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Marielle Bokor

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Beyond, Suburbs and exurbs

Your Solar Eclipse Pocket Guide – Everything You Need To Know For Today’s Solar Show

The day has finally arrived. Unless you’ve been very, very distracted,  you’re probably aware that starting around 11:54 am today, local time, a total solar eclipse will occur. That’s rare […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Game Review: West of Loathing – Bringing Adventure to Y’All

Minor game spoilers follow: West of Loathing is the follow-up to a free-to-play turn based RPG called Kingdom of Loathing. Though maybe not on everyone’s gaming radar, Kingdom of Loathing had and has […]

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Beyond

The Skies Have It: Unique Places to View the Air and Water Show

If you’ve not noticed the influx of fancy planes flying overhead already, you certainly will this weekend as the Chicago Air and Water Show takes over the beaches for its […]

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Beyond, Food, Parks and zoos

Dog Day Afternoon: Chicago Hot Dog Fest a Delicious Diversion 

[soliloquy id=”16433″] Friday marked the beginning of the Chicago Hot Dog Fest. And though some clouds threatened when the festival first kicked off at Stockton and LaSalle near the Chicago […]

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Beyond

Uniquely Chicago, Bud Billiken Parade Has Rich, Important History

There are a lot of things we in Chicago can be proud of as uniquely our own. From cuisine to the Bean to river dyeing, how we talk and even live, […]

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Beyond, Food

Review: SafeHouse Spy Talks Intriguing, Served with A Few Fumbles

The SafeHouse Chicago in River North is a fun place to be. Even arriving at the restaurant can be an entertaining experience, and, once inside, you’ll find the theme very […]

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Beyond, Event, Games & Tech, Preview

Bit Bash Aims to Be the Indie Video Game Summer Camp You Never Knew You Always Wanted

Four years ago, a new festival emerged called Bit Bash. The goal? Introduce Chicagoans to amazing video games they might not otherwise get a chance to see in an engaging environment. […]

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Art & Museums, Beyond, Museum, Museums, Painting & sculpture, Parks and zoos

ArtSea: Shedd Aquarium Unveils Sculpture Ahead of New Exhibit

It’s a seahorse of a different color at the Shedd Aquarium. Visitors to the Waters of the World exhibit, which showcases the vast variety of sea life from all different […]

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Beyond, Suburbs and exurbs

Donate: Round Lake Elementary School Asks For Help Rebuilding Flooded Library (Updated)

You may have heard about the wild storms that hit the area Wednesday night, and the incredible rainfall. Tom Skilling reported north suburban Lake County received three entire Julys’ worth […]

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Film, Film & TV

Big Stories and Big Love Make The Big Sick Tick

Though it hadn’t seen nationwide release until today, The Big Sick is already all over the news.  The film features Kumail Nanjiani, a Pakistani-born stand-up comedian who came up in the comedy world via our […]

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Beyond, Museums

Adam West Celebration at Suburban Volo Auto Museum to Benefit St. Jude

In far north suburban Lake County, there’s a little town called Volo. It’s one of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sort of places, save for two claims to fame. One is the incredible […]

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Beyond, Suburbs and exurbs

When Dogs Fly: Libertyville’s Dog Days of Summer Takes Off

[soliloquy id=”15283″]   This Friday through Sunday, the northern suburb of Libertyville went to the dogs during its ninth annual Dog Days of Summer festival. This festival is all about […]

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