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Bud Billiken (fictional character)

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    Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Kids These Days pull songs from the static

    Kids These Days open their self-released debut album, “Traphouse Rock,” with the sound of several radio stations cutting in and out between static.
    Kids These Days open their self-released debut album, “Traphouse Rock,” with the sound of several radio stations cutting in and out between static. It comes off as a brief tongue-in-cheek commentary on the Chicago septet’s style-...

    Tags: Arcade Fire (music group), Entertainment Events, Chicago Teachers Strike, L.A. Reid, Music

    2. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. FedEx is the total package

    FedEx Corp. is the total package as far as employers go, Regina Jamison says.
    FedEx Corp. is the total package as far as employers go, Regina Jamison says. Many workers, like Jamison, come to the publicly traded shipping company for its reputation on pay and benefits — FedEx is known for offering full benefits to part-time...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, FedEx Corporation, Employees, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Bud Billiken Parade

    3. Aug 6, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Obama assistant to step in as Bud Billiken grand marshal

    More than a month after the Obama campaign said the president could not lead the Bud Billiken parade and picnic, event organizers and the White House said that Obama deputy assistant Michael Strautmanis would instead serve as grand marshal of Saturday's parade.
    Tribune reporters
    More than a month after the Obama campaign said the president could not lead the Bud Billiken parade and picnic, event organizers and the White House said that Obama deputy assistant Michael Strautmanis would instead serve as grand marshal of Saturday's...

    Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Valerie Jarrett, Social Services, Festive Events

    4. Aug 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Billiken Parade celebrates youth, education

    Thousands of people turned out today for the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, an annual celebration of youth and education to mark the upcoming school year.
    Thousands of people turned out today for the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, an annual celebration of youth and education to mark the upcoming school year. On a beautiful summer day, the parade stepped off about 10 a.m. near Oakwood Boulevard and King...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, White House, Festive Events, Bud Billiken Parade

    5. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  5. Obama not attending Bud Billiken parade

    President <a id="PEPLT007408" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Barack Obama" href="http://www.wgntv.com/topic/politics/government/barack-obama-PEPLT007408.topic">Barack Obama</a> will not be serving as the Grand Marshal of the <a id="PEFCC000010" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Bud Billiken (fictional character)" href="http://www.wgntv.com/topic/arts-culture/culture/bud-billiken-%28fictional-character%29-PEFCC000010.topic">Bud Billiken</a> "Back to School" parade.
    President Barack Obama will not be serving as the Grand Marshal of the Bud Billiken "Back to School" parade. Several Chicago media outlets previously reported that Obama would be attending the parade. However, sources say Obama cannot attend the parade...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Festive Events

    6. Aug 13, 2011 |Resource Link| Chicago Tribune

  6. Sights, sounds from Bud Billiken

    7. Aug 13, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Bud Billiken Parade starts back-to-school season

    The annual Bud Billiken Parade today signaled the coming end of summer with a new mayor and the same spirit that has brought music, food and old-fashioned politicking to Bronzeville for 82 years.
    Tribune reporter
    The annual Bud Billiken Parade today signaled the coming end of summer with a new mayor and the same spirit that has brought music, food and old-fashioned politicking to Bronzeville for 82 years. The parade, meant to get kids ready for school, was Rahm...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Robert S. Abbott, Festive Events, African Americans

    8. Jun 27, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Bronzeville ready for its renaissance

    Upscale dining, Isaac Hayes singing in Washington Park, new art galleries and front-row seats to the Bud Billiken parade are just some of the amenities available to residents in historic Bronzeville on the city's South Side.
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Upscale dining, Isaac Hayes singing in Washington Park, new art galleries and front-row seats to the Bud Billiken parade are just some of the amenities available to residents in historic Bronzeville on the city's South Side. Besides being in close...

    Tags: Business, Genesys SA, U.S. Cellular Field, Music, Realty

    9. Aug 22, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Jackson eclipsed in the age of Obama

    In this periodic series, the Tribune examines the nation&#8217;s enduring struggles over race.
    Chicago Tribune correspondent
    In this periodic series, the Tribune examines the nation’s enduring struggles over race. For most of Jesse Jackson's life, his trademark declaration — "I am somebody!" — has been self-evident. But not so much anymore. The rise of...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, United Nations

    10. Dec 31, 2007 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Program gives shoe store a leg up

    It's a chilly Friday evening in mid-December, and the staff of Sensual Steps is bracing for an onslaught -- the holiday Midnight Madness sale, when everything from glittery sandals to stiletto boots is 50 percent off.
    Tribune staff reporter
    It's a chilly Friday evening in mid-December, and the staff of Sensual Steps is bracing for an onslaught -- the holiday Midnight Madness sale, when everything from glittery sandals to stiletto boots is 50 percent off. Bronzeville boutique owner Nicole...

    Tags: Business, Employment, Government, Employees, Internal Revenue Service

    11. Aug 13, 1999 |Story| Metromix

  11. Bud Billiken Parade

    When it began 70 years ago, the Bud Billiken Parade consisted of a couple dozen floats, cars and bands. Since then it has emerged as the nation's premier African-American pride parade, drawing hundreds of participants from around the state. The scope...

    Tags: Festive Events, African Americans, Minority Groups, Family, Bud Billiken Parade

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Bud Billiken (fictional character) Photos
Dancers at the 2012 Bud Billiken parade in Chicago.
(August 11, 2012)
Billiken dancers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Bud Billiken parade.
(August 11, 2012)
Rahm Emanuel at Billiken
President Harry Truman, left, John Sengstacke and Mayor...
(August 1, 2012)
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