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Rahm Emanuel Wins Mayor Of The Week
Politics Buzz This woman was on the phone for a job interview when he decided to grab her phone and give his recommendation, his press secretary confirms. Beat that, Cory Booker. (via https:)
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The Most Perfectly Timed Photo From The NATO Protests In Chicago
Politics Buzz OccupyChicago's press photog Marcus Demery catches an amusing moment during the yesterday's NATO protests in Chicago.
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Brian Scalabrine Is The “White Mamba”
Sports Buzz Sure, Derrick Rose's injury had a large hand in sinking the Bulls' playoff chances. If only they knew about their secret weapon mostly left waiting on the bench for a time to strike.
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Spitting Woman Interrupts News Report
TV Buzz She gave the reporter permission to use her in his broadcast.
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Obama Campaign Spends Big On Postage, Taxes, And Insurance
Politics Buzz Big overhead for a big operation. An investment in staff expected to pay off — as long as the money keeps coming in.
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It's "Game On" In Chicago
Politics Buzz One year in, the Obama campaign unleashes itself on America. Confident, cool, digitally dynamic. But are they getting cocky?
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Ron Swanson And Darryl From "The Office" Have A Baseball Blood Feud
Sports Buzz The real life counterparts to NBC's Ron Swanson and Darryl Philbin share strong Illinois roots. Sadly for them, and fortunately for us, the ties that bind don't extend to the age old Chicago Cubs/White Sox feud.
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Black-Footed Kitten Born In Captivity Is Captivating
Culture Buzz Man, it's just raining endangered African cats these days. But this one was born in Illinois and didn't even need a test tube.
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Democrats Have No Fear Of Romney
Politics Buzz Obama's campaign and its allies laugh, sneer at the likely Republican nominee. “He's just the tallest dwarf.” Confident, or cocky?
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Obama Attacks Republican “Avalanche Of Attack Ads”
Politics Buzz Says they're not appealing to “the better angels of nature.” He hasn't seen anything yet.
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Obama Says “La Pa Looza” Instead Of Lollapalooza
Politics Buzz One Democrat's lament: “Sad…the first and only time lolla will be mentioned at the podium it was mangled.” #hipsterobamafail
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Sticker Banned For Containing Gang Signs
Culture Buzz I think this may be a wee bit of an overreaction. Chicago held a competition among the city's youth to design a sticker that would appear in the windshields of all city vehicles. 15-year-old Herbert Pulgar won that competition, but then had the honor yanked from him when a blogger pointed out possible gang-related imagery. Or, y'know, it could just be a heartfelt tribute to emergency responders from a kid.
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In Chicago And Boston, Machines Prepare For War
The Romney and Obama campaigns, mirror-image juggernauts, eye each other warily. “Big, disciplined, and ruthlessly efficient.”
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Smartest Business Plan Ever
Culture Buzz Some ideas are recession-proof. Found on Lake St. in Chicago.
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Lebron James Rode His Bike To The Game Today
Sports Buzz Then he scored 35 points - two of which came when he jumped over John Lucas to finish an alley-oop - and the Heat beat the Bulls by four.
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Best Football Sign Of The Year
Sports Buzz Spotted on national television at the Green Bay/Chicago game on Sunday night. That's Annie Wagner, and she is not fond of her (now ex) boyfriend. Hell hath no fury like a Packers fan scorned.
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Jeff Tweedy Does The Weather
Celebrity Buzz The Wilco frontman popped into the WGN Chicago newsroom and delivered a hilarious 7-Day Forecast. “You're probably thinking that some virus has swept through the WGN studios.”
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45 Photos Of Tim Tebow Getting Tackled
Sports Buzz It clearly makes me a bad person, but Tebow help me…these pictures make me so happy. The Denver Broncos quarterback and lightning rod with a Christ complex sure does get creamed a lot.
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Video Of Old Man Getting Punched At Red Line Stop Surfaces
Culture Buzz What a terrible day for humanity when a group of people laugh at some jerk punching out an old man. No arrests have been made, but Chicago police did launch an investigation. This event apparently happened in April, but the video only recently surfaced on the internet. You can read the full story at Chicago Tribune (via chicagotribune.com)
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Image: AT-AT Storms Downtown Chicago
Artist Tony Bamber depicts the assault of an Imperial Walker, barreling down State Street in the Windy City.
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Image: Chicago’s Board Of Trade Has A Message For #Occupy Protestors
I think they know Board of Trade. That's why they're outside. (via cognitivedissonance.tumblr.com)
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Image: One Good Reason To Keep The Ugly Marilyn Monroe Statue
Crappy art sometimes can serve a purpose.
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26-Foot Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Unveiled In Chicago
Culture Buzz But The Seven-Year Itch was filmed in midtown Manhattan!? Ah, whatever. (via.)
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Same Hill, Different Day
Culture Buzz Photographer Paul Octavious is having a love affair… with a hill. Returning to the same spot in a Chicago park to capture kite festivals, outdoor movies, sledding, and the Ghana World Cup team practicing on a foggy day. The video at the end may even be sweet enough to make you nostalgic for winter. (via pauloctavious.com)
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Video: Time-Lapse Video of Chicago Fireworks
Can’t get to a fireworks show tonight? Watch this collection of Chicago fireworks shows, courtesy of Vimeo artist Chris Pritchard.
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Video: Old Guy With Walker Dances To Black Eyed Peas
You go old guy! Spotted at Midsommarfest, Chicago, IL 6/12/11.
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Oprah’s Final Show
Celebrity Buzz The Opocalypse has arrived. The final episode of Oprah Winfrey's syndicated talk show aired today. Might as well just shut down daytime television.
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Video: The City Limits
Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Chicago and New York City. A beautiful timelapse video by Dominic Boudreault. (Via officialhype)
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Amazing Mystery Photographer Comes To Fame After Her Death
Culture Buzz An incredible story. Vivian Maier was a nanny who lived in Chicago for most of her life and passed away in 2009 at the age of 83. Little more is known about her, except that she was an avid street photographer. Her work was discovered at an auction in 2007, more than 100,000 negatives and undeveloped rolls of film, sold by a storage facility who were cleaning out her locker for delinquent rent. Here is a small sampling of Vivian Maier's stunning work from the Maloof Collection, spanning from the 1950s to the 1970s. Many of the photos, if they had any information at all, only provided a year and/or city.
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