Ted Cox
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Rise Against on playing Lollapalooza: It's been a crazy ride'Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It's curious, sometimes, how tastes change. When Joe Principe was first working to put together the band that would become Rise Against, about 10 years ago, there weren'...
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Houlihan won't seek reelection as Cook Co. assessorAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - James Houlihan, Cook County assessor for the past 12 years, announced Thursday he will not run for re-election next year. Houlihan, 66, who was appointed to the position...
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Back-to-school TVAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Back-to-school TV WGN Channel 9 plays host to its eighth annual "Back-to-School Kids Fair" from 6 to 9 a.m. today at its north-side studios at 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chi...
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Teen sensation Armiger coming to Gurnee MillsAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Texas teen dream Katie Armiger, the 17-year-old Texan who has created a sensation in Nashville, is on a mall tour of America that brings her to Gurnee Mills Friday. The ...
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Kirk presents rival plan for health care reformAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk presented Monday a rival plan for national health-care reform in opposition to the Democratic proposals making their way through Congress. Yet, it wa...
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Kirk chirps apologetic tune over Twitter tweetsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk on Monday downplayed criticism that resulted from his sending tweets via Twitter while on active duty with the Naval Reserve. The tweets - messages o...
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Lollapalooza finds a seemingly permanent home in ChicagoAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It is entirely fitting that Lollapalooza should have settled, somewhat permanently, in Chicago. Because the original Lollapalooza wasn't Perry Farrell's traveling altern...
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Channel 5 names Stafford as station's lead anchorJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - WMAQ-TV Channel 5 has promoted Rob Stafford to lead anchor, alongside Allison Rosati. Effective Aug. 10, they'll do the marquee 10 p.m. newscast, as well as the evening ...
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Keeping it undergroundJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Lollapalooza might have outgrown its original ambitions to bring a host of outsider groups together under one alternative umbrella. Yet what's to be done when the altern...
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Lollapalooza's local heroesJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Lollapalooza is global in its reach, both for its entertainers and those entertained. Yet, while Chicago-area fans figure to make up the bulk of the crowd, Chicago bands...