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In a benefit on March
26, attendees honor the 21 victims who died
in the E2 nightclub stampede last month with
a benefit concert entitled ‘Triumph
Over Tragedy Memorial Benefit Concert.’
Sharon Pass (left) sings Celine Dion’s
"My Heart Will Go On” as part
of the memorial.
Yuneq’ka McNeal and Wizdom Mahon
(background, right) perform for the crowd
gathered to honor the patrons who died.
The concert was held at Isaac Hayes restaurant,
739 N. Clark St.
DaShand Ray, a former Columbia student,
was one of those killed in the crowd at
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Studs Terkel honors scholarship
winners, Meghan Just and Genna
Gintzig at the 14th Anniversary
Studs Terkel Media Awards Benefit. |
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Gas
fires sparking concern
Stations warn of static
electricity while filling up
Some drivers get shocked when they pull up to
a gas station to refuel their vehicles. Why? Not
because of rising gas prices, but because of a
dangerous spark that could result in a fire when
refueling a running car.
“Although it is rare, this is a serious
problem,” said Bill Fleischli, executive
vice president of the Illinois Petroleum Marketers
Association.
In the last few months, several people have been
seriously injured while pumping gas into their
cars, either while the engine was on or while
the key was turned to auxiliary.
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| Despite
mission move, radio show won’t be ‘unshackled’
Emotional drama the
basis for longest-running show in radio history
Although there
is uncertainty about the future of the Pacific
Garden Mission, officials from the century-old
shelter said that “Unshackled” will
continue to broadcast its message across the globe
every week.
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Bears, Bulls together at last
Comiskey home plate,
curse of Billy Goat included in sports nostalgia
For those Chicago
sports fans who want to look back at the glory
days, a new exhibit allows them to admire six
Chicago Bulls’ championship trophies, the
Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl and NFL championship
trophy and the Chicago Fire’s championship
trophy under one roof.
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| Pub
stands up to gentrification
Where ‘a workingman’s
palace’ once stood, South Loop Club remains
 Chicago’s
South Loop has been home to many businesses and
restaurants that have come and gone, but at least
one building has stood the test of time. Since
1988, the corner of South State Street and East
Balbo Drive has been home to the South Loop Club,
a neighborhood restaurant and sports bar.
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| Scuba
shop remains solid as economy takes dive
Magnum Scuba serves
as South Loop’s link to the ocean
 There’s
a portal to the ocean hidden in the South Loop.
Just two blocks west of Lake Michigan, around
the corner from the Burnham Park Pet Hospital
and up a small, narrow stairway just off of East
11th Street, there’s a passport to another
world.
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A small group of about six activists
gathered on March 18 to protest the
killing of a U.S. woman in occupied
Palestinian territory two days earlier.
Rachel Corrie, 23, was run over by an
Israeli bulldozer driver attempting
to raze a Palestinian home. The activists
contend that Corrie was doing nothing
to provoke the attack, but a spokesman
for the Israeli Defense Forces told
Ha’aretz newspaper that she was
part of a group “acting very irresponsibly,
putting everyone in danger.” Corrie
was wearing a red windbreaker in pictures
taken by the International Solidarity
Movement of the event. She died from
fractures to her skull, legs and arms.
Members of the ISM and other activist
organizations demonstrated in front
of the Consulate General of Israel to
the Midwest at 111 E. Wacker Dr., starting
at noon. Hooshi Dara, one of the protesters,
held up a poster with pictures of Corrie—and
several of her death—glued to
it.
Matt Gaines, 26, said he organized the
event. Gaines is a member of the Chicago
Coalition Against War and Racism, and
said the protest was a call to the Israeli
government to investigate Corrie’s
death.
“Rachel’s death has hit
many of us very hard,” Gaines
said. “While we understand that
thousands of Palestinians have been
killed, seeing someone who decided to
give up their own comforts here and
risk their life to help the defenseless
really brings home the brutality of
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the Loop...
 The
tourists were scared. Their trip up the Magnificent
Mile suddenly turned ugly. Now a cavalry of police
vehicles, horses, officers, protesters, camera
crews and onlookers blocked the route to their
hotel. And they thought Baghdad was fearsome.
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