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Hideout "Sending the Four-star City to the Lone Star State" All-Day Party


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Published March 13, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.
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The Hideout once again throws a big (and we mean BIG) send-off bash for some of their favorite Chicago bands heading down south to show Austin how we do it at SXSW. Come and spend the day and listen to the likes of The Hood Internet, Via Tania, The Life During Wartime DJs, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Tom Schraeder, and many more! Details. Tickets $10. Music starts at 3pm. The Hideout is located at 1354 W. Wabansia. 773-227-4433 ...

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EESP Green Room Session @ Emmanuel Congregation


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Published March 8, 2010 at 3:50 p.m.
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The Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project is holding a meeting at Emmanuel Congregation ( 5959 N. Sheridan ) on Monday the 8th of March at 7pm ... State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Harry Osterman will host the meeting which will include interactive surveys and breakout sessions ... The meeting will focus on the past year's sustainability plan performance for the Edgewater neighborhood, as well as future plans for the EESP ... Refreshments will be provided ...

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Carol Stream man denied bail in '09 Bronzeville slaying


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Published March 7, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.
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A Carol Stream man was denied bail today in a slaying last year in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago ... Cook County Circuit Judge Adam D. Bourgeois Jr. ordered that Maurice Jackson, 27, of the 100 block of Meadow Lane, remain in Cook County Jail until his next court date on Monday. Jackson is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Demetrius Madden, 30 ... Prosecutors said Jackson approached Madden, of the 1300 block of West 73rd Street in Chicago, about 6 p.m. on Nov. 8

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Carol Stream man denied bail in 2009 Bronzeville slaying


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Published March 7, 2010 at 9:33 p.m.
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Prosecutor says two witnesses saw killing, identified gunman ... A Carol Stream man was denied bail on Sunday in a slaying last year in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago ...

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Beverly hopes to please kids and St. Pat's revelers


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Published March 7, 2010 at 6:17 p.m.
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The death of the South Side Irish Parade, which would have marked 32 years March 14, has spurred what organizers hope will be new family-friendly traditions. But that doesn't mean the streets of Beverly will be dry come St. Patrick's Day weekend ... Bars along Western Avenue in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood are gearing up for what could be a massive pub crawl next Sunday. And residents so far have pulled nine block-party permits so they can take their annual parade-day house parties to the

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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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Man shot dead in Washington Park


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Published March 7, 2010 at 6:56 a.m.
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A 22-year-old man was found shot in the face and unresponsive this morning on Chicago's South Side ... Jovan Kelly, of the 8600 block of South Paxton Avenue, was pronounced dead this morning, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office ... About 2:06 a.m., officers responded to shots fired in the 0-99 block of East Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood and found Kelly, said police. He was pronounced dead at the scene ... Police are investigating

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Impermanent Markers


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Published March 6, 2010 at 9:39 p.m.

Hope whichever utility or city service works fast -- this particular spraypainted direction in the Loop isn't going to last much longer ...

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Fire Commissioner Faces Sexual Harassment Charges


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Published March 6, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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CFD Com. Brooks via Chicago Fire Commissioner John Brooks started his extended vacation on Friday so the Office of Compliance can complete an investigation into sexual harassment allegations. Deidre Green, a payroll auditor for the Chicago Fire Department, claims Brooks made repeated phone call to her from July 2008 to October 2008 and made lewd comments in the workplace, the Sun Times reported. After refusing his advances, Green was place on the layoff list, but was done so because she had the

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4 Women Die In South Side Crash


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Published March 6, 2010 at 1:45 p.m.
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Four women died around 2 a.m. this morning when the car they were traveling in smashed into a tree in the South Side neighborhood of Englewood, Chicago police said ... Police and paramedics responded to the crash on the westbound side of Garfield Boulevard just west of Morgan Street, said Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro to Chicago Breaking News ... The car was traveling west at a high speed when it went off the road and struck the tree, Alfaro said ... Three people were reported dead

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