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Crime | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Jabbed with needle on 'L'. A 31-year-old Chicago woman riding the Red Line said a man sitting behind her jabbed a needle into her leg while she was riding the train near the Jackson stop at 5:45 pm Wednesday, Dec. 5. Loop bank robber caught. A man Chicago police captured Friday, Nov. 30 at 42 W. Adams St. has been identified by the FBI as the Stringer Bell Bandit, suspected of involvement in as many as six bank robberies in downtown Chicago. Bank robber caught on camera. An 18-year...

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Metropolis | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Stand up comic Jeff Garlin headlines one-man show at Steppenwolf. Why am I at Steppenwolf? Jeff Garlin laughed as he asked this question both to the audience and to himself at the opening night of his new one-man show, Closer Than I Appear, which runs through Dec. 16 at the venerable Lincoln Park playhouse s Upstairs Theatre. It s an apt question. Comic artist expands to abstract work. Gold Coast's Ruth Page Center will permanently house Chicago Children's Theatre. It s a vibrant, ...

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As paper shutters, a look back at the legacy of Chicago Journal | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. As paper shutters, a look back at the legacy of Chicago Journal. Vince Vaughn reads on issue of Chicago Journal on screen in The Dilemma. Courtesy Imagine Entertainment 2011. When the Chicago Fire devastated the city, it was the only daily paper that survived without damage, allowing it to keep printing. In fact, it was the Journal that first reported that Catherine O Leary s cow was responsible for starting the disaster. The story has since been proven false, but, for bett...The o...

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Homemade movies take stage | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Homemade movies take stage. In to the Wake. Secret Life, Secret Death, below. Secret Life, Secret Death. Friday, July 20 and Tuesday, July 24. Saturday, July 21, Monday, July 23 and Wednesday, July 25. Gene Siskel Film Center. 164 N State St. The Gene Siskel Film Center s commitment to its hometown is commendable. Artist-turned-filmmaker Genevieve Davis blends narrative, documentary, and experimental forms to dig into her grandmother s mysterious life and death in the film, Secret ...

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Meatball dreams in the West Loop | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Meatball dreams in the West Loop. Anna Caterinicchia dishes up meatballs from her West Loop-based food truck, Getta Polpetta. Bill Motchan/Contributor. A cornucopia of West Loop restaurants vie for the attention and affection of hungry hipsters and tourists. The stakes are high and competition is fierce among the nearly 120 bars, bistros, cafes listed in 2012 s Discover the West Loop brochure. The birth of Getta Polpetta! I had a little money saved, and while I was out riding on my...

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Goodbye, friends | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. So, we ve reached the end of the road. After slightly more than 12 years in print, this is Chicago Journal s final issue. This job was better than so many in the world of journalism. Yes, there was a lot of turf to cover, but it was fun to hoof it around town by CTA, bike or car, frantically trying to get from City Hall to McCormick Place. Plus, I know all the best places to park now. The Gazette may only come out once a month, but they ve been around for decades and they have thei...

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Letters to the editor. As paper shutters, a look back at the legacy of Chicago Journal. After twelve years of publication, today marks Chicago Journal s final issue. But that doesn t necessarily mean our readers will never see a Chicago Journal again. The name has been around since the dawn of Chicago media. Two other Chicago Journals came and went, and our Journal had a pretty good run. Prairie Blocks plan tossed. Judge gives McCormick-area developers one last chance to escape bankruptcy. Cop shop shake...

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Letters to the editor | Opinion | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Inside McCormick Place, fiesta or funeral? Standing amidst thousands of Obama supporters people of all sorts of colors, religious persuasions, views on who they love, outlook, age and every other methodology of defining humanity I realized, this is it. The future. And I m so glad I m here to see it. Emerald residents back Newman dorm. Our family of six lives on Emerald, 200 feet from the proposed Newman Center, and we support it. Bureaucracy stifling at Maxwell Street. Scale down W...

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Stand up comic Jeff Garlin headlines one-man show at Steppenwolf | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Stand up comic Jeff Garlin headlines one-man show at Steppenwolf. Jeff Garlin performs stand-up in his new show Closer Than I Appear at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Photo courtesy Michael Brosilow. Why am I at Steppenwolf? Why is one of Chicago s shining theatrical lights; the home of August: Osage County; incubator of talent like John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, John Mahoney and Joan Allen (among many others) hosting what is at face value a simple stand-up comedy show? Garlin s intera...

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Briefs | News | Chicago Journal

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Letters to the editor. Rescues of the week. Foxy is a sturdy, athletic 4-year-old Cattle Dog/Terrier mix. This adventurous girl came to PAWS Chicago after her previous owner moved in with someone who didn't like dogs. Thankfully, she was brought to PAWS Chicago, where pets are guaranteed a second chance! Foxy loves to fetch tennis balls. 55M North Grant Park to be named for Maggie Daley. When North Grant Park reopens in winter 2014 after a major makeover, it'll have a new name: Maggie Daley Park. Felony ...