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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 31, 2012
A bedbug horror story

An infestation sent me to the hospital . . . twice
- by Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Apropos of Nothing, Eco, bedbug week, bedbugs, exterminator, Roscoe Village, hospital, Variations on a Theme

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News & Features, Politics, May 20, 2010
The Shadow Budget: Who Wins in Daley's TIF Game

The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they're really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward
- by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, TIFs, tax-increment fiancing, TIF map, West Englewood, 15th Ward, 41st Ward, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, Bronzeville TIF, 2nd Ward, 3rd Ward, 4th Ward, Chatham, Beverly, Lakeview, Rogers Park, Loop, 27th Ward, 42nd Ward, Gold Coast, Garfield Park, City Council, City Hall, Anthony Beale, 9th Ward, Roseland, Robert Fioretti, Bob Fioretti, Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Chicago Riverwalk, Brendan Reilly, Isaac Carothers, 29th Ward, Hillary Rodham Clinton Park, Prairie Avenue Historic District, Harpo Studios, MillerCoors, 250 S. Wacker, Chicago Christian Industrial League, New Ritz, Kennedy-King College, Walmart, Walter Burnett, 27th Ward, 60th and Western TIF district, West Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Near West TIF District, Greektown, 14th Ward, Ed Burke, 32nd Ward, Roscoe Village, Wicker Park, 32nd Ward, Scott Waguespack, 38th Ward, Tom Allen, 22nd Ward, Rick Munoz, shadow budget, TIF shadow budget

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2010
This Weekend's Fashion Events

A "members only" sale, stylists face off, jewelry for under $15, and more, Thursday through Sunday.
- by Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Beta Boutique, Jodi Arnold, It's in the Bag, Roscoe Village, Pistol Bazaar, vintage, sales, STYLEWARS 2010, Chicago Fashion Foundation, Heroine Chic, Veruca Salt, Axis of Evelyn, Fix Boutique, Atypykal, Gamma Player, Michelle Tan, Treasure Gypsy, Fugu Designs, Sue Rosengard, Under the Wire

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Belgian beer, southern food, Chilean wine, and more
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Quince, Goose Island Beer Company, Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, Bourbon County Stout, Belgian ales, Whiskyfest, Whiskyfest After-Party, Delilah's, Black Bush Irish Whiskey, Bulleit Bourbon, Garfield Park Conservatory, Green and Growing Fair, Tom Bulleit, West Lakeview Liquors, Whisky Week, Illinois Saint Andrew Society, Johnnie Walker, 7th Annual Pub Crawl, Roscoe Village, Village Tap, Mulligan's, Riverview Tavern, Four Treys Bar, Four Moon Tavern, Bucktown, Buzz: Killer Espresso, The Story Behind Your Morning Cup: Information for the Conscious Coffee Consumer, Kasey Klimes, PT's Coffee Roasting Co., fair trade, direct trade, coffee tasting, Ruth Van Waerebeek, Concha y Toro, ChicaGourmet, Nacional 27, Paul Fehribach, Lost Southern Foods Dinner, Big Jones, Slow Food USA, Ark of Taste, Sea Island red peas, Carolina Gold rice, Slow Food Chicago, Wines of CHile, Fred Dexheimer, Anthony Bourdain, The Travel Channel, No Reservations, Chicago Theatre

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 13, 2010
Video
Lords of Nature

On the second anniversary of the Roscoe Village cougar shooting, the Notebaert Museum screens the documentary "Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators," on Thursday 4/14.
- by Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Free Shit, Environment, Eco, Swag, Cougar, shooting, Roscoe Village, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Lords of Nature, predators, Life in a Land of Great Predators, Karen Anspacher-Meyer, Ralf Meyer, Steve Wise, Center for Neighborhood Technology, UIC, Joel Brown, Steve Sullivan, urban ecology, Field Museum, Curt Meine, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 31, 2010
Nite Cap

"He was kinda cute, right? I wrote my number across his whole forearm, he said he was still going out, so maybe he'll call later..."
- by Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Hack, bars, Saturday night, heavy metal, White Castle, Nite Cap, Portage Park, Roscoe Village, Chicago, Hack, Dmitry Samarov

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 16, 2008
They're just being honest / it's the least they can do

Shooting a cougar.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Chicago cougar, Roscoe Village

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We woke up early (on a Saturday!) to "investigate" the bizarre, sometimes dingy, culture of drinking with the sunrise.

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What's on the Agenda for Friday, October 19, 2012

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An infestation sent me to the hospital . . . twice

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The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they're really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward

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A "members only" sale, stylists face off, jewelry for under $15, and more, Thursday through Sunday.

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Belgian beer, southern food, Chilean wine, and more

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On the second anniversary of the Roscoe Village cougar shooting, the Notebaert Museum screens the documentary "Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators," on Thursday 4/14.

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"He was kinda cute, right? I wrote my number across his whole forearm, he said he was still going out, so maybe he'll call later..."

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Shooting a cougar.