Fire of 1871, a cycle of destruction and rebuilding has been central to the Chicago story. This month, Northwestern University secured a permit to tear down Prentice Hospital so that it can build a biomedical research facility. Also...Tags: Holy Name Cathedral, Newspapers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Midway, Civic Opera House
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Iconic 'L' endangered by vandals
Dennis Taylor wants to know why an "L" emblazoned on a Laguna hillside isn't better protected. The "L" is dear to Taylor, who was one of the kids who helped in the original construction in the 1930s. He urged the council at the March 5 meeting to make it...Tags: Schools, Vandalism, High Schools
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Meet the commenters: 'GJO'L'
Change of SubjectPart of an occasional series Commenter ID: GJO’L Gender: Male Age: 48 Occupation: Attorney at a large law firm. I do a lot of corporate criminal defense, some work for individuals. Family info: Married to somebody very terrific. Three great...... -
Fear City to Eleventh Hour, a Halloween guide to haunted houses
Three quick tips about haunted houses to start off this guide to Halloween 2012: Tip No. 1: Haunted houses, the ticket-selling kind, versus the rumor-shrouded Victorian Gothic kind at the end of your street, are mostly slasher flicks come to life. You...
Tags: Eleventh Hour (tv program), Midway Airport, Chicago Park District, Oprah Winfrey Show (tv program), West Loop
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A steak deal, just like in olden days
Seven dollars and 99 cents doesn't stretch like it used to, but it still buys a steak dinner downtown. On the northeast corner of the Thompson Center, beneath "L" tracks that rumble and screech every other minute, Ronny's endures. Trendier steakhouses...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kevin Pang, Oriental Theater, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Taste of Chicago
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With new buyer, Sparrows Point faces a possible end to decades of steelmaking
Steel from Sparrows Point built the Golden Gate Bridge, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, hundreds of ships for World War II and livelihoods for tens of thousands of Baltimore-area families.
The story of the massive steel mill follows the arc of American...Tags: Executive Branch, Environmental Pollution, Martin O'Malley, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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A new comedy room, and a cautionary tale for Second City
Beware, O Second City, of the perils of the plush-and-shiny new room with the new high-tech toys just begging to be used! Beware further of the dangerous assumption that just because we all now spend our entire lives staring at tiny video screens,...Tags: Amanda Blake, Entertainment, The Second City, eHarmony, Celebrities
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Interview: Behind the snarl of CM Punk
When he blasted WWE's higher-ups on live TV, CM Punk had GQ, ESPN and "The Jimmy Kimmel Show" banging on his door. TMZ and CNN interviewed him about his recent Twitter feud with pop star Chris Brown. But on this particular March afternoon on the Blue Line...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Jimmy Kimmel, USA Network (tv network), Little League Baseball, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Humble theaters become movie palaces
In October 1917, a theater opened at 3535 W. Roosevelt Road that changed the moviegoing experience, in Chicago and the nation.
In the era of the nickelodeon, a term reflecting not just the price of admission, but the surroundings, motion pictures were...Tags: Brookfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), John Philip Sousa, Movies, Red Skelton, Al Jolson
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Give them 'L' Mitt
In the 1993 movie "Dave" the faux president (played by Kevin Kline) calls in his best friend (played by Charles Grodin) and they stay up all night balancing the federal budget, not by raising taxes, but by cutting unnecessary and wasteful spending. If...Tags: Mitt Romney, Ronald Reagan, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Book, Kevin Kline
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Mar 31, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Oct 18, 2012
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Jul 26, 2012
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Aug 10, 2012
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Feb 8, 2012
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Mar 26, 2012
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Feb 26, 2012
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May 3, 2012
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