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Forest Park Review
rockdocumented.com
Jim Peterik was born on November 11, 1950
Jim Peterik was born on November 11, 1950, in Berwyn, Illinois. He became the singer and guitarist behind The Ides of March’s “Vehicle,” then helped establish Survivor as a keyboardist and songwriter. His collaboration with Frankie Sullivan on “Eye of the Tiger,” written for the 1982 film Rocky III, connected those songwriting skills to a very specific challenge: giving a boxer’s comeback its musical pulse.
Secret Chicago
racinecountyeye.com
Racine HarborFest takes 2027 off, plans a 2028 return
RACINE, Wis.— The musical festival HarborFest won’t return to the shores of Lake Michigan until 2028. “We have decided to take a one-year hiatus from organizing Racine HarborFest for several reasons,” HarborFest organizer Gary Suokko said in an emailed response to Racine County Eye. “As you can imagine, putting on an event of this size requires significant sponsorship support, numerous volunteers, and a tremendous amount of work from both Jeff Marsh and me. Additionally, the city does not have the resources to assist with the event, nor does 5K Events, which operates Festival Park.”
homeworlddesign.com
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coffeegeography.com
Ashley Ann Turns Towns Into Coffee Mugs With Her Art
What began as a single Christmas gift in a remote fly-in community in northwestern Ontario has grown into a cross-border artistic practice celebrating the places people call home—and it is now spilling out of coffee shops and onto the walls of downtown Elgin, Illinois. Ashley Ann Klockenga, who works...
newcity.com
Literary Portals: Chicago’s Indie Bookstore Renaissance Is Built Through Community
Once a month in Evanston, women flock to a little storefront on Main Street for “Hot Moms Night.” The space isn’t a bar or a nightclub, it’s a bookstore. These moms are there to have a drink, listen to good music and talk about books. Betsy...
ABC10
Hundreds try to move Chicago's Bean sculpture in viral internet stunt
American Songwriter
metv.com
WBEZ
From Irish pub to Chicago blues hub: What happened to Biddy Mulligan’s?
In Rogers Park, a block from the lake, weeds are growing in front of a shuttered Irish pub. A sign above the door reads Mulligan’s Cafe, but a marquee above that identifies this closed business by another name: Biddy Mulligan’s. This unassuming storefront was once a hot spot for blues fans on Chicago’s North Side in the 1970s and 1980s.
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allhiphop.com
WBEZ
Patti LaBelle on staying ‘spontaneous’ and living her best life at age 82
In her 1991 TV special “Going Home to Gospel,” Patti LaBelle’s soprano voice fills the sanctuary of Quinn Chapel AME Church as she celebrates a long list of Chicago legends. She performs a rousing rendition of “Who’s on the Lord’s Side” with an exuberant Ricky Dillard, who...