The daily Joeff

Photo by Joeff Davis Several readers have complained about the previous title of this feature. Readers, thy will be done. We’ve washed the offensive...

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Landmark that lady!

Recognizing just how much of a pillar Lois Weisberg is in our community, the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois is intent on making her...

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The sound of Scottish d'dums

Hyde Park is the setting for a unique drum concert this Sunday, Jan. 22, when Scottish percussionist Colin Currie is featured in “Veni, Veni...

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Where you Goin?

And another thing about Suzanne Goin (which is pronounced like “goin’ to California”). If you ever go to California, you should eat at her...

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Bye-bye, dives

During dinner last night at the West Loop’s Blackbird restaurant, a dinner cooked by visiting chef Suzanne Goin, who owns A.O.C. and Lucques in...

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The Coast is Magnificent

File this one under, “From Pilsen to the Magnificent Mile.” Walkabout Theater opens its production of The Coast of Chicago, a stage adaptation of...

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Geaux Bears!

On Sunday the Bears begin their march toward the Super Bowl, a game they haven’t reached in 20 years. Incidentally, that was Super Bowl...

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Hey, how about your own gap?

Minding the Gap, An Assessment of Racial Disparity In Metropolitan Chicago (PDF file) is a 2003 study from the Jane Addams Hull House Association....

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