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"My Chicago" is about real Chicago. Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Konkol goes beyond Second City clichés to take readers to places they otherwise wouldn't go, introduce them to people they otherwise wouldn't meet, hold government accountable, stick up for the little guy and have a lot of fun.

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Improv Comedians To Protest Police Brutality With Brutally Honest Comedy

TONIGHT: The "Take Action Now Show" at the Playground Theater aims to raise cash for activist groups.

DNAinfo Radio: Court Ruling on Police Misconduct Spotlights Secret Files

Konkol and Bubala chat about ruling making 49-year-old police misconduct cases public.

Is Rahm Ready For Reform? Not If That Means Mayoral Term Limits: Video

KONKOL: Pat Quinn, behind the term limits push, says "you never know" if he would run for mayor or gov.

Hobo Fest Set To Make A Triumphant Return to 'Bumtown' at Argus Brewery

KONKOL: Pullman's Hobo Fest returns to "Bumtown" as a tribute to the memory of "King Stretch" Wilson.

Marina City Residents Barred From Iconic Balconies In Huge 'Summer Bummer'

KONKOL: Railing repairs are blocking access to the "second living room" in the famous Chicago buildings.

Abner Mikva, The 'Nobody Nobody Sent,' On His Run-Ins With Chicago Clout

KONKOL: Mikