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IU urges Congress to restore foreign language cuts
Indiana University is working to find alternative ways to fund foreign language instruction after a $1.7 million decrease in federal funds, even as its president urges Congress to restore funding for such programs. Congress has cut $50 million from...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, World War II (1939-1945), History (tv network), Indiana, Colleges and Universities
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Lollapalooza Day 1: Hello, Brazil, and Coldplay says 'So long' to Amy Winehouse
Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2011 is in the books, as the first of 130 bands played on eight stages Friday in Grant Park. Attendance was maxed out – with 90,000 people expected each of three days at the festival. Here’s how Friday went down, with...Tags: Muse (music group), Electronics, Tool (music group), Foo Fighters (music group), Coldplay (music group)
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Tribune literary awards go to Sondheim, Franzen, Wilkerson
Tribune reporter"Writing" seems an inadequate word to describe what Stephen Sondheim has done, yet it is the breadth, impact and influence of his writing that have won him the 2011 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. The 81-year-old composer and...Tags: Sam Shepard, Journalism, Theater, Minnesota, Broadway Theater
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South Shore JazzFest flexes its muscle
Two years ago, Chicago impresario-vocalist Geraldine de Haas believed her days of staging the annual South Shore JazzFest might be over.
"I didn't have the energy or the money to do it anymore," says de Haas, whose Jazz Unites Inc., had presented Dizzy...Tags: History (tv network), Theater, Green Mill, Music Industry, Colleges and Universities
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'Black and Blue' channels Chicago's culture of baseball and bars
"Black and Blue" ***
It's no coincidence that so many of the comedies created by the Factory Theater take place in a barroom setting. This motley group of writer-performers have a keen appreciation for tavern culture and alcohol-soaked camaraderie, and...Tags: Bob Fisher, Chicago White Sox, Andy Warhol, Testosterone, Major League Baseball
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Voice of the People, Aug. 02
Crime-ridden properties The recent Chicago Tribune article "Banks turn homes into crime hubs, critics say; City pushes hard on loan holders to fix eyesores" (Page 1, July 22) was excellent. Why shouldn't banks be held accountable? They gave...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Corporate Crime, Emergency Incidents, Bank of America Corp., Homes
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Location scouts make a scene in Chicago
It's just a traffic circle.
Just a standard roundabout, near a standard business park, surrounded by a standard rural Midwestern flatness, sandwiched between Illinois Route 38 and Fabyan Parkway. As traffic circles go, it's nothing special. Certainly...Tags: Harrison Ford, Tribeca, Groundhog Day (movie), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Batman Begins (movie)
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I Just Work Here: Handling the office stinker
Did anyone consider just painting the debt ceiling the same color as the walls? It really would make the whole room look bigger.
That's my contribution to the debate that has gripped our nation.
Now, let's get to your questions.
Q: An attorney at...Tags: Michigan, Government, Justice System, Media Industry, Labor Legislation
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Quade wakes up, now who's next? Hello, Tom Ricketts
Mike Quade came to the conclusion that the Cubs are no longer contending. Quite the epiphany when you’ve hovering around 20 games under .500 for months, huh? Quade claimed the Cubs were in position to get back in the race if they had a good run...Tags: Thomas Ricketts, Diseases and Illnesses, Jim Hendry , Spring Training, Aramis Ramirez
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Report: Pistons hire Frank as new head coach
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons are giving Lawrence Frank another chance to lead an NBA team.
A person with knowledge of the situation said Friday that the Pistons have agreed to a three-year deal with Frank to be their new head coach. The...Tags: Boston Celtics, Richard Hamilton, Government, Vernon Macklin , Basketball
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What sort of casino suits the city of Chicago?
In March 2003, an executive from Park Place Entertainment, then the owner of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, stood inside the casino. His company had just spent $95 million to build the 4,000-seat Colosseum theater as the new home of superstar Celine Dion....Tags: Tickets, Chicago Mayor, Theater, Casino and Gambling Industry, Music Industry
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Breivik's real enemy: Himself
Anders Behring Breivik, the far-far-right-wing monster charged in Norway with the biggest mass murder by a single gunman in modern memory, reminds me of how often delusional minds hate others for what they really see in themselves. "The enemy is...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Censorship, Communist Party, Terrorism, Immigration
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