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I hate train horns.

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I HATE the train whistle on the Metra trains.  It’s a haunting squeal that permeates my dreams.

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Flatstock 13

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What is Flatstock? And why should you care? Well…. they define themselves as…
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Looptopia: Another Chicago 1st

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Chicago makes history May 11, 2007, with LOOPTOPIA, America’s first dusk-to-dawn cultural and artistic spectacle showcasing the historic Loop neighborhood through musical and theatrical performances.
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Free Plays!

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Who doesn’t enjoy a good play? Columbia College offers a variety of plays that may have you appreciating the arts even more. Read more

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Bars on Divison

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Dislike the taste of beer and hate paying seven dollars for a standard cocktail? After a whirlwind adventure of Karaoke and lemon drops, my friend from UIC and I found some of our favorite bars located on Rush and Division.
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Anime Central

Anime Central- or ACEN- is Chicago’s annual Anime convention. It is usually held for three days in May down at the Rosemont Hyatt hotel.

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White Sox

For me, spring has finally begun. Although the season technically began over a month ago on the 20th of March, with the way the weather had been going for the past month or so I was still in hibernation. Read more

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Head-Shaving & Fashion Show: All for a Good Cause

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On Friday, April 27 more than 90 people gathered at
Chicago’s Galleria Marchetti to raise money for and support childhood cancer research. Read more

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Cubs vs. Sox Games

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I’ve only been to one of these games, and it is certainly the closest a regular season game comes to a post season game. Read more

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Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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awesome gif animation borrowed from The Green Mill’s site.

Located in Uptown (right off the Lawrence Red Line stop and near the Rivera and the Aragon), at 4802 N. Broadway, lies the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, a jazz club whose history reaches back to the prohibition era when gangsters like Al Capone used to hang out there. Read more

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