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A quasi-chaotic atmosphere of traffic and crowded sidewalks gives the Chicago neighborhood its palpable buzz. The newest immigrants to Wicker Park are diverse by occupation, mixed by levels of education and ethnicity, single or married, but almost always young. Read more about Wicker Park, Chicago.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
A quasi-chaotic atmosphere of traffic and crowded sidewalks gives the Chicago neighborhood its palpable buzz. The newest immigrants to Wicker Park are diverse by occupation, mixed by levels of education and ethnicity, single or married, but almost always young. Read more about Wicker Park, Chicago.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
Wicker Park is part of the West Town community area.
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Chicago, that tippling town
The first rule of business — any business — is this: Do what you do well. And what Chicago does well is drink. Oh, there are other things to be sure (architecture! comedy! baseball!), but in this city, booze is as much a business as it is...
Tags: Museums, Frank Sinatra, Dining and Drinking, Michelin Group, The Aviary
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It's David Cromer's 'Our Town' -- we just live there
Culture MonsterTo interview the director David Cromer, whose production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” will open at The Broad Stage Jan. 18, is to feel subtly but masterfully directed. Helen Hunt stars.... -
Six degrees of Chris Holmes: Obama neighbor, Beck sideman, more
Pop & HissMusician Chris Holmes seems to attract a curious mix of people, including Barack Obama, Paul McCartney, Beck and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields.... -
Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze
Special to The TimesBy 8:50 a.m., they temporarily had to close the women's restroom at the Chicago ArchiCenter. "There were so many people here already, they had to restock all the toilet paper," said Elaine Rosen, a retired biology teacher from the Streeterville area of...Tags: Palmer House Hilton, Louis Farrakhan, Cirque du Soleil, Road Transportation, Rivers
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Learnapalooza starts Saturday, expands to Logan Square later this year
For RedEyeSaturday kicks off Year 4 of Learnapalooza, Chicago’s free learning event, and for the second straight year, the program is expanding to a new neighborhood. Founded in 2010 by Maggie Schutz and Sarah Press, the event was conceived as a free day of...Tags: Media Industry
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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: Chicago Loop, Entertainment, Wrigleyville, Cloud Gate, Poetry
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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: Slavery, Chicago Loop, United Center, McCormick Place, Kanye West
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Just for Laughs: A boastful Brand and hometown 'Knuckleheads'
The TBS Just for Laughs Chicago comedy festival is underway in multiple venues and, as they say on TV, we've got team coverage of everything from the marquee attractions at the Chicago Theatre to the late-night, semi-secret performances that insiders...
Tags: Entertainment, Comedy Central (tv network), Schwa, Katy Perry, Stephen King
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Miles apart, except in their hearts
Had he not left the Halloween party early or had she not given into her friends' pleas to hit one more bar, it's unclear how Daniel Bujas and Aline Fernandes might have met. As it happened, late that October night in 2008, Bujas was waiting on the Damen...
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25 drinks every Chicagoan should try
RedEyeAre you thirsty enough to take on our ultimate drinking to-do list? Some of the drinks features here are signatures that have become synonymous with the bar or restaurant that serves them. Others are just so delicious they've earned legendary status...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Bar Toma, Malts and Milkshakes, Dining and Drinking, Gold Coast
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Blockbusted
Change of SubjectDNAinfo: Last North Side Blockbuster to Close Once Wicker Park's Blockbuster closes, the nearest Blockbuster will be in Elmwood Park. The growth of online streaming means that Redbox, though seeming to have the last laugh today, should hear the clock........
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