CHICAGO

Throughout history, Chicago has been well known for its politics and its architecture. On the political front, the trend continues with the amazing story of the first black president, Barack Obama (also the first blogging president), as well as the seedy story of Rod Blagojevich. Chicago is also the birthplace of the skyscraper and today the city continues its vertical trend with an ever growing skyline.

Above all, Chicago is a sports crazy town. In football, "Da Bears" remain the darling of the city no matter how they perform and in baseball, the Cubs-Sox rivalry is the stuff of legend. Chicago sports are marred by their share of scandal as well, chief among them the infamous 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.

Of course, no conversation about Chicago is complete without at least mentioning the Mayors Daley (father and son), and the current push for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics.

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• KRCC in the News: “Korean-Americans Learn Spanish to Help Out at Work” (Chicago Tribune, 11/09)

  
  NAKASEC — Authority: 127
  Reposted from The Chicago Tribune Korean-Americans learn Spanish to help out at work: Business owners attempt to cool tension with Latino workers By Antonio Olivo Tribune reporter November 9, 2009 In a city long known for ethnic ghettos and virtual walls between segregated neighborhoods, Sue Choe is something ...
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• Dominicks and ABC 7 Chicago Join Forces for Annual Holiday Food Drive in Support of Greater Chicago Food Depository

  
  National Business Community Blog — Authority: 118
  CHICAGO — Dominicks Finer Foods and ABC 7 Chicago will help stock pantry shelves this holiday season through the annual Dominicks & ABC 7 Chicago Holiday Food Drive. The eight-week event runs from Nov. 5, 2009, through Jan. 3, 2010. Last year, the food drive collected the equivalent of 837,653 pounds of food ...
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• Post Occupancy Results of LEED Buildings in Illinois

  
  Facility Blog — Authority: 132
  The Regional Green Building Case Study Project: a Post-Occupancy Study of LEED Projects in Illinois report summarizes the first year of a multi-year study to analyze the post-occupancy benefits of 25 LEED certified projects in Illinois. by HeidiTFM
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• Wolfe Out For Couple Weeks

  
  Fantasy Football - Free News, Cheatsheets, Tools, and Advice. Leagues and Games. — Authority: 503
  Bears RB Garrett Wolfe is expected to miss a couple weeks after he  was taken to the hospital during the second half of Sunday’s game with a lacerated kidney. SOURCE: CHICAGO SUN TIMES
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• Blackhawks Health Improving

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 655
  from Tim Sassone of the Chicago Daily-Herald, Center Jonathan Toews and left wing Ben Eager are expected to return to the lineup tonight from their concussions, which should give the Hawks a boost. Toews has missed the last six games and Eager the last 13. “I’m definitely feeling better,” Toews said Sunday. ...
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• The Morning After: Bears-Cardinals

  
  MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — Authority: 554
  Thoughts on a 41-21 beatdown at the hands of Kurt Warner … Bears need more than Cutler . In the first quarter, Jay Cutler threw an absolute strike down the sidelines to Devin Hester, then followed it up with a great TD pass to Greg Olsen. This is Cutler at his best: throwing with strength, accuracy and ...
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• Monday Mornin’ Mixtape :: The Mixtape Volume Four

  
  creamteam.tv — Authority: 124
  Fans of The Hood Internet can finally stop combing the duo’s site a track at a time because today marks the long-awaited arrival of Volume Four of their mixtape series. Over 30 of their signature mashups are jam-packed into a little over an hour and I’m happy to report it includes my recent favorite, DJ ...
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  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 590
  Ashlee Simpson-Wentz might be done on Melrose Place, but she is moving on to a whole new venue.  Where, you ask? Broadway baby!  Ashlee is taking her musical performance experience from London where she played Roxie Hart in Chicago to New York!Starting in Decemeber, Ashlee will be a Broadway star in the amazing ...
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• Introducing Sammy Sosa Jackson

  
  The Sports Culture — Authority: 130
  The late Michael Jackson said he bleached his skin not to get rid of his dark-colored skin, but to make his Vitilgo less noticeable. Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa doesn’t have Vitilgo, but his skin has become noticeably lighter lately. Rebecca Polihronis, who used to be a Cubs employee, told the ...
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• Your Week 9 NFL Recap

