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Monster Mash: Fisk University rejects latest plan on art collection; seller of fake art sentenced to jail
Culture MonsterRejected: Fisk University has said no to the latest proposal to keep its Stieglitz art collection on display at the school. (Associated Press) Jail time: A TV show auctioneer has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role...... -
How 'bout that Midwestern spirit?
Our tour of Midwestern universities gets off to an excellent start when -- I think it was at Purdue -- the little girl inquires as to whether they have "you know, a high-end spa here?" Then one night in Chicago, I have a cheeseburger so huge that I will...Tags: Values, Easter, Colleges and Universities, Personal Service, Dining and Drinking
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Navigating Italy by GPS
Chicago Tribune ReporterPast vacations that involved driving in Italy had required a peace pact between my wife, Kathy, and me, because being on the road there is so intense due to high speed, tight squeezes and plain old Italian urgency. With those complications, navigational...Tags: Travel, Passenger Cars, Italy, Rome (Italy), Norway
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Getting to Town From the Airport
Times Staff WriterImmediately after the Sept. 11 attacks, airports made security changes that placed strict limitations on ground transportation companies. In some cases, limousine service was curtailed; in others, shuttle locations were altered and bus schedules changed....Tags: Travel, Economy, Business and Finance, Air Transportation Industry, Local Government, Grand Central Terminal
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Museums
Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org Ongoing: "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure": Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, take visitors on a journey to learn about the Big Dipper, North...Tags: Travel, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Jens Jensen, Field Museum of Natural History, U.S. Army
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CPD: Cops on bike patrol foil Loop robbery
Police officers on bicycles chased down and arrested a 23-year-old man after he swiped a woman's cell phone in the Loop on Tuesday evening, police said. About 5 p.m., a 39-year-old woman on crutches was looking at the screen of her phone as she waited...
Tags: Theft, Chicago Police Department
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Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago food announced
Chicagoans got a little preview of this year’s Taste of Chicago (running July 10-14 in Grant Park) when the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events opened eight Taste booths and a cooking demonstration tent during the lunch...
Tags: Tacos, Pizzas, Bar Toma, Taste of Chicago, Hamburgers
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Orland Park-based ministry aids homeless
When volunteers from the southwest suburbs bring clothes, toiletries and snacks to several hundred homeless people in the Chicago Loop each month, they are fulfilling both physical and spiritual needs. The recipients of these sorely-needed gifts look...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Christianity
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Stars of today and yesteryear brighten Just for Laughs
The TBS Just for Laughs comedy festival has wrapped for another summer in Chicago, having played out in venues changing from the Chicago Theatre to Stage 773. Here are reviews from select shows over the weekend; check back Tuesday for a report on Bill...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Entertainment, TBS (tv network), Pakistan, Wrigley Field
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Chicago's MB Labs wins Red Bull Creation competition
RedEyeA local group of artists, designers and engineers, collectively known as MB Labs, took a new approach to musical innovation, earning them the top spot in the 2013 Red Bull Creation, a nationwide themed-building competition. MB Labs’ team that...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Entertainment, Music, Invention and Innovation
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Red Line progress report: How goes it?
RedEyeFour more months! Wednesday marks one month since the CTA began overhauling the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street. The project, which shuttered nine stations, is on schedule to be completed by Oct. 19, the CTA said. Demolition is...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Theft, Midway, Apple iPhone, O'Hare International Airport
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NASCAR's Travis Pastrana is easy to catch*
For RedEyeFor once, Travis Pastrana experienced life in the slow lane. The 11-time X Games gold medalist-turned-NASCAR driver joined fellow Nationwide Series driver Regan Smith to pilot a pink ice cream truck around the Loop on Monday. They were offering cold...Tags: Bacon, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Stock Car Racing, Regan Smith
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