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Kyle's 2009 in 30 seconds

Politics of Conversion | 20 hours ago

A look at 2009 in 30 seconds! read more

How to Plan Trips with a Big Dog

GoBackpacking | December 17th 2009

“Andy, let’s take a trip!” This phrase comes out of my mouth at least 3 times a week. Andy is a pro by now and takes it in stride. Most of the time I think he is humoring me because we never get further than choosing a place to go befo read more

cmatalangit

Best Classic Decoration Christmas House Interior in Chicago

best design news | December 17th 2009 by langit

This Local business results for best classic decoration Christmas house interior near Chicago, IL. Vintage 1917 condominium in the heart of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Original stained and leaded glass windows, triple crown moldings, in-la read more

rocketsingh

Lakers vs Bulls 15-12-2009

Clicksports.tv | December 16th 2009 by Sabahat

12-15-2009 – Lakers vs. Bulls – Shannon Brown Driving Dunk (HD) read more

paparazzo

“Children’s Wishes for Children”

VegasPaparazzi | December 16th 2009

Montblanc Launches Signature for Good “Children’s Wishes for Children” - A nationwide holiday initiative to benefit UNICEF Co-hosts Kelly Rutherford and President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Caryl Ste read more

aroberts

London Theatre Packages

London Theatre Breaks | December 16th 2009 by Andy Roberts

London theatre packages come in a variety of shapes and sizes but they all have one thing in common. They make delightful gifts! Choosing presents for loved ones is never easy and when it’s for a much loved Mum and Dad it can be really hard. W read more

fotogarcia

Skyline Sunrise

Assignment Chicago Photo Blog | December 16th 2009 by fotogarcia

©2009 Chicago Tribune/Alex Garcia The hour when I drive in to the city is showtime for the sky. If you see more than a few morning pictorials on this photo blog, it’s because I’m just capturing a sliver of the elusive beauty that slips a read more

illvibes

LA (@latrellharvey) & Mr. Music (@mrmusicsound) – Stars

ILLVIBES DMV | December 16th 2009 by ILLVIBES

Our family over at Gowhere Hip Hop sent us this club banger, which infuses an uptempo electronic-like beat with some fun lyrics. I truly dig this combination of LA and Mr. Music. ” Mr. Music composed a one of a kind production making it hard t read more

anneleuckfeldhaus

Young At Heart...

Anne Leuck Feldhaus Studio - Adventures & Art Blog | December 16th 2009 by Anne Leuck Feldhaus

This is Ginger, she was our guest of honor on Saturday for the Young At Heart Pet Rescue Adoption Event... As you can see, she is a very sweet, laid back 10 year old Jack Russell Terrier Mix, just right... read more

ConMama

Chicago Public School Board MAY Limit Their $24,000 Slush Fund

The Conservative Mama | December 16th 2009

Pictured Left: Chicago School Board President, Michael Scott, found with a bullet in his head in the Chicago River.CPS board may tighten expense account rules Chicago School Board members will decide Wednesday whether to dump their $24,000-a-year rec read more

sstandridge

Science and the Demands of Virtue

The Scholars Forum | December 16th 2009 by Steve Standridge

The Acton Institute welcomes a new writer to the commentariat today with this piece on Climategate. The Rev. Gregory Jensen is a psychologist of religion and a priest of the Diocese of Chicago and the Midwest ( Orthodox Church in America ). Continu read more

Deepdish

Deeper Dish with Leslie Hunt

Deep Dish | December 15th 2009 by Marc

Leslie Hunt was a 24-year-old dog walker and a self-described indie rocker when she became an American Idol semi-finalist during the show's sixth season in 2007. Since then, the talented singer/songwriter returned home to Chicago (she grew up in sub read more

CityDiggity

For urban balcony gardener, there’s no denying the coming of wi…

City Diggity | December 15th 2009 by Avis

There’s still a week to go before autumn’s end, yet Chicago finds itself already wrapped in the cloak of winter. After a bout of snow and bitter chill — with more in this week’s forecast — my cold-tolerant plants can no read more

byronlandon

Joint Of The Day

phyneprint | December 15th 2009 by Byron Clark

Common-Funky For You read more

taless

Using a Facility to House Prisoners from Guantanamo Bay is a Mist…

AutismLearningFelt | December 15th 2009 by Tammy Lessick

I was watching the news last night when I heard about the high security prison in Illinois that the government wants to upgrade and used to house detainees from the Guantanamo BayPrison. If this goes through, the facility will be able to host up to read more

wdkamper

Best and Worst of Commercial ConstructionPractices in 2009

Hard Hat CHat | December 15th 2009

At the beginning of 2009, I don’t think anyone, including a national commercial general contractor like Englewood Construction, was prepared for the twists and turns that would face the commercial construction industry. As this year draws to a clos read more

