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Q&A with Cheryl Raye Stout
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As a veteran female sports reporter, Cheryl Raye Stout has had to prove her chops over the nearly 30 years she's been reporting in this city. Comment?
Four corners, four gas stations
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The Standard station on the northwest corner came first. Then, going clockwise around the intersection, there was Texaco, Mobil, and Pure. Comment?
Why Chicago needs bathhouses for women
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If you are a gay man looking to go out in Chicago on a Saturday night, a spider web of events spin out from Boystown. 4 comments
Activists seek celebrity aid to keep Englewood school open near garden
Yvette Moyo sits in the Englewood Eat to Live Garden. It's at Yale Elementary, which is slated to close. Comment?
Tourists marvel at it, but Chicagoans just smile. In the north Loop area sometimes when the wind is blowing just right, the air is filled with the delicious, delightful aroma of chocolate. Comment?
Vote on the ultimate Chicago book
Curious Citizen Pavel Gigov asked a question a few months ago that might have been answered in Rachel Shteir's recent New York Times Book Review article . Comment?
The Chicago accent and - blaccents'
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A few months ago, Curious City tackled the enigma known as the "Chicago accent" - its origins, who speaks with it, and how the accent is evolving today. Comment?
A Conversation with Sara Paretsky and Rick Kogan: Part of...
Sara Paretsky created one of the most famous female investigators in fiction, Chicagoan and private detective V. I. Warshawski. Comment?
President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2013, where he announced he will nominate Penny Pritzker, right, as Commerce Secretary and Michael Froman as U.S. Trade Representative, in Washington. Comment?
Obama taps Penny Pritzker for Commerce secretary
President Barack Obama on Thursday chose two old friends with corporate executive experience for top posts on his economic team, naming longtime fundraiser Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary and adviser Michael Froman as U.S. Trade Representative. Comment?
Aldermen question timeline on parking meter plan
Some Chicago aldermen are worried they won't have enough time to peruse Mayor Rahm Emanuel's latest parking meter deal before it comes up for a vote, hearkening back to the much-criticized 2008 privatization plan that was crammed through the City Council just three days after it was rolled out. Comment?
Pill round-up: MWRD wants your unused medication
Valium, adderall, warfarin - if it's common medication in the general population, it's a common water contaminant. Comment?
Handpicked: Bees, cheese, pigs, and more
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Make a beeline just west of Logan Square for a honey of a bake sale, local beer and spirits, merchandise , and silent auction. Comment?
Secret clout list for Chicago Public Schools
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File: Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a news conference in Chicago, Nov. 13, 2008. Comment?
When Western Avenue was Woodrow Wilson Road
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As any true Chicagoan knows, Western Avenue is the longest street in the city. Would you believe it was once named Woodrow Wilson Road? Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, died on February 3, 1924. Comment?
Cook County air quality gets 'F' from the Lung association
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Spring weather can be a breath of fresh air for many Chicagoans, but a foul forecast for air quality in Cook County is a reminder that high pollution and asthma rates persist in many of the nation's large urban areas. Comment?
Please stop talking about Rachel Shteir's looks
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By this point, I'm loathe to give Rachel Shteir's New York Times piece more play. Comment?
Chicago flood plan for the 'new normal'
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A green roof goes in on top of the Jardine Water Purification Plant on Chicago's Navy Pier. Comment?
Where are Chicago's women writers? Right here.
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This weekend, Rachel Shteir published a piece in the New York Times called " Chicago Manuals " that ostensibly reviewed some Chicago-centric books but should have really been titled "I Hate It Here." Any intelligent Chicagoan should be able to handle the critique that this city, like any major city, has serious problems, but anyone who calls him or ... (more) Comment?
Electricity deal booted coal, but what about renewable energy?
When Chicagoans voted for electricity aggregation in 2012 , becoming the largest city in the U.S. to do so, they gave the city power to negotiate a new price for electricity on their behalf. Comment?