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Hair today—and into tomorrow
Social Studies . . During salonblonde's anniversary celebration of hair and music at the Double Door, Shannon O'Brien, a MAC makeup artist, bopped to tunes spun by her boyfriend, eclectic Chicago deejay Matt Roan, while Bang!Bang! singer and lead... -
South Asians establish a home
Tribune reporterAbout 20 children sprinted across a cramped first-floor auditorium inside the Indo-American Center in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood. Some of the children ran up and over a tiny stage in a makeshift game of tag that would be their only exercise...Tags: Migration, Devon Avenue, Rogers Park
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Woman: ex-husband stole half their bed
Chicago TribuneA Batavia woman told police she suspects that the man she recently divorced stole half of her bed. Police investigating the weekend theft found a note that read, in part, "I win! We took the bed we made love in." The woman said a twin bed that made up... -
The Watcher recommends
Sunday: "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" (9 p.m., Comedy Central). Ah, nothing says Christmas like a fake right-wing pundit. Airing from a rustic upstate New York cabin set, this special has Stephen Colbert welcoming musical guests Feist,...Tags: Holidays, Stephen Colbert, Elizabeth II, Charles, Prince of Wales, Mike Nichols
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Batavia approves scaled-down version of plan to boost downtown
Special to the TribuneA little more than a year after Batavia rejected a proposal that would have taxed downtown property owners to help support Batavia MainStreet, the city approved a scaled-down version of the plan. The City Council this week approved a special service area...Tags: Volleyball, Dining and Drinking
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U.S. says soldier's captor is slain
Associated PressAn Al Qaeda in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 capture and slaying of an Army reservist has been killed in a raid here, the U.S. military said Thursday. Acting on a tip, U.S. forces carried out the raid Nov. 11 in Baghdad's Mansour neighborhood, killing...Tags: Armed Forces, Guerrilla Activity, Defense, Terrorism, Armed Conflicts
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Obama traffic jams
To save the commuters the discomfort of having the Kennedy and Dan Ryan Expressways closed whenever President-elect and future President Barack Obama arrives in Chicago to visit his home in Hyde Park, please land Air Force One at Gary International. --...Tags: National Government, Government, Barack Obama, Hyde Park
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Fishing report
LEGEND: *****–excellent; ****–very good; ***–good; **–fair; *–poor Lake Michigan (Chicago lakefront) **1/2 Winter perch activity picking up, notably at Navy Pier and Montrose. Perch biting on minnows. Trout, salmon fair on...Tags: Wilmington, Fishing, Navy Pier, Kenosha (Kenosha, Wisconsin), Kankakee
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Tollway, arboretum turning new leaf on drab interchanges
Off into the shadows of the concrete jungle, a new partnership is blooming between the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and the Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
It offers a model for a host of opportunities to make drab highway interchanges across the...Tags: Building Material, Oak Lawn, Morton Arboretum, Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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Ladies first? Not always
Tribune criticI was dining with a group of friends—there were six of us—and I ordered a bottle of wine for all to share. And the waiter, moving clockwise around the table, poured wine for the women first, then the men, and finally to the person who'd...Tags: Beverage Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Chicago Public Schools, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking
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For the Illinois House
This story contains corrected material The Tribune begins endorsements today in contested races for the Illinois House. 2nd District (Southwest Side): Democratic Rep. Edward Acevedo, a police officer, revels in his political clout. Green Party...Tags: Society, State Budgets, Executive Branch, Laws, Harry Osterman
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Early-round matchups have that championship quality
Tribune staff reporterThere are all kinds of potential crowd-pleasing possibilities in this class. If everything breaks right, how about Geneva vs. Carmel in the second round? That's good enough to be a semifinal matchup in most years. Here's a better one: Second-ranked...Tags: St. Charles, Lake Zurich
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