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INSIDE THE CHI from Joseph Le on Vimeo. Fragmented memories of my urban explorations in Chicago. Experimental editing style inspired by Leonardo Dalessandri’s “Watchtower of Turkey”: https://vimeo.com/108018156. Shot with the Nikon D5000 (http://goo.gl/3j8grM). Thank you Alex Au (https://vimeo.com/user614975) for being a good host and Halemah Ibrahim (https://instagram.com/haluvalife/) for the inspiration. …
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Wrigleyville Convenience Store “Looted” By 100-Person Mob
At least one person was injured in the 3:55AM raid, which broke up when offenders saw that cops had arrived. But the damage had already been done at the store, which is located on the corner of Halsted and Addison—just a half-block from the 19th district police headquarters. Employees were …
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Join us Mother’s Day Sunday, May 10th at Montrose Beach to help us fight the battle against blood clotting disorders in Chicago. Cost $28/Adult includes timed racing bib, fresh flower, t-shirt, gourmet pancakes, live entertainment, henna, raffle and more www.stoptheclotchicago.com
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Commentary: The outrageous perks of the public sector
By Diana Sroka Rickert If you crossed C-SPAN with “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” you’d wind up with something resembling the state of Illinois. First there’s Aaron Schock, the former congressman from Peoria who cataloged his globe-trotting adventures on Instagram and styled his Washington, D.C., office to the theme of …
Read More »Chicago owes lawyers over $120,000 for defense against two stingray cases
Freddy Martinez, the Chicago plaintiff, says this sum is an “outrage.” As of February 2015, the city of Chicago owes over $120,000 to its lawyers in the city’s attempt to defend itself against two stingray-related lawsuits. The discovery comes from new public records Ars has obtained. Chicago owes lawyers over …
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Read More »Cop Who Killed 95-Year-Old Over Refusal of Medical Treatment Found Not Guilty
World War II vet died after being hit with five bean bag rounds by Paul Joseph Watson | February 5, 2015 The police officer who killed 95-year-old World War II veteran John Wrana Jr. for refusing medical treatment was acquitted yesterday of reckless conduct, the only charge he had faced …
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Read More »Robber Shoots Himself While Eating Stolen Pizza
H. Kris Fronzak The week of Jan. 20-27 saw a variety of robberies—two wherein victims were knocked down and mugged, and two committed by a Logan man who shot himself while eating the stolen goods. Logan Man Shoots Himself While Eating Stolen Pizza The food truck delivery robberies reported in …
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