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Jul 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Dart to renew search for 'closure' on Gacy case

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Any day now, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will submit to State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez an updated request for a search warrant that would allow officers to dig in the yard of a Chicago apartment building where serial killer John......

Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

Jul 11, 2012 |Resource Link| Chicago Tribune

Ten Facebook posts I don't want to see

Tags: Mother's Day, Real Estate, Taste of Chicago, Services and Shopping, Jerry Angelo

Jul 2, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Weeks in Review

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A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Newsroom CAN TV: Host Ken Davis is joined by Steve Franklin (Chicago Headline Club), Ben Joravsky (Chicago...

Jun 21, 2012 |Story| WGN-AM

Sunday, June 24, 2012

5 - 5:30 a.m. The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter 5:30 - 6 a.m. Love Changes Life 6 - 6:30 a.m. The Lutheran Hour 6:30 - 9 a.m. The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nick Digilio in for Dean Richards 12:05 p.m. The editor of...

Tags: Dining and Drinking, Rick Kogan, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Political Corruption

May 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

'My Kind of Town' picks at still-raw wound

"My Kind of Town," the fine new play by John Conroy with the titular nod to Frank Sinatra, begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. Narrated by the Tribune's Rick Kogan, it's a shot-from-the-air celebration of the...

Tags: Health, Broken Nose, Andrew Wilson, Arts and Culture, Nelson Algren

May 9, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Speaking of marriage: Sun-Times + Reader = ?

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From Sun-Times parent to buy Chicago Reader for $3 million (Crain's Chicago Business): Wrapports LLC, the parent of the Chicago Sun-Times, is poised to purchase the Chicago Reader as soon as next week for about $3 million, according to sources......

May 8, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Blogging myself

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A journalism award for enlivening dull assignments by Michael Miner, Chicago Reader.Nothing awakens Chicago’s eager young reporters to the grim realities of the life they’ve chosen like their second Saint Patrick’s Day parade, when...

May 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

New leaf

To understand why the hiring of Brian Bannon as Chicago's public library commissioner caused a more-than-ordinary stir, let us quote a learned cultural authority. That authority is not Socrates. It is not Shakespeare. It is not Goethe. Nor is it...

Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Gloria Steinem

Mar 16, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

The Wise Kids: Free Film Screening at the Evanston Public Library

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Join us for a free screening of Stephen Cone's 2011 independent film, “The Wise Kids.” Winner of the Grand Jury Award for screenwriting and dramatic …...

Feb 22, 2012 | RedEye

The Hottest Geek Guys of Winter [GALLERY]

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Late last year I posted my Top Geek Gals of 2011. I wanted to shine a spotlight on the wonderful ladies that fly the geek flag proudly, doing what they can to make the world just a bit geekier. But then a debate broke out on the post over whether one...

Feb 3, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Roundup: Week's highlights from local food blogs

Highlights from local food blogs: - Chicago Reader reports: North Side coffeehouse Asado Coffee plans to reopen Saturday after a hiatus. Owner/roaster Kevin Ashtari says: "I just needed a break from it, but I realized this is my true calling and I had to...

Tags: Super Bowl