Pitchfork Day 1: Wrap-up

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Published July 17, 2010 at 7:39 a.m.
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Officially getting underway in the West Side’s Union Park amid 90-degree temperatures and under a bright blazing sun at 3:30 Friday afternoon, the Pitchfork Music Festival was slower to kick into gear in terms of musical excitement today than it was during any of the five preceding years (or six, if we count its [ ... ] ...

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Motorcyclist killed in front of house in Justice

Published July 17, 2010 at 6:25 a.m.
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A motorcyclist died in front of his house in southwest suburban Justice on Friday, officials said ... Larrell Russell, 27, of the 7200 block of Heather Trail in Justice, was involved in a motorcycle accident at the same address, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office ... Russell was pronounced dead at 7:19 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said ... About 6:30 p.m., a motorcyclist rammed into a parked vehicle at the above address,

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Construction strike hits tollway work

Published July 17, 2010 at 6:08 a.m.
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Work halted despite deal tollway system has to prevent work stoppages ... A 2-week-old strike that has halted work on Chicago-area expressways and streets is now forcing the Illinois Tollway to suspend its major projects, officials said Friday ...

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Man fatally shot behind West Side elementary school

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Published July 17, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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A man was shot and killed in the playground behind a West Side elementary school early this morning, police said ... Reggie Coles, of the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue, was shot in the 3900 block of West Wilcox Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said ... At 12:34 a.m. in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side,police responded to a man who was shot in the

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3 charged in prostitution sting at Villa Park spa

Published July 17, 2010 at 4:15 a.m.
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Villa Park police raided a "spray tan spa" Friday afternoon and arrested six people suspected of engaging in prostitution a day after a patron of the place told investigators that the business was supplying sex as well as tanning services, according to Villa Park Police Detective Sgt. Dan McCann ... Three women have subsequently been charged, according to a release from Villa Park Police ... Jessica Minatelli, 44, was charged with keeping a house of prostitution and for violating the massage

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2010 Rule 4 Draft Update

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Published July 17, 2010 at 1:59 a.m.
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With one month left until the deadline to sign players selected in last month's 2010 Rule 4 Draft, here are the draft picks and Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA) who have been signed by the Cubs, and those who remain unsigned ... So far, the Cubs have signed 23 of their 50 draft picks, plus three NDFA. The Cubs typically sign about 30 of their 50 picks, so expect the Cubs to sign maybe another seven players before the deadline ... In some cases, the Cubs are scouting draft picks who are playing

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Cubs Win 4-3 On Ramirez Homer

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Published July 17, 2010 at 1:52 a.m.

Last night the Cubs busted out the big lumber with a 12-run out burst in their first game since the All-Star break. After witnessing a power display that has been seemingly lacking all year it begged the question of what ...

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BBQ History @ Chicago History Museum

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Published July 17, 2010 at 1:03 a.m.
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Smoque's Barry Sorkin (and journalist Craig Goldwyn) will talk about the history of 'cue today at the Chicago History Museum, Broadway and North Avenues, today at 10am. Event sponsored by Culinary Historians of Chicago. Admission $3-5 ...

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3 safe after Lake Michigan boat accident

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Published July 17, 2010 at 12:50 a.m.
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A boat crashed into a break wall on Lake Michigan near Highland Park late Friday, but all three passengers made it safely to shore, according to the coast guard ... About 10:50 p.m. a 23-foot pleasure craft crashed into a break wall on the Lake Michigan shoreline at the old Fort Sheridan armory near MacArthur Loop, according to Charles Wolfson, a civilian search and rescue controller with the Coast Guard ... One man made it to shore first and notified 911, Wolfson said. The other two men

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3 men shot in West Side neighborhood

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Published July 17, 2010 at 12:36 a.m.
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Three men were shot in the Austin neighborhood Friday evening, authorities said ... Police were called to the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue just after 8 p.m. and found three people shot, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala ... A 23-year-old man was shot in his groin and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, according to police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines ... Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis said that victim was in serious-to-critical

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