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Western Avenue: 24 Miles in 24 Watercolors
Western Avenue may not be Chicago's most beautiful street, but local artist and architect Jane Sloss thinks that it is the city's most revealing. That's why the 31-year-old Andersonville-based artist decided to paint 24 watercolor paintings, one to...
Tags: Bucktown, Arts and Culture, Arts, Painting, Lincoln Square (Chicago, Illinois)
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Christians celebrate Good Friday
WGN NewsAt a prayer service in Daley Plaza to celebrate Good Friday, Cardinal George likened the suffering of Jesus on this day to the suffering of Christians in Chicago whether it is from illness, death, financial problems, anything that causes pain. After...Tags: Francis George, Millennium Park, Tribune Tower, Good Friday, Religious Festivals
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Cancer survivor finds comfort in Stations of the Cross
Alice Brown remembers the moment of dread when doctors diagnosed her with cancer. She imagines her terror and despair were much like what Jesus felt when he was sentenced to die on the cross.
Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy seemed to defeat the...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), A Chorus Line (musical), Arts and Culture, Easter, Diseases and Illnesses
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CTA pilgrimage of 143 stations
Like some Chicago Catholics, Aidan Gillespie of Pilsen performed the Stations of the Cross last week to prepare for Easter—except he did it using CTA stations. Gillespie, 24, said he traveled the length of the CTA rail system to visit 10 churches...
Tags: Binney and Smith, Forrest Claypool, Trips and Vacations, Easter, Chicago Transit Authority
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Portage Theater decision delayed
Clout StreetA church group still hopes to be able to set up shop in the historic Portage Theater on the Northwest Side despite city attempts to landmark the property and opposition to the plan by aldermen, a lawyer for the religious organization said Friday....Tags: Timothy M. Cullerton, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning
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Situation involving suspicious package in Pilsen "resolved"
Chicago Breaking NewsChicago police bomb and arson unit investigators were able to "resolve" a situation involving a suspicious package in the Pilsen neighborhood this afternoon, police said. The call came in to police at about 2:51 p.m. for a suspicious package found on the...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Public Schools
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Mini review: Bullhead Cantina
RedEyeRating: !! 1/2 (out of four) Take it or leave it The scene: This cozy, low-key Humboldt Park bar has a beer-and-a-shot (and a taco) vibe. I was surrounded by young friends from the neighborhood during my weeknight visit, and also had my latest "baby...Tags: Tacos, Lifestyle and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Bars and Clubs, Humboldt Park
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Prime plates: Where to go for Restaurant Week
Back for a fifth year, Chicago Restaurant Week kicks off Friday with 10 straight days of discounted dining, lunch and dinner, at some of Chicago's best restaurants.
Launched in 2008 with 35 pioneering participants, Chicago Restaurant Week, produced by...Tags: Millennium Park, Tomatoes, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurants, NoMI
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Coal plants dominate list of Chicago's biggest polluters
Fed by a steady stream of coal barges, the aging power plants that loom over Chicago's Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods are by far the city's largest industrial sources of climate change pollution.
No other polluter comes close to the 4.2...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Romeoville, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Mitt Romney
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Man ordered held on $750K bail after being charged in Bucktown rape
Tribune reportersAfter meeting a woman at a bar, a former University of Illinois at Chicago soccer player returned with the woman to her apartment, where he allegedly raped her and — when she tried to flee — dragged her back into the home by the ankles and...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Crime, Law and Justice, Bucktown, Health, Sprained Wrist
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Pilsen streets flooded by water main break
Tribune reporterA large main cracked open in the Pilsen neighborhood overnight, pouring a river of water into streets, basements and businesses. The 36-inch cast iron main broke in the 1500 block of West 21st Street at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Tom...Tags: WGN
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