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Books Review

Red Chicago by Randi Storch

by Ron Grossman [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Feb.08] :. An engaging look at the final years of the city's reign as the left-wing capital of America.

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Chicago film crew tries to keep ‘Batman’ under wraps

by Terry Armour [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[2.Aug.07] :. CHICAGO - A curious crowd has gathered in Old Town, where a film crew has spent a good portion of the night setting up shop. Word has traveled through the neighborhood that the latest in the...

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Chicago is heart, brain center of Obama campaign

by John McCormick [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[14.Jun.07] :. CHICAGO—The prime real estate in most Chicago high-rises sits on the side with a view of Lake Michigan’s blue waters. So it’s no coincidence that the fundraising department in...

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Culture Feature

How America’s Most Renowned Improv Club Stays Second to None

by Sid Smith [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[14.Jun.07] :. Recently, Second City unveiled "Between Barack and a Hard Place" and then sat back stunned by what the gods of sketch comedy had wrought: rave reviews; talk about how the troupe is rediscovering its political edge; and box-office business like nothing the club had seen in some time.

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Film Review

Chicago (2002)

by Lesley Smith

[26.Dec.02] :. Watching Chicago is rather like watching a shot-for-TV music video by a neophyte director projected without thought or re-cutting straight to a movie screen.

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