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Woman found in abandoned building was beaten to death, strangled

An autopsy performed today on the body of an unidentified woman found Friday in an abandoned South Side building revealed she was beaten to death and strangled, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office ... The autopsy determined her death was a homicide ... Chicago police found the woman, believed to be in her 20s or 30s, in the building in the 800 block of West Marquette Road in the Englewood neighborhood about 1 p.m. Friday, police said ... They could not provide further details

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Woman On Chicago's Most Wanted List Caught

Sherry Halligan ... Although the Chicago Crime Commission only released their new list of the 10 Most Wanted criminals earlier this week, they've already made their first big capture ... Sherry Halligan--who was accused of murdering a man in her LaGrange home in 2003--was caught 10 miles away from LaGrange in Palos Hills on Friday, ending a six year nationwide manhunt ... Halligan was turned in by someone that recognized her from the list ... "She surrendered peacefully, they took her to court,

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'Transformers' takes over Michigan Avenue

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'Transformers 3' filming continues on Mich. Ave.

Actors run up the steps toward Michigan Avenue while filming "Transformers 3."  (William DeShazer / Chicago Tribune) ... Filming for "Transformers 3" continued on Michigan Avenue today, complete with shells of cars smoldering in heaps and base jumpers parachuting from nearby Trump Tower, the Tribune's Luis Arroyave reports ... Meanwhile, Shia LaBeouf and co-star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley shot a scene in which they apparently ran up the stairs near the Michigan Avenue Bridge leading to the

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Garry Meier Tonight at Midnight

In case you missed "The Garry Meier Special" last week, you can see it again tonight at midnight on Me-TV, which is channel 23 on regular TV, and channel 223 on Comcast. I saw it and was puzzled about why ...

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"Phenomena": Works by Dan Gamble

Artist Dan Gamble will open his second solo show with Zg Galleries this Friday, July 23. Gamble's exhibit, entitled "Phenomena" includes works describing the existence between opposing conditions, including abstraction vs. figuration, and order vs. chaos. The artist describes his ...

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Review: Michael Showalter @ Pitchfork, 7/16

Because I don't have cable television, I rely on my small movie collection to get me through those times when PBS doesn't deliver. A few weeks ago, I hauled out my copy of Wet Hot American Summer, the 2001 comedy ...

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Conversations at Pitchfork Festival: EL-P

EL-P by George Aye This weekend Gapers Block is sitting down again with some of the artists at Pitchfork to talk about the festival itself, their favorite festival memories, and much more. Keep checking back all weekend for more ...

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Put A 'Fork In It: Pitchfork Music Fest, Day 1

El-P stormed onto the stage, the thumping bass and rhythmic, disjointed beats a far cry from the folkier acts that had eased the crowd into the afternoon. Indeed, it took three full songs before the more enthusiastic members of the audience answered the MC's call-and-response. That's not a knock on El-P's performance, really; it seemed sharp even as it slowed down a bit, but the late afternoon sun sapped so much energy from the crowd and following the two quieter acts, his dark, doom-and-gloom

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Wikipedia Files: Michael Showalter

Comedian Michael Showalter took time out of his busy Pitchfork schedule to fact-check his Wikipedia page. You’d be surprised with some of the factual errors!Related Posts:Videos: Kid Sister performing in studio for this week’s Sound OpinionsCampaign ad film reviews: McKenna’s ‘Hair Today’ is no ‘Blue Velvet’Wikipedia Files: Audrey NiffeneggerCampaign ad film reviews: Hynes ‘Early Release’ [ ... ] ...

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