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- Oprah's United Center farewell party
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- C2E2 2011's costumed stars
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- Spring Break through the years
- Mardi Gras at The Big Easy
- Photos: Hide N Seek
- Photos: Bead Quest Mardi Gras Crawl 2011
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- Westminster Dog Show 2011
- Photos: Auto show winners & losers
- Super Bowl photos: Packers fans in Chicago
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- Photos: Samantha Ronson at Public House
- Photos: No Pants Subway Ride 2011
- Photos: Burlesque tribute to Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'
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- Photos: 2011 New Year's Day polar plunge
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- Scared of Santa
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- Holiday debauchery through the years
- Photos: Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl 2010
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- Photos: Voodoo Night at Lumen
- Photos: North Halsted Halloween Parade 2010
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- 2010 Chicago Marathon
- Photos: Rib-a-Que Smoke-Out
- Photos: Musky Fest
- Photos: Beachcombers
- Photos: Bears tailgating
- Photos: Renegade Craft Fair 2010
- Photos: African Festival of the Arts 2010
- Craftastic!
- Scenes from Burning Man 2010
- Photos: Lake View Music Fest 2010
- Photos: Chicago Carifete
- Photos: Chicago Air & Water Show 2010
- Photos: Northalsted Market Days 2010
- Photos: Wicker Park Fest 2010
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- Photos: Best of Fests 2010
- Photos: Street talk
- Photos: Taste of Lincoln Avenue 2010
- Photos: Zombie Disco 2
- Photos: Taste of River North
- Photos: Crescendo Car Wash
- Photos: West Fest 2010
- Photos: African-Caribbean International Festival of Life
- Photos: Pride Parade 2010
- Photos: Festy the Frank
- Pictures: 2010 Taste of Chicago
- Photos: Taste of Randolph Street
- Photos: Chicago SummerDance Festival
- Photos: Wells Street Art Festival
- Photos: Andersonville Midsommarfest
- Blues Fest 2010
- Naked Bike Ride Chicago
- Photos: Do-Division Street Fest
- Photos: Belmont/Sheffield Music Festival
- Photos: Bike the Drive 2010
- Photos: Chicago Mayfest 2010
- Photos: Young Irish Golf Pub Crawl
- Photos: Snuggie Pub Crawl 2010
- Photos: Double Denim Bar Crawl 2010
- Photos: Snuggie Pub Crawl 2009
- Photos: Gays Got Talent
- Photos: Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010
- Photos: St. Patrick's Day at Mahoney's
- Photos: South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade 2009
- Chiditarod 2010 recap
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- Photos: Chicago bar parties
- Photos: Bead Quest Mardi Gras Crawl 2010
- Westminster Dog Show 2010
- 2010 Chicago Polar Bear plunge
- Photos: Naughty Elves Pub Crawl
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- Best of 2009: Fests
- Photos: SantaCon 2009
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- Oprah's Michigan Avenue party
- Photos: Glamorama 2009
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SlutWalk in Chicago
Chicagoans took to the streets to raise awareness for sexual violence against women in the city's first SlutWalk
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susywicks commented on Chicago Festivals 2011
hi any more info available on the world music fest on 16 -17 sept?? thx Susy
dugger commented on Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival
Yea thats a great lineup for this fest. I would strongly urge you to go, you can get in and its free! That donation nonsense is nuts...
daveje49 commented on Photos: Memorial Day at North Avenue Beach
After being in Arizona for 3 years; these pix make me very homesick... don't y'all forget to check out Mayfest on Leland between Wes...
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