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5 injured in two crashes involving CTA buses
CTA buses were involved in two crashes overnight, one in the South East Ravenswood neighborhood on the North Side and the other in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Five people were injured but none seriously, authorities said....
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Marquette Park, Motorvehicle Accidents, Chicago Transit Authority
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Night Out in the Parks: Chicago announces summer activities
Tribune reporterCircus performers and Shakespearean actors helped Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce Tuesday that the city is doubling the number of performances and cultural events at its parks this summer. Amid lush greenery and newly bloomed flowers at Garfield Park...Tags: Arts and Culture, Rogers Park, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chicago Park District, Culture
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What's on tap for Chicago Craft Beer Week? A lot
Tribune NewspapersIt has been an ambitious year for craft beer in Chicago — possibly the most ambitious ever. Virtually every one of our breweries expanded in some form. Revolution added an entire new production facility. So did 5 Rabbit. Solemn Oath established...Tags: Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Netherlands, Animals
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A newbie's guide to Chicago Craft Beer Week
RedEyeHow much does Chicago love its beer? Our craft beer week is 11 days long, if that's any indication. The fourth annual Chicago Craft Beer Week (May 16-26) is busier than past years, with 21 new breweries joining the lineup of tastings, tap takeovers and $4...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Chicago Loop, River North, Bacon
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Chicago overnight report
Tribune reporterA wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • Two men were killed and at least 11 people were wounded -- one of them by police -- in shootings from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said. One of the...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Shootings, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Bicyclist, 83, struck and killed by car on Northwest Side
Tribune reporterAn 83-year-old man was struck and killed by a car as he rode a bicycle on the Northwest Side. Leonard Ratajczyk was riding west in the 7800 block of West Irving Park Road around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday when a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu hit his bicycle, according...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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A bit of Britain at Jolly Posh
Before I could ride a bicycle or recite The Lord's Prayer, I remember sausages. Bulbous and gray, with brown patches from the fry pan, these links — ask my folks — were the quickest, cheapest way to quiet a hyper child. But my introduction...
Tags: Sausages, Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Phil Vettel: Two stars for Bread & Wine
To appreciate Bread & Wine, the 16-month-old restaurant in the Irving Park neighborhood, it helps to be less literal and more observant. For instance, you might be surprised, as I was initially, to discover that the kitchen doesn't set out much bread....
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Breads, Rhubarb, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pineapple
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2013 outdoor dining and drinking preview
For RedEye"Do you remember when it was 80 degrees in March last year?" Yup, that might be the most common complaint muttered by coat-clad Chicagoans this spring. Sure, summer didn't come early this year as it did last, but that hasn't stopped dozens of...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Pilsen, Sushi and Sashimi, Italy, Foods and Beverages
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Young father shot to death day before daughter's birthday party
Tribune reporterMiguel Cancel planned to celebrate his daughter’s second birthday at Chuck E. Cheese’s on Sunday. The party was called off after the young father was shot and killed early Saturday in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. Cancel, 19, and two...Tags: Shootings
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Descent into chaos
Chicago Tribune reporterA day after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 45 years ago, a 4-year-old girl, abandoned and crying, stood in front of a burning building a few blocks from the West Side apartment where the civil rights leader had lived during his open-...Tags: Entertainment Events, Riots, Otto Kerner, Armed Conflicts, Criminals
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