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Addict shoots for bigger things now
For more than two decades, Timothy Gulley walked through life under the suffocating cloud of drug addiction. The 52-year-old electrician was in and out of jail and struggled to hold onto a job as he chased his next high. Many nights his mother refused...
Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Heroin, Defendants, Prosecution
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'Rally in the Valley' begins Friday
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.The Prairieland ABATE's "Rally in the Valley" will return for its 13th year this weekend at Knights of Columbus Park in Decatur. The event, a celebration of motorcycle culture and safety awareness, has grown by leaps and bounds since its first year, which...Tags: Music, Disc Jockeys, Chad, Entertainment, Butterfly Ballots
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Dining Review: Maddy's Food Truck Offers Classic Haitian Flavors
Maddy's Food Truck @maddysfoodtruck Griot: a French word for the traveling poets, musicians and storytellers of West African. Griot: a Haitian dish of morsels of tender, spicy, fried pork. I haven't yet figured out how these two meanings are...
Tags: Music, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Onions, Music Industry
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What's new for dinner in Columbus? Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panda Express and Huey Luey's are coming soon to the area
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerYet another wave of restaurants are coming to the Columbus dining-out table in the coming months, many of them chains new to the city, with a couple of local independents on the menu. The lip-smacking lineup of new offerings includes Chipotle Mexican...Tags: Chicken, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches, Restaurants, Chicken Salad
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Here is Stamford's 2013 Alive @ Five Line-up
Stamford's Alive @ Five summer concert series lineup has been announced, and it's been expanded to eight weeks this year. The shows all take place in Columbus Park and headliners include the likes of country legend Wynonna, Poison frontman Brett Michaels,...
Tags: Stamford, Bret Michaels, Bob Dylan
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The Landings' strength is variety of food, retail
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerWhen Tiffany Dubberley and her husband, Brady, began pursuing a franchise with Chicken Salad Chick in Columbus, they knew that the location was critical. "Honestly, being a new franchise concept off the ground, we had no idea how Chicken Salad Chick was...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Chicken Salad
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CTA bus driver hit with stun gun, robbed on West Side
Tribune reporterA CTA bus driver was rendered immobile by a passenger with a stun gun who robbed her and left her slumped at the wheel of her bus Saturday morning in Columbus Park in the Austin neighborhood, authorities said. The 40-year-old driver was treated and...Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Transit Authority, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Police Department
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Grant Park Music Festival summer season announced
Once again the Grant Park Music Festival is taking the lead among local summer festivals when it comes to presenting eclectic combinations of popular symphonic and choral fare and more adventuresome classical music programming. And it's all free. The...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Music, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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Color your world
Tribune reporterAbove the Grove Portage Trail at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, the canopy of trees was taxicab yellow. With the sun pouring down from above, the colors glowed. Beneath them, we walkers gaped at the view, pointed our cameras and counted...Tags: Jackson Park, Forestry and Timber, Willow Springs, Ryerson Incorporated, Morton Arboretum
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56-Year-Old Woman Punched in Face, Robbed and Assaulted
FOX40 NewsA 56-year-old woman was robbed and punched in the face in Stockton Monday night. The woman was walking in Seaport District near Columbus Park when she was approached by a man in his 50's who asked her if she wanted a ride. She went inside the home the...Tags: Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Theft
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2012 Summer Restaurant Weeks in Stamford
Instead of the usual restaurant week, Stamford has taken it to the next level this year by having restaurant weeks. Two of 'em, back-to-back, to be exact. It started on August 20th and runs through Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 3rd), and you can sample from 30...
Tags: Labor Day, Stamford, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Our Picks: Six Great Shows Happening This Week Near Hartford
1) Dopapod & Jimkata: $10-$15. Thurs. 10 p.m. Arch Street Tavern, Hartford. 2) Iron and Wine: $25-$35. Fri. 8 p.m. Calvin Theatre and Performing Arts Center, Northampton. 3) Joe Louis Walker w/ special guest Clarence Bucaro: $20-$30. Fri. 8 p.m....
Tags: Iron & Wine (music group), Music, Arts and Culture, Calvin Theatre and Performing Arts Center, Entertainment
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