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Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do
President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...
Tags: Grover Cleveland, University of Chicago, Midway, Museum of Science and Industry, DuSable Museum of African-American History
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Literary Saloon: The days of cable cars gone by
Greg Borzo believes, and rightly so, that much of our city's history "hides in plain sight." There is, for instance, the small building in the accompanying photo, Borzo standing near it. Sitting prominently at 5529 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hyde Park,...
Tags: Museums, eBay Inc., Field Museum of Natural History, Blue Island, Hyde Park
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Dinosaur-size debt
For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Science, Trips and Vacations, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Twitter, Inc.
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Part 1: History, grown locally
Legendary Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill famously coined the phrase "All politics is local," but for dedicated staff and volunteers at historical societies across the city and suburbs, so is all history. They are the ones who keep the flame of the...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Western Springs, Bars and Clubs, Museums, Dining and Drinking
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'Mr. Selfridge': The man who invented retail therapy
Until recently, the Vera Wang bridal shop in Singapore imposed a non-refundable $482 fee to try on dresses. And last month a health food retailer in Australia posted this notice on its door: “As of the first of February, this store will be...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Downton Abbey (tv program), United Kingdom, Television, Jeremy Piven
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Emanuel moves playgrounds to front of Park District line
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel is moving playgrounds to the front of the line for the Chicago Park District’s limited construction money, with other big-ticket projects like new fieldhouses moving back in the queue. For the mayor, it’s about getting the...Tags: Pilsen, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Park District, Rahm Emanuel, Gardens and Parks
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Lights, camera ... grammar!
Diagraming sentences, it's fair to say, lacks the magic to stir men's blood. A documentary about diagraming sentences? Well, that's a horse of a different color. Minnesota couple David and Elizabeth O'Brien have big love and big plans for the...
Tags: Movies
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CTA's plan to relieve overcrowding goes into full swing
"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." — Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) Those inspired words by the architect who created urban...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Trips and Vacations, Unemployment, Public Transportation, Media Industry
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New Cultural Plan a nice wish list, but city should focus on must-haves
Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down. And then wrote some more. And more. Released Monday, the Cultural Plan's 48 pages...
Tags: Conservation, Health Insurance, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Fine Artists
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Obama lacks vision? Good thing
Barack Obama was more assertive and combative in the second presidential debate Tuesday, but the inspiring orator of 2008 still had trouble painting a vivid picture of what his second term will look like. He wants to strengthen manufacturing and promote...
Tags: Private Health Care, POLITICO LLC, Health Insurance, Republican Party, The New York Times
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Vision beyond the horizon helps Chicago's First Lady Cruises grow, succeed
Holly Agra tilts her head upward, letting sunlight settle on her face. She stills her fingers from fiddling with her iPhone. She gazes at the bridges and the current of the river, relishing the vista from the deck of Chicago's Leading Lady, the biggest...
Tags: NATO, Trials, Travel Alerts, Computer Hardware, Tour Operations Industry
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Navy Pier's zany past
As Chicago waits for the latest renovation plans for Navy Pier, it is safe to say that whatever is unveiled, it won't be any wackier than what the pier already has seen in its 95 years.
Navy Pier has been an entertainment venue, a university, a naval...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, World War II (1939-1945), Frank Sinatra, Grant Park, Colleges and Universities
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