  
  The Smoking Section — Authority: 664
  Before we get to the games I gotta vent first. Screw you Rookwood Tap and, for that matter, screw you all Wrigleyville bars from the heart of the brojects on Clark and Addison. Screw your buffet with the cardboard eggs, death to your pouty waitresses (though I appreciate the fake boobs,) screw you for not having ...
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• Roland Lazenby: It’s Time for Iverson to Put Team First

  
  BallerBlogger.com — Authority: 597
  Roland Lazenby is among the best scribes covering the NBA. He was at Allen Iverson’s second NBA game against the Chicago Bulls, and put together a very interesting article that supports the idea Iverson has never quite grasped the team concept : Things started out smoothly enough for Philadelphia. Iverson’s ...
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• ohn Bradleys OpEd

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 511
  The OpEd, " Panel on forensic science to establish ground rules ," by John Bradley appeared in the Saturday Houston Chronicle. I am John Bradley, the elected district attorney in WilliamsonCounty and the new presiding officer of the nine-member Texas ForensicScience Commission. I am writing to introduce myself, ...
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• Chicago Boy Shot to Death: Hows That Gun Control Working For Ya, Chicago?

  
  Chicago News Bench — Authority: 582
  Another bloody weekend in Chicago. Heres a sampling of headlines: Boy dead, 2 hurt in drive-by shooting - ABC7 Chicago Man riding in vehicle critically wounded in shooting - Chicago Breaking News 2 arrested in South Side shooting -Chicago Tribune 3 men, 1 woman shot in CHA lot on Near North Side - Chicago ...
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• Ashlee Simpson: Broadway Bound

  
  Celebrity Scandals: The Gossip Girls — Authority: 742
  Following the trend of Hollywood actors and actresses trying their hand on the stage, Ashlee Simpson has announced that she’s headed for Broadway. The “Pieces of Me” songstress has signed on to play Roxie Hart in “Chicago” for a six-week run starting in December. And this isn’t Simpson’s first run-in ...
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• BusinessWeek EMBA and Part Time MBA Rankings

  
  Accepted Admissions Almanac — Authority: 119
  BusinessWeek  has published its  biannual rankings of EMBA programs . The top five EMBA programs are: Kellogg Chicago Booth Wharton Columbia USC Marshall BusinessWeek also published its part-time MBA program rankings and its rankings of executive education programs. Its methodology in all three ...
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• Monsters of Folk @ Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL

  
  popwreckoning — Authority: 142
  What is there to say about this show? Having the pleasure of seeing three of the best singer/songwriters music today share the stage was a surreal experience that I will treasure for the rest of my life. Going into this show, I really didn’t know what to expect, not having seen any of the acts in any capacity, but ...
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• Sox Snatch Up Kotsay

  
  SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News — Authority: 659
  Mark Kotsay has inked a new deal with the Chicago White Sox on November 5th (15 days before he is slated to become a free agent and hit the open market). According to RotoWorld.com (my #1 source for contract info), Kotsay and the Sox agreed to a 1-year, $1.5 million contract . This contract total was for the ...
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• From the Mammals Archive - BREED WITH ME

  
  Never Trust Your Pet With the Devil Vet! — Authority: 117
  April Lynn Baker and Ron Kroll rehearsing for the premiere 2003 production BREED WITH ME There is this post plus lots more about the Mammals remount of BREED WITH ME over at our blog themammals.blogspot.com You can also check out of twitter feed at twitter.com/themammals
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• Cubs Talk: Bradley, Trades vs. Free Agency

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 716
  The GM meetings kick off today in Chicago, though free agents are stuck talking only to their current team until November 20th. As a result, the days ahead figure to be filled with plenty of trade talk, and Milton Bradley is certainly one of the higher profile players on the block. Its only natural that his name ...
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• Playoff Recap: Conference Finals Set

  
  WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — Authority: 435
  Stuart Holden and Sean Franklin set to battle things out this weekend. (Getty Images) It seems like every year we get a big upset in the playoffs, and 2009 was no different. Thursday night in Columbus we saw Real Salt Lake go into Crew Stadium and shock the league with their 3-2 upset of the Crew, sending them ...
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