catalinamaria

Pilsen Soundtrack 1.0

beat latino | December 15th 2009 by Catalina Maria Johnson

Me dió mucho gusto poder apoyar la difusión de la noticia de este nuevo compacto, creado 100% en Chicago, por músicos de Chicago, de los diversos y lindos sones que surgen del barrio de Pilsen. Aquí se puede escuchar el segmento que pasó al aire read more

secondcitystyle

Sustainable Style Sale and Soiree! Chicago Shopping Event Thursda…

Second City Style | December 15th 2009 by Lauren Dimet Waters

Don't miss this special holiday shopping party this Thursday, December 17th from 5-9 pm at Colori Ecopaint Boutique at 2243 W. North Ave in Chicago. Free and open event. Organic appetizers and cocktails & DJ! For more information go to... read more

jbatdorff

Bean me up Scotty!

John Batdorff Photography Blog | December 15th 2009 by John Batdorff

Cloud Gate or "The Bean" (1/8th at f/3.5 ISO 2000) I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Kajsa’s post on Sunday rocked. If you missed it click HERE.  I think I’m putting her in charge of all the poll questions from here on out.     read more

xavier69ray

Chicago Terror Suspect Knew Mumbai Attacks Were Coming

Swine Flu - Pandemic Alert level Raised To 5 | December 15th 2009 by xavier

WLS News reports that a Chicago travel agent and terror suspect had advance knowledge of last year’s deadly three-day attack on Mumbai, India, according to newly filed documents by federal prosecutors in Chicago. Tahawwur Hussain Rana Rana, a C read more

doug66

Cheap Ravens Tickets Bears Game December 20th M&T Bank Stadium

Cheap Tickets News Cheap NFL Tickets Cheap Tickets Informati… | December 14th 2009 by Doug Muraski

Buy Cheap Ravens Tickets for the Bears game on December 20th at M&T Bank Stadium. We have Cheap Baltimore Ravens Tickets available for the Chicago Bears game. Ravens Tickets For Sale is the premiere source for Baltimore Ravens tickets. For the read more

reformislam

Chicago: Anti-Democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir Group Event in Lombard, IL…

Muslims Against Sharia | December 14th 2009 by Muslims Against Sharia

Once again, another village in the Chicago suburbs will be the target of a public event by the anti-democracy, Islamic supremacist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir on Sunday, December 20 – this time using a government-managed community center in read more

anneleuckfeldhaus

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Anne Leuck Feldhaus Studio - Adventures & Art Blog | December 14th 2009 by Anne Leuck Feldhaus

"Tucker" one of the many dogs visiting my studio lately, with so many holiday shoppers out and about. We so appreciate all the neighbors who try to keep it local with their shopping! I've been in overdrive since the day... read more

appletrend

Metro station can name in honour of Apple

Apple trend | December 14th 2009 by Roy

Company Apple invests 4 million dollars in modernisation and station Clybourn Red Line Station repair, informs Chicago Sun-Times referring to information Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).Negotiations are carried on...At the moment Apple and the city a read more

vrigsbee

Closing, opening, cast albums, casting and more in a huge Broadwa…

The Broadway Musical Blog | December 14th 2009 by The Broadway Musical Blog

A lot has been happening on Broadway these last few weeks. Here are the biggest of the announcements: Closing soon Bye Bye Birdie has offically announced that it will play its final performance on Jan 24. Though technically an extension of its limit read more

davidostrowski

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Paid Focus Groups and Surveys | December 14th 2009 by David Ostrowski

Chicago - $125 Paid Focus Group - Eating and Meal Preparation ☞ http://ping.fm/PnmUI jobs focusgroup read more

jaysonnhs

HBA of Greater Chicago Files For Bankruptcy

New Homes Section: New Home Blog | December 14th 2009 by Arizona New Homes Guy

Last week we introduced the National Association of Home Builders to you. Just over three weeks ago, one of their members ended up filing for bankruptcy. The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) had to file bankruptcy on November 20t read more

scaffeldfa

Non-Tender Loving Care: Two Cast-Offs the Chicago Cubs Could Use

period forcing atmosphere retreat concerns | December 14th 2009 by scaffeldfa

At the passing of Saturday's deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, 25 teams chose, instead, to release one or more players. In total, 39 new names landed in the free agent pool. Except in the cases of really miserab read more

rhenj1026

Virgin America lowers loss and plans ORD & Texas service

Airline News Blog | December 14th 2009 by Jason Rhen

Virgin America lowers loss and plans new service Virgin America announced that their 3rd quarter loss was reduced to $5.9 million from the $59.1 million from last year the same quarter.  They also said that they will be adding more aircraft in 2010 read more

makingchicagohome

Joffrey Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker

Making Chicago Home | December 14th 2009 by Devin Kidner

If you have not yet booked your tickets to see the Joffrey Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker, then I highly recommend you do…right now. Performances start up again on Thursday 17 December and work their way through the 27th. For the read more