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Trunk Club aims to style fashion hopeless

Trunk Club aims to style fashion hopeless

Fashion is not just for females.

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Blommer Chocolate hosts first-ever press tour, talks expansion

Blommer Chocolate hosts first-ever press tour, talks expansion

Blommer Chocolate Co. invited media inside its building for the first time in more than 70 years Wednesday, unveiling...

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Protesters target River North Walmart Express

Protesters target River North Walmart Express

A crowd of demonstrators gathered in front of a new Walmart Express store in the River North neighborhood less than an...

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Flowers for Justyna: Friends' tribute to tour bus accident victim never withers

Flowers for Justyna: Friends' tribute to tour bus accident victim never withers

After the accident on that May evening in downtown Chicago, a young woman came to the corner with flowers. In the fog of...

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10 reasons we're ready to say goodbye to the Marilyn Monroe statue

10 reasons we're ready to say goodbye to the Marilyn Monroe statue

Chicago got the "Seven Year Itch" a little early. After nearly two years of being stationed smack dab in the middle of...

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Looking up Marilyn Monroe's skirt isn't any less creepy because she's a statue

Looking up Marilyn Monroe's skirt isn't any less creepy because she's a statue

April 30 was a sad day for tourists and people with giant woman fetishes everywhere.

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Mercadito Hospitality to open Talbott Hotel restaurant this fall

Mercadito Hospitality to open Talbott Hotel restaurant this fall

Mercadito Hospitality, which owns Mercadito and Tavernita in River North, has signed on for a new restaurant inside...

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Marilyn Monroe leaving Michigan Avenue

Marilyn Monroe leaving Michigan Avenue

Soon Chicagoans and tourists will no longer be able to take a picture with pop culture icon Marilyn Monroe along...

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Riverfront Theater tent opening to host circus, music and other events

Riverfront Theater tent opening to host circus, music and other events

Chicago is to have a big new entertainment venue this summer — a 70-foot-tall, 22,000-square-foot tent that will...

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Guerrilla Gardens take root in Chicago

Guerrilla Gardens take root in Chicago

When Amanda Clifford ran out of space for plants in her River North apartment, she turned to the sidewalk. The square...

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NBC pilot filming in River North to involve 'smoke and fire,' CM Punk-inspired pizza coming to Dimo's, Zac Efron dines at RPM

NBC pilot filming in River North to involve 'smoke and fire,' CM Punk-inspired pizza coming to Dimo's, Zac Efron dines at RPM

Residents of a River North condo building on N. Franklin Street and W. Institute Place were warned Tuesday that an NBC...

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Derrick Rose looking to add space to Trump Tower digs

Derrick Rose looking to add space to Trump Tower digs

MVP and Bulls superstar Derrick Rose wants to add space to his already-luxurious new Trump Tower digs with the...

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Lady Gaga dines at Lou Malnati's, Brian Dennehy speaking at Old St. Pat's,  'House of Consignment' trailer debuts

Lady Gaga dines at Lou Malnati's, Brian Dennehy speaking at Old St. Pat's, 'House of Consignment' trailer debuts

Lady Gaga was in Chicago over the weekend with boyfriend and "Vampire Diaries" actor Taylor...

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Fabcakes puts a lighter spin on desserts

Fabcakes puts a lighter spin on desserts

A new River North bakery serving cakes, pastries, tarts and other goodies opened its doors in early February. Fabcakes...

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Melman brothers partner with Joe's Bar for latest project

Melman brothers partner with Joe's Bar for latest project

R.J. and Jerrod Melman, already a huge presence in River North with Hub 51, Paris Club and the opening-in-February RPM...

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Water rains down inside River North bar, but the party is still on

Water rains down inside River North bar, but the party is still on

On the eve of its 15th anniversary celebration, a popular River North nightclub was doused with several inches of...

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Athletic club personnel 'work out' happy ending to pattern of thefts

Athletic club personnel 'work out' happy ending to pattern of thefts

Staffers from the upscale East Bank Club in River North found it pays to be in shape after chasing down and apprehending...

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