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Cider on the rise
RedEyeThe bar where Austin Harvey works goes through one keg of Chicago-based Virtue Red Streak cider each week. That might not sound like a lot, but consider Harvey's employer— Goose Island's Clybourn brewpub, where the cider holds its own between...Tags: Apples, Navy Pier, Alcoholic Beverages, Sam Adams , Wines
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Sex offender arrested after failing to register
Tribune reporterA convicted sex offender is back behind bars after police arrested him on warrants for failing to register as a sex offender, police said. Anthony Wilson, of the 1200 block of North Austin Boulevard, faces charges related to failing to register as a...Tags: Sex Crimes, Trials, Punishment
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Project Runway Season 11 contestants start the show tonight
Channel Guide MagazineProject Runway Season 11 debuts tonight and the twists are coming early. First off, no Michael Kors. Sad trombone. Secondly, the contestants are competing in teams for the whole season. I'm interested in seeing how Project Runway pulls this off. As I've... -
City dropping red-light camera firm as probe heats up
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today he will axe the city’s embattled red-light camera vendor when its contract expires in July, citing new investigative findings that the company gave thousands of dollars in free trips to the former city official who...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Corporate Crime, Laws, Chicago Hotels, Business Enterprises
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Maywood man charged in sex assault, attempted kidnapping of teen girls
Tribune reporterA 28-year-old Maywood man is facing felony charges after three teens were attacked in Chicago and Oak Park this week, including a sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl, law enforcement authorities said. Shawn Stubblefield, of the 1800 block of South...Tags: Sexual Assault, Oak Park, Kidnapping, Sex Crimes, Assault
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Bravo to start nationwide casting calls for Top Chef Season 11
Channel Guide MagazineBravo said today that its hit competition series Top Chef will be returning for Season 11, and that it will start open calls for chefs interested in competing in the next season of competition in cities across the country starting Feb. 11. Top Chef Season... -
Man, 71, among 3 who walk to hospitals after shootings
Tribune reporterThree men walked into hospitals with gunshot wounds from separate shooting on the West Side, police said. A 71-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 3000 block of West Warren Boulevard in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. He walked into...Tags: Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Garfield Park, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings
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The escape artist
Chicago Tribune reporterTommy O'Connor was a bad man, a coldblooded killer who prowled Chicago as Prohibition descended. He was convicted of murdering one person — a police officer — and likely shot dead at least two more, including his best friend. That's why they...Tags: Maxwell Street, Justice System, Crimes, Murder, Trials
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Man wounded in West Side shooting
Tribune reporterA man was wounded this afternoon in a shooting on the West Side in the city's Austin neighborhood. The shooting happened about noon on the 4800 block of West Rice Street, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak. According to...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Shootings
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Fat Babies rekindle the Jazz Age in Chicago
Out on the dance floor, young couples are throwing off dance steps right out of the Roaring Twenties: the Charleston, the fox trot, the shimmy. Just inches away, up on the bandstand, youthful musicians you'd sooner expect to find covering Radiohead or...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Green Mill (club), Music Industry, Music Theater
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5 Rabbit lawsuit rooted in months of discord
Tribune NewspapersLess than two years old, 5 Rabbit Cerveceria has found success that many young craft breweries would envy. Its founders — Mexican and Costa Rican nationals — found a fresh niche in the industry: the first Latin-themed craft brewery in the...Tags: Cook County Government, Mexico, Mexico City, Theft, Trials
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