‘Chicago Fire’ Depicts the City’s ‘Bravest’ on Big Screen
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With so many cop shows, dedicated tv watchers can add a firefighter show to the list.
NBC's latest project "Chicago Fire" premieres Wednesday at 9 p.m. and showcases the trials and tribulations of a Chicago firehouse family of firefighters and paramedicsand rookie Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett). Mills' character is a multi-generational firefighter.
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Chicago’s Young Powerful for Obama
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Special to the Defender
DREAM II: Obama for America Fundraising Event & Rising Star Awards Reception
The 2012 Rising Star Awards Recipients:
* Diane Latiker, Founder, Kids Off the Block
* Pastor Corey Brooks, New Beginnings Church of Chicago
* Tim King, Founder and CEO, Urban Prep Academies
* Chef Judson Todd Allen, Food Network Star
Bears’ Brandon Marshall visits Piccolo
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Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall has made a strong impact on the lakefront at Soldier Field this season, and he's also making his presence felt in neighborhoods deep into the city.
Marshall, representing Bears Care, a charitable arm of the Chicago Bears, recently visited Piccolo Elementary
...Proposed tax talk on guns draws mixed reaction
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Remember comedian Chris Rock’s joke about gun control?
“You don’t need no gun control. We need some bullet control…If a bullet cost $5,000, there’ll be no more innocent bystanders,” Rock joked while serious.
Well, that’s sort of the idea proposed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle this
Virgil Jones, LINK Unlimited joins Program Leadership Council
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- Post 09 October 2012
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PHOTO CAPTION (Pictured left to right) Virgil Jones, President LINK Unlimited, Glenn Tilton, Chairman of the Midwest, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Link Mentee Demarcus Lacy, student at De La Salle Institute and Patrick Fisher, Founder & President of Creation Investments and Demarcus’ mentor. F
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