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Posts tagged "Millennium Park"

Chicagoans first at Millennium Park?

The Sun-Times reported (here and here) that an alderman thinks that Chicagoans should get first crack for the concerts in Millennium Park. As City Hall reporter Fran Spielman wrote: Fed up with suburbanites who park their fannies in Millennium Park’s 4,000 seats, a Northwest Side alderman on Wednesday suggested preferential seating for Chicago residents. “You... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 9, 2009 at 3:13 pm
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Oprah's ego run amok

The announcement that Oprah’s television season debut show will shut down N. Michigan Avenue for a couple of days, and Mayor Richard M. Daley’s reaction that he  thinks it’s wunnerful is another sign of just how goofy this city can get. (The story is here.) As if North Michigan Avenue, one of the nation’s premier... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
September 1, 2009 at 8:32 pm
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