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Get Out: A few ways to make Sunday the best day of your week
Boatloads of fun: Does dad like to be the captain of his own ship?Then check out the boats along Lake Michigan at the Progressive Insurance Chicago In-Water Boat Show. View hundreds of new boats along with activities for all ages as well as live...
Tags: West Loop, Chicago Restaurants, McCormick Place
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YEEZUS! Kanye plans more Chicago 'projections' Saturday
RedEyeYeezus, we have a leak. Along with the (conveniently timed?) illegal availability of Kanye West’s album “Yeezus” Friday, the Chicago-raised rapper announced a round of new “projections” slated for locations across the...Tags: Field Museum of Natural History, Museums, Wicker Park, Slavery, Millennium Park
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5 fun ways to be a cool newbie in Chicago
You're a new transplant to Chicago. You've Instagrammed your reflection on the "Bean" (aka Cloud Gate), wowed Facebook friends with a thousand pictures of the Chicago skyline, annoyed your Twitter followers by tweeting every dish at Girl and the Goat ......Tags: Al Capone, Girl and the Goat, Disc Jockeys, Wicker Park, Chicago Skyline
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Developers supersize condos to meet demand in city
For some urban dwellers, starting a family often means pulling up stakes and heading to the suburbs for a roomy single-family home. But demand is driving the development of larger condos and town homes in Chicago that are designed not only to appeal...
Tags: West Loop, Realty, Homes, Millennium Park, Real Estate Buyers
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Fest planner: Spring Awakening, SausageFest, Takin' It to the Streets and more
RedEyeHeads up, Chicago! Whether you live on the North, South or West Side, you'll probably step out your door and into a street festival this weekend as seven fests rock neighborhoods from Humboldt Park to Portage Park and Bridgeport to Lakeview. Serving up...Tags: Festive Events, Humboldt Park, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Che Smith
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City says Dearborn bike signals keeping cyclists in line
Chicago's first two-way protected bike lanes have been in place for six months through the center of downtown on Dearborn Street, and the experience so far has led city officials to conclude that all cyclists really need to obey traffic laws are signals...
Tags: Chicago City Council, Motorvehicle Accidents, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice
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Founder pushes business accelerator in uncharted direction
It's another day in the startup sandbox, and Nina Nashif is leaving tracks. The 38-year-old founder and chief executive of West Loop business accelerator Healthbox has hammered out a benefits package for the company's London office, pressed an...
Tags: Startups, Business Enterprises, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Zappos.com, Corporate Officers
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Pilsen couple places 2nd in bus design contest
RedEyeGoi Artetxe and Elise Renwick moved to Pilsen two months ago and already they've made their mark on Chicago. The husband-and-wife team placed second in a contest by the Chicago Architectural Club and Chicago Architecture Foundation to design shelters...Tags: Pilsen, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Chicago Transit Authority, Public Transportation
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Picking out wine for a BYOB restaurant
Chicago ShoppingI have a group of friends who have likely eaten at every BYOB restaurant in Chicago. For them, it’s a great way to explore the city’s dynamic dining scene at a cheaper price. It’s also a chance for them to educate themselves on wines,...Tags: West Loop, Dwayne Johnson, Noir, Tru, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Ex-Bull Oakley sells S. Loop condo for $900K
Special to the TribuneFormer Chicago Bulls forward Charles Oakley has taken a loss on his three-bedroom condo in a South Loop high-rise, selling it May 21 for $900,000. Oakley, 49, played for 19 seasons in the NBA, including two stints with the Bulls. He spent one year as an...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Condos, National Basketball Association
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2 hurt after car and fire engine accident in the Loop
Tribune reporterTwo women were hurt after the car they were in was struck by a Chicago Fire Department engine on its way to a call in the Loop, officials said. The incident about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Congress Parkway and Columbus Drive in the Loop,...Tags: Car Engine Repair, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Fire Department
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Chicago wheels out Divvy bikes
Divvy, the new rental bicycle that Chicago's transportation chief predicts will become a popular "bike taxi" option for short trips, made its debut for test rides at Bike the Drive on Sunday. The Divvy show-and-tell during the once-a-year morning...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Bike the Drive, Chicago Tribune, Politics, McCormick Place
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May 28, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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