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Chicagoland emo project Park National cuts its own path in sparklepunkon July 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Chicagoland multi-instrumentalist Liam Fagan is 18: young enough to treat emo bands who are still establishing themselves (particularly critical darlings…

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The Dial’s next chapteron July 21, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Heidi Zheng never had plans to run a bookstore. In fact, neither she nor her husband, Peter Hopkins, had any…

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25 local books to stock your shelveson July 21, 2020 at 9:40 pm

OUT NOW All Hack by Dmitry Samarov (self-published)The Reader contributor's illustrated memoir about driving a cab in Boston and Chicago…

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Cookies keep you healthy, soup makes you saneon July 21, 2020 at 3:40 pm

click to enlarge I wonder if one day we'll be able to correlate a second surge in Chicago COVID-19…

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14 Best Restaurants in Chicago West Loop, Rankedon July 21, 2020 at 7:43 pm

Table of Contents ShareTweetPin0sharesThe Chicago dining scene has changed drastically in the past decade. Each neighborhood has developed a distinctive…

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Today at Apple Teams Up With Sentrock Studio and Young Chicago Authors for Virtual Art Classeson July 21, 2020 at 6:13 pm

ShareTweetPin0sharesJust because young teens are staying home this summer doesn’t mean that their creative juices have to become stagnant! High…

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4 Indie Movie Theaters in Chicago Reopening This Julyon July 20, 2020 at 8:52 pm

Table of Contents ShareTweetPin0sharesMovie theaters have been one of the many industries hit hard by the coronavirus. In an attempt…

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Five Books I Read Years Ago That Still Have a Message for Todayon July 21, 2020 at 11:55 am

Getting More From Les About Archive The Old Site Five Books I Read Years Ago That Still Have a Message…

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From the glaciers of Alaska to the cheese of Dodgeville, Wisconsin: Vacationing pandemic 2020 styleon July 21, 2020 at 11:00 am

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