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June is Gay Pride Month, and it’s already off to an excellent start. Last night, a brand new documentary premiered on Chicago’s public television station, WTTW. Out & Proud in Chicago draws attention to 150 years of the city’s GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender) history. From the Civil War to today, the documentary details […]
This season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge required each of the chefs to create a taco dish that was suitable for fine dining. Along with earning its […]
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This season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge required each of the chefs to create a dish using no more than five ingredients (excluding salt, pepper, sugar, and […]
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Fans of the American reality competition show Top Chef on the Bravo network had to know that there was no way I could not write about this season. The show was/is filmed in Chicago this season, much to my delight. The competition premiered last night, but if you missed it, don’t worry; Bravo airs the […]
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Chicago’s cold winter has kept a lot of people indoors and probably a little less active. Need some motivation to lose those pounds? Would a trip to Maui be inspiring enough?
Grab a friend, and enter the eight-week spring fitness challenge sponsored by WGN Morning News and Bally Total Fitness. Every duo that enters will […]
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Today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Chicago legend Harry Caray. He was the iconic radio and television announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
Holy Cow!
Harry Caray trained himself to use this expression to avoid any chance of using profanity on the air.
Harry Caray, born Harry Carabina, began his baseball career with the St. Louis […]
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I’ve noticed that there are a lot of people looking for information on “Top Chef,” the American reality competition show on the Bravo network. I’m a big fan of the show, and, trust me, if I had any information to give, you all would be the first to know.
This reality competition show pits over a […]
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I watch the news almost every day, and my favorite network to watch the morning news is WGN (channel 9). The reporters and newscasters are funny, relaxed, and never take themselves too seriously.
On Friday, December 14, WGN-TV will be holding its fourth annual “WGN Morning News Drive-Thru Toy Drive.” Drive on down to WGN-TV, and […]
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It’s been a week since the finale of Top Chef’s third season, so I don’t think I’m spoiling it for anyone when I say that, sadly, our favorite chef from Chicago, Dale Levitski, did not win. However, his culinary skills helped him make it all the way to the final episode, where he was one […]
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Football season is coming soon which means many hours in front of the television. Many fans of course want to watch games on the biggest set they can possibly find. Well, they don’t come any bigger than this: Abt Appliances in Glenview is selling the world’s largest plasma TV.
This 103-inch Panasonic is 475 […]
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