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Durkin: Super Bowl XLVI Prediction
CBS Chicago
Feb 03By Dan Durkin- (CBS) And then there were two. The 2011 NFL season has come down to an epic clash of eastern seaboard supremacy, Boston vs. New York. Baked beans vs. bagels. Brady vs. Manning. [...] »
Chinese New Year only tip of tourism iceberg in Chicago's Chinatown
Medill Reports Chicago
Feb 012012 is the 100th anniversary of Chicago's Chinatown, and Sunday was the Chinese New Year parade. Gene Lee, former deputy chief of staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley, and Alderman Daniel Solis talk about the economic impact of the parade to Chinatown and ... »
Film is dead in Logan Square (but not in our hearts)
Chicago Reader Blog
Jan 31On Thursday night from 6 to 8:30 PM, the gallery and social hub I Am Logan Square (located at 2644 N. Milwaukee, next to the soon-to-be-reopened Logan Theater) will kick off an exhibit by local video makers Nelson Carvajal and Amir George. Titled “Film... »
Facebook IPO: Big Banks May Trim Fees In Aim To Win Advisory Roles
HuffingtonPost.com
Jan 27By Lauren Tara LaCapra (Reuters) - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business. The world's largest online social network is expected to tap publ... »
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The 2012 Cubs By The Numbers
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Feb 03It's just 15 days until pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report for Mesa for spring training, and this post lists the entire roster that will be in camp, plus coaches (and retired numbers, so you can see the entire numerical progression) and spri... »
Cubs Sign a Cuban, But Not That One
The Cub Reporter
Feb 03The Cubs did sign an acclaimed player out of Cuba, but it's not Yoenis Cespedes or Jorge Soler. Rather 18-year old LHP Gerardo Concepcion. A player Kevin Goldstein called polished for his age, but with the ceiling of a #4/#5 starter and whom Goldstein ... »
Chicago Loves Eric Roberson!
N'DigoChitChat & All That
Feb 02When Eric Roberson hits the stage he carries such a charisma, that the energy dances through the atmosphere. His vocal range and intonations make his lyrics even sweeter in a live and intimate performance. A Chicago favorite, Erro, his band, and Blue E... »
'Bonhoeffer' Author Headlines National Prayer Breakfast
Illinois Review Political Analysis
Feb 02WASHINGTON DC - Eric Metaxas, author of the New York Times bestselling 'Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy' (Thomas Nelson, 2010), offered a rousing keynote speech at today's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., urging the assembled aud... »
Group 312 at Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago Reader
Feb 02In the interview I posted the other day, local video artist Nelson Carvajal spoke enthusiastically about what he termed “the democratization of filmmaking, [which is] bringing [things] to the point where everybody can be making art.” For an illustratio... »