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May 24 2024
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Young fans can step inside 'Bluey's' home at new immersive experience in Chicago
If you have a young child in your life, chances are you've heard of the children's show "Bluey," a hit cartoon based on a Blue Heeler puppy, her sister Bingo and their parents. Now, Chicago-area kids and families have the opportunity to visit the Heeler's home - without having to travel far from their own. An immersive experience dubbed “Bluey x CAMP” debuted on Friday at the CAMP Chicago
NBC 5 ChicagoMay 21 2024
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‘Potentially dangerous’ storms could hammer Chicago area with damaging winds, tornadoes
The Chicago area remains at-risk of severe weather on Tuesday night, with the National Weather Service warning of the possibility of damaging wind gusts and the threat of tornado development in the late evening hours. According to a hazardous weather outlook released Tuesday afternoon, NWS officials cautioned about an “elevated tornado risk” in association with the storms, which are expected
NBC 5 ChicagoApr 18 2024
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Stephen Colbert doing Chicago
Good Thursday morning, Illinois. Thank you to the National Hellenic Museum for the “jury” experience at “The Trial of Pericles.” He was found guilty of voter suppression! NO JOKE! “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will broadcast from Chicago during the week of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19-22, he announced last night. CBS says it’s “the first time ever” Colbert has taken his
PoliticoMay 03 2024
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Chicago area’s independent bookstores see revival
Renting out a Lincoln Park brownstone for $200 may be considered unusual, but a 300-year-old vampire who wears three-piece suits and enjoys Taylor Swift music wouldn’t know any better. After all, he has also been imprisoned in a vampire dungeon in Naperville. The fantastical scenario is the brainchild of Jenna Levine, who wrote the part-romance, part-paranormal novel set in Chicago while stuck
Chicago TribuneMay 24 2024
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Perfect ‘English’: Goodman’s funny, provocative Chicago-area premiere ponders the price of proficiency
Pej Vahdat, left, and Sahar Bibiyan play Iranians learning English from their teacher, Roxanna Hope Radja, in Goodman Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of “English,” the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi. Courtesy of Liz Lauren An instructor writes those words on a dry erase board in a nondescript classroom as the lights come up on Goodman Theatre’s Chicago-area premiere of “
The Daily HeraldMay 21 2024
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The Borealis train makes its maiden voyage Tuesday from Minnesota to Chicago
The inaugural trek of Amtrak's new Borealis service between St. Paul's Union Depot and Chicago begins Tuesday just before noon, with celebrations planned in the Twin Cities and others along the route. The new service, linking St. Paul to Union Station in downtown Chicago, marks the first time since 1978 the Twin Cities will have twice-daily service to the Windy City. Events are planned
Star TribuneMay 21 2024
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‘Chicago P.D.' Star LaRoyce Hawkins previews high-stakes season finale
NBC 5 ChicagoMay 13 2024
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North Chicago High put on lockdown after area shooting
North Chicago High School was placed on a soft lockdown as a precaution Monday after a nearby shooting incident, police said. Police said they received a report of a shooting at around 9:56 a.m. near Hervey Avenue and 15th Street. Responding officers said they found a man with a gunshot wound to the torso. He was brought to an area hospital. There was no immediate report on his condition. The
Chicago TribuneMay 29 2024
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CTA Red Line trains bypass 79th Street station amid Chicago police investigation
CTA Red Line trains are bypassing the 79th Street station Wednesday afternoon as Chicago police investigate a reported stabbing, officials said. CTA Red Line trains are bypassing the 79th Street station Wednesday afternoon as Chicago police investigate a reported stabbing, officials said. CTA Red Line trains are bypassing the 79th Street station Wednesday afternoon as Chicago police
ABC 7 ChicagoMay 21 2024
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Loose peddle swans to the Montrose Horseshow, grist for the Chicago fishing advisory committee
Modesto Perez lived in Humboldt Park for more than 45 years and the paddle swans finally got him. “I was wondering about these SWANS that are in the park are destroying the fish habitat,” he emailed. “Here’s a picture of one that got loose. The lily pads are being destroyed. The person that’s running this program with the swans and the bikes doesn’t give a DAMN about Humboldt Park and was
Chicago Sun-Times