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LGBT comedy showcase 'Chigaygo' debuts at Laugh Factory on May 27

Jessica Halem kicks off LGBT comedy showcase 'Chigaygo"

When Chicago actor Scott Duff joined forces with Laugh Factory to debut an LGBT-themed showcase, he knew that he...

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Chicago man: My roommate's girlfriend tried to set fire to our apartment

Chicago man: My roommate's girlfriend tried to set fire to our apartment

It's often best to stay out of your roommate's relationship drama.

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Police: Man hid bags of drugs in his mouth

Police: Man hid bags of drugs in his mouth

When Chicago police officers observed a car double-parked on the 1400 block of North Keeler Avenue in Humboldt Park...

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Police alert warns of burglaries at Near North Side businesses

Police alert warns of burglaries at Near North Side businesses

A series of burglaries has struck businesses just north of the Loop, according to a community alert Chicago police...

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Cats, chicken band playing Chicago shows

Cats, chicken band playing Chicago shows

Chicago is welcoming cats back to the stage. Not Broadway "Cats." Literally, cats.

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Movies in the Parks schedule released

Movies in the Parks schedule released

If you missed the latest James Bond movie "Skyfall" or Oscar award-winning "Life of Pi" in the theater, the good news is...

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Columbia students power this year's Manifest urban arts festival

Columbia students power this year's Manifest urban arts festival

Starting at noon Friday, Columbia College will shut down a section of Wabash Street in the South Loop for its annual...

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Vienna Tourism Board invites Chicagoans to a day of vertical dancing

Vienna Tourism Board invites Chicagoans to a day of vertical dancing

Wanna see a bunch of people make like Spider-man and scale walls in Chicago? Or maybe you've wanted to try your wall-...

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16 food trucks applied to be part of the Taste

16 food trucks applied to be part of the Taste

A total of 16 food trucks submitted applications to be part of this year's Taste of Chicago, the city said Thursday.

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Illinois is second in dog bites, report finds

Illinois is second in dog bites, report finds

The likelihood of a person being bitten by a dog in Illinois is pretty high according to anĀ American Veterinary...

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Chicago pinball stars to flip for world title overseas

Chicago pinball stars to flip for world title overseas

Chicago brothers Zach and Josh Sharpe will abscond to Frankfurt, Germany, at the end of May to help preside over the...

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Watch Chicago's baby Falcons live from your desk

Watch Chicago's baby Falcons live from your desk

The ‘Hawks aren’t on tonight, but the Falcons are playing right now in Chicago.

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Lakeview break-in clues: Condom wrapper, stains on bed

Lakeview break-in clues: Condom wrapper, stains

A North Side woman suspected her home had forcibly entered last month, according to state prosecutors, in part because...

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It's magnificent

It's magnificent

Chicago's got more than 4,795 of them, but only one mile is called "magnificent."

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Ride of Silence remembers fallen cyclists

Ride of Silence remembers fallen cyclists

Bike riders from all around the city will gather at Daley Plaza tonight for Chicago’s Ride of Silence, an...

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3D printing comes to Chicago

3D printing comes to Chicago

Visitors at The 3D Printer Experience in River North can have their body scanned while a tiny machine assembles a...

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Meet the ladies of 'The Miss Neo Pageant'

Meet the ladies of 'The Miss Neo Pageant'

It took Megan Mercier a few years to realize that the "Grrrl Power" motto she'd grown up hearing in the '80s and '90s...

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The truth about working from home

The truth about working from home

Picture the stereotypical telecommuter: Is he or she still wearing pajamas at noon, calling clients from the kitchen...

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Would-be rapper arrested for illegal gun possession while shooting music video

Would-be rapper arrested for illegal gun possession while shooting music video

A man who said he was shooting a rap video in Chicago on Sunday morning was arrested for unlawful weapons possession...

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Robber pepper sprayed himself after trying to steal from Uptown CVS: Police

A man was caught trying to steal more than $300 worth of goods from an Uptown drugstore Saturday, according to police...

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Roosevelt student overcomes family struggles to graduate

Roosevelt student overcomes family struggles to graduate

Seven months before the start of her freshman year at Roosevelt University, Mariana Luna’s life changed.

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Chicago students make semifinals of $50K Vans contest

Chicago students make semifinals of $50K Vans contest

High school students always are sporting the latest shoes on the scene, but three students from The Chicago High...

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Art Institute student's film nominated for Cannes award

Art Institute student's film nominated for Cannes award

It’s only been two years since Anahita Ghazvinizadeh moved from Iran to the U.S. to pursue a film-focused master&...

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UIC awarded NEA grant for mobile museum project

UIC awarded NEA grant for mobile museum project

A University of Illinois at Chicago project to bring a mobile history museum to the city is rolling forward thanks to...

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Collaboraction Theatre Company tackles violence again in traveling play

Collaboraction Theatre Company tackles violence again in traveling play

The sequel to Collaboraction Theatre Company’s hit play, “Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology,” set for...

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Chicago playoff billboards generate traffic on Edens

Chicago playoff billboards generate traffic on Edens

An electronic billboard along the Edens Expressway has been generating a lot of traffic during the Hawks and Bulls&...

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Man charged with exposing himself on Navy Pier bus

Man charged with exposing himself on Navy Pier bus

A Calumet City man allegedly exposed his genitals to a pregnant woman riding a CTAbus on its way to Navy Pier Monday.

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Man hits police car, gets DUI, cops say

Man hits police car, gets DUI, cops say

An Indiana man was driving home April 14 from watching a Cubs game with friends when he hit a Chicago police car at 1354...

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