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Family Farmed Expo @ UIC


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Published March 11, 2010 at 1:15 a.m.
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The Family Farmed Expo is great opportunity to meet and chew the sustainable cud with advocates of local growing and eating initiatives. Lectures, exhibits, and of course food are on the menu. Event is at UIC Forum, 725 West Roosevelt ...

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Iron Cupcake Chile @ Smash Cake


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Published March 8, 2010 at 1:35 p.m.
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This month Iron Cupcake challenge is between Irma from Beautiful Cake and Michelle from Bleeding Heart Bakery and the special ingredient is chile. $5 gets you in the door and plenty of cupcakes ... Other food and beverages will be available for sale. The event will be hosted at Smash Cake, located at 2961 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL ... To register or more info: beautifulcakes@sbcglobal.net. For more information on the history of Iron Cupcake, go here ...

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No bail for two men accused in Darien murders


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Published March 7, 2010 at 7:50 p.m.
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Jacob Nodarse had just shot three people and scoured the Darien home but he could not find his primary target, the ex-girlfriend of his friend Johnny Borizov, prosecutors said ... Nodarse, 23, had promised Borizov, 28, that he would kill Angela Kramer, with whom Borizov was having a tough custody battle ... After breaking into the home with a hammer early Tuesday, the first of his 10 shots downed Kramer's younger brother Michael, 20, as he was trying to get a knife. Then Nodarse shot her

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Durbin to insurance companies: 'Party's over'


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Published March 7, 2010 at 4:13 p.m.
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Small businesses and ordinary citizens are suffering under the crushing increases in health insurance premiums, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said today at a press conference with Chicago-area business owners and residents meant to underscore the need for healthcare reform ... Durbin said that health insurance premiums could increase up to 60 percent in Illinois this year. Meanwhile, he said, insurance companies are experiencing some of their highests profits in history ... "The outrageous

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Oscar Night at Gene Siskel Film Center


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Published March 7, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.
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Gene Siskel Film Center, located at 164 N. State Street, will be offering everything just short of acceptance speeches for this year's Oscar night, including complimentary food and drinks, a red carpet entry, and of course, a live showing of the Academy Awards on two big screens! It is the only Chicago event recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Tickets are $100- call (312) 846-2072 to purchase ...

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Evanston club brings hipness to suburb


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Published March 7, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
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Owners of Evanston club-concert hall indulge their inner music nerd daily ... The building, on a commercial strip of Chicago Avenue, is a former carpet warehouse and car dealership that now boasts three distinct attractions: Union, a sleek, upscale pizza restaurant at the front; the 250-capacity SPACE (aka Society for the Preservation of Arts & Culture in Evanston) in the center; and a five-room recording studio and creatively appointed, eclectically modern lounge in back, where performers and

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Chiditarod!


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Published March 6, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
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Arguably the world's largest mobile-food drive and (inarguably) Chicago's best way to kick Winter back to from whence it came. The Chiditarod has been food driving, bar crawling and racing with grocery carts for 5 years. The madness kicks off at Hubbard and Wolcott around noon ...

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Suspect in Darien killings back in Illinois


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Published March 5, 2010 at 10:22 p.m.
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The prime suspect in the killings of three members of a Darien family was extradited to Illinois on Friday night from Florida, where he had been arrested Wednesday afternoon outside his parents' home near Fort Myers ... Paperwork releasing Jacob B. Nodarse, 23, of Countryside to another law enforcement agency was completed about 2:40 p.m. Central Time on Friday at the Lee County, Fla., Jail, Lee County Sgt. Stephanie Eller said. Nodarse and his escorts arrived at the Darien Police Department on

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South Side barbecue closed by city


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Published March 5, 2010 at 8:12 p.m.
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Leon's Original Bar-B-Q was ordered closed today by the city because of sanitation problems, including an active mice infestation, authorities said ... Inspectors from Mayor Daley's Dumpster Task Force visited the restaurant at 1200 W. 59th St. in response to complaints about an exterior garbage area, and problems were found both inside and outside the establishment, according to a release from the Department of Streets and Sanitation ... The outside garbage area had no Dumpster service,

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Friday Foodie Forecast: Ethiopian Lent brunch options


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Published March 5, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
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In conjunction with Lent, Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant is introducing a new savory Sunday brunch buffet at their new North Clark street location. Because Lent is an important period in Ethiopian culture, there are a variety of Lenten and vegan selections which are accented with spices imported directly from Ethiopia.The new brunch buffet will include:Scrambled eggs, [ ... ] ...

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