Friday, Feb 3, 2012 7:54pm
Chicago, Illinois
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3:00 PM
(Library of Congress/Chicago Daily News)
Today in Chicago History
Janet Ayer, aka Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank, was a true blue-blood, and also a writer: Her 1925 novel was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Somewhere in the midst of her busy social calendar, Mrs. Fairbank became a powerful political player in Chicago.
Weekender | Alison Cuddy
Celebrate the weekend by tossing the pigskin on stage, seeing a Boy Scout musical, or taking in some Sun Ra inspired art.
Achy Obejas | Commentary
The big difference between the Republican proposal and the original DREAM Act? The GOP bill would grant legal residency to undocumented young people only through military service.
Onstage/Backstage
A surprising number of local theatre companies are moving into new digs in the midst of a struggling economy.
Worldview
A professor/archeologist collects the items migrants leave behind while crossing the border into the U.S.
Louisa Chu | Movable Feast
After Japan's earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the Nanohana Project has become part of a larger volunteer effort to actively help local farmers get back to growing food.
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Saturday February 4
@Kendall College
Sunday February 5
@Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy
Monday February 6
@Northwestern University - University Hall, Room 201
@Goodman Theatre
Tuesday February 7
@Elmhurst College - Frick Center, Founders Lounge
@Temple Jeremiah
Wednesday February 8
@Maggiano's Little Italy
@Stage Two, Columbia College
@Chicago Children's Museum
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Late last month, 93.1 WXRT-FM threw Lin Brehmer a party to celebrate 20 years of rockin’ morning broadcasts. He'd like to remind you that it’s great to be alive.
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