All Stories from July 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Modern-day 'Medea': Transplanted tragedy set in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhoodJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - Conflicts between obligation and self-interest, between assimilation and isolation, propel “Mojada,” Luis Alfaro's retelling of Euripides' “Medea” in its world premiere ...
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Local talent flocking to Whippersnap music festivalJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - You can find a music festival somewhere in the Chicago area almost any summer weekend. Pitchfork and Warped wrapped up last weekend, and Lollapalooza and Riot Fest are o...
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Dog Days: Five fun things to do with your four-legged friendsJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - Dog owners and their pets enjoy being outdoors together in the summer - doing everything from playing fetch in the backyard to romping through the park. But if you're l...
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Catching up with Steely Dan before Ravinia gigJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - America's quirkiest jazz-rock icons, Steely Dan, return to Ravinia Festival in Highland Park next week to present "Mood Swings Tour 2013: 8 Miles to Pancake Day." In a...
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Chicken coop adds more cluck for buckJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - KANKAKEE — Call them “pets with benefits” if you want, but keeping a few chickens in a backyard pen is one of the hottest new trends in small-scale, urban agriculture. I...
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Comptroller says she can't pay Illinois lawmakersJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday that she has no choice but to withhold lawmakers' paychecks, citing a precedent-setting court case that bars her fro...
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Unhappy returns of shelter pets can satisfy othersJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The luckiest day of Niblett’s life had to be when he was returned to the animal shelter in Virginia where he had been adopted. Excessive barking when he wa...
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Burgeoning Big Ten means businessJul 26, 2013 5:35 am - As a lifelong Chicagoan and avid sports fan, I’ve read every year about the annual Big Ten football luncheon held in the city, and since I had never attended it I decide...
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Mooseheart to celebrate its 100th anniversaryJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - It was 60 years ago and he was only 5, but Bill Harvey remembers well the day three men from Indiana's child welfare department came to his home. He overheard them tell ...
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Cancer survivor brings sweet dream to Lake County FairJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - Nancy Connors is living a sweet dream these days selling homemade cinnamon rolls from a truck at fairs and festivals across the Midwest. It's doubly sweet because the 57...