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Clout City Mick Dumke: Aldermen hold another hearing on the parking meter lease deal. Their conclusion: it still stinks. Thursday at 7:49 pm
Onstage Albert Williams: Festival of radio plays seeks "scary, chilling, intelligent, suspenseful, horrific, imaginative or downright grotesque" scripts. Thursday at 6:41 pm
Chicagoland Whet Moser: The FDIC closed down five Illinois banks today. Thursday at 5:31 pm
On Film J.R. Jones: The Silent Summer Film Festival releases its 2009 schedule. Thursday at 4:23 pm
Crickets Miles Raymer: An excellent music video takes the improbable form of a Budweiser commercial. Thursday at 3:42 pm
Free Shit Keith Griffith: A roundup of free events for the holiday weekend. Thursday at 3:11 pm
Fashion Heather Kenny: Want to show you're a patriot? Help the retail industry by hitting some sales. Ikram, Gamma, Ellie Thompson jewelry, and others are marking stuff down. Thursday at 1:04 pm
News Bites Michael Miner: Here's what the Chicago Tribune's paying its Chicago Now bloggers. Wednesday at 5:05 pm
The Food Chain Julia Thiel: A hot-dog eating contest, Veggie Bingo, an all-you-can-eat clam bake, and more. Wednesday at 4:30 pm
The Sports Page Ted Cox: Milwaukee's Miller Park is so friendly and inviting, it almost overshadowed the second straight shutout outing by Jose Contreras of the White Sox. 6/14 at 10:26 am
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