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    Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Using art in the streets to combat violence

    Some believe the solution to neighborhood violence is increased police presence and arrests. For others, it's teaching parents how to raise respectful children. And then there is a small cadre of idealists who believe all it takes is art.
    Some believe the solution to neighborhood violence is increased police presence and arrests. For others, it's teaching parents how to raise respectful children. And then there is a small cadre of idealists who believe all it takes is art. After all,...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Sculpture, Artists, Arts, Fine Artists

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Cook County Forest Preserve District celebrates centennial with several projects

    The Forest Preserve District of Cook County plans to celebrate its centennial for the next three years, bringing new and renovated campgrounds and interactive online maps and apps to county residents.
    The Forest Preserve District of Cook County plans to celebrate its centennial for the next three years, bringing new and renovated campgrounds and interactive online maps and apps to county residents. The projects, which also include a new logo, updated...

    Tags: Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government, Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Forest Preserve

    3. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Preckwinkle to announce re-election campaign

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will launch her re-election bid Tuesday, saying she wants another four years to try to reform the way the county locks up adult and juvenile criminal defendants and to get more people out to the forest preserves.
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will launch her re-election bid Tuesday, saying she wants another four years to try to reform the way the county locks up adult and juvenile criminal defendants and to get more people out to the forest...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Toni Preckwinkle, Politics, Political Fundraising, Timothy O. Schneider

    4. May 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Rick Kogan is feeling festive about Chicago

    That annual buffet of words called Printer's Row Lit Fest — I will always prefer its original name, Printers Row Book Fair — takes place Saturday and Sunday, with more than 250 authors spread across 200-some talks, performances, conversations,...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Book, Chicago Tribune, Authors, Joe Mantegna

    5. May 28, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  5. Chicago Gospel Music Festival lineup includes Grammy Award winner Smokie Norful

    The 28th Chicago Gospel Music Festival is set for June 20-23 and features a number of performances from gospel musicians such as John P. Kee, Kierra Sheard and Grammy Award winners Lecrae and Smokie Norful.
    RedEye
    The 28th Chicago Gospel Music Festival is set for June 20-23 and features a number of performances from gospel musicians such as John P. Kee, Kierra Sheard and Grammy Award winners Lecrae and Smokie Norful. The four-day festival will take place in...

    Tags: Music Industry, Awards and Prizes, Concerts, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Millennium Park

    6. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. You have the keys to the city

    At the Chicago Cultural Center, a young intern is stationed behind a tabletop model of downtown Chicago, miniature buildings made of painted wood blocks, old salt shakers and other odds and ends. There's even a tiny plastic cow. When people walk by, she invites them to play: "You can redesign Chicago!"
    At the Chicago Cultural Center, a young intern is stationed behind a tabletop model of downtown Chicago, miniature buildings made of painted wood blocks, old salt shakers and other odds and ends. There's even a tiny plastic cow. When people walk by, she...

    Tags: Architecture, Arts and Culture, Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Media Industry

    7. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. More spontaneity

    Sunday: TOSS! workshop with Crookedworks: New Orleans-based design firm Crookedworks leads an all-ages DIY workshop on how to build beneficial bird habitat from salvaged urban debris. June 15: Make Way for People Bike Tour: As part of Bike to Work Week,...
    8. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Classical Corner

    Baroque Band: David Schrader is harpsichord soloist for the Chicago period-instrument ensemble's season finale, which holds works by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Telemann and Rameau. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500...

    Tags: Concerts, Grant Park, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park

    9. May 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Camerata Chicago a small orchestra with big dreams

    Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of.
    Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of. But pay heed: The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season, is about to release a new recording and is preparing for its first European tour next month....

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, England, Radio, NBC (tv network), Yehudi Menuhin

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  10. Red Line project kicks off with new signs

    A good sign: The CTA learned its lesson from past projects and updated much of the signage for the southern Red Line reconstruction project, making it easier for riders to commute on Monday, the first weekday of the five-month initiative.
    RedEye
    A good sign: The CTA learned its lesson from past projects and updated much of the signage for the southern Red Line reconstruction project, making it easier for riders to commute on Monday, the first weekday of the five-month initiative. The CTA...

    Tags: Electronics, Science and Technology, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Transit Authority

    11. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. StoryCorps booth allows Chicagoans to make history into a microphone

    Sitting across from his son Peter in a warmly lit booth at the Chicago Cultural Center earlier this month, Chester Konopacki gave slow, careful answers about his childhood on his family's farm in Eastern Poland. He recalled he was tending horses one night with his cousin when, suddenly, "the ground was shaking." The Soviet Army had arrived.
    Sitting across from his son Peter in a warmly lit booth at the Chicago Cultural Center earlier this month, Chester Konopacki gave slow, careful answers about his childhood on his family's farm in Eastern Poland. He recalled he was tending horses one night...

    Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, New York City, Culture

    12. May 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Israeli Jazz Festival brings Middle Eastern sounds to Chicago

    Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent.
    Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent. Chicago concertgoers are well acquainted with Anat Cohen, the uncommonly versatile Israeli clarinetist who's based in New York and...

    Tags: Judaism, Stafford (Tolland, Connecticut), Mayne Stage, Green Mill (club), Music Industry

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