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Street Performance Features Humanoid Pigeons

Series features impromptu performances as fleeting and as fun as summer.

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East Aurora High School Teacher to Compete in Paralympics

Games began this weekend in Beijing.

Posted on 9.8.2008 by City Room

New National Conference Seeks to Boost Playwrights' Power

The convention held in Chicago hopes to increase the number of African-American playwrights.

Posted on 9.8.2008 by Lynette Kalsnes

Bears Open Season With Super Bowl Flashback

Low expectations for the Bears this year.

Posted on 9.5.2008 by Sam Hudzik

National Convention for Women of Color Playwrights Comes to Chicago

Group hopes to get more diverse voices into plays and movies.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Lynette Kalsnes

Street Performance Features Humanoid Pigeons

Series features impromptu performances as fleeting and as fun as summer.

Posted on 9.3.2008 by Lynette Kalsnes

Animals to Move Out as Aquarium Prepares for Renovation

Marine mammals from Chicago's Shedd Aquarium are packing their bags for a nine-month trip.

Posted on 9.2.2008 by Eilee Heikenen-Weiss

Instant Replay Arrives at Wrigley

Lester Munson weighs-in.

Posted on 8.28.2008 by Sam Hudzik

Reenactment of the 1968 DNC Protests

Instead of watching convention speeches on TV, some chicagoans will spend the night re-enacting the past.

Posted on 8.28.2008 by Michael DeBonis

Cubs One Game Away from Guaranteed Mediocrity

The team's only reached the .500 mark nine times in the last quarter century.

Posted on 8.25.2008 by Sam Hudzik

A Popular Chicago Art Festival Finds a New Home

A popular Chicago art festival finds a new home.

Posted on 8.20.2008 by Sarah Lange

African-American Children's Museum Finds New Home

The Bronzeville Children's Museum has a new facility, and more space, on Chicago's South Side.

Posted on 8.19.2008 by Lynette Kalsnes

Art Festival with a Twist

An interactive art festival in opens in Humboldt Park.

Posted on 8.16.2008 by Sarah Lange

Hot Dog Controversy...in Chicago?

Debate grows in the Pilsen neighborhood over a new eatery.

Posted on 8.15.2008 by Sam Hudzik

Unusual Camp Brings Comfort and Fun to Grieving Children

Arts camp helps children deal with the loss of a parent.

Posted on 8.14.2008 by Lynette Kalsnes

Chicago Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at Age 50

Chicago comic and actor Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital. He was 50 years old.

Posted on 8.9.2008 by City Room and the Associated Press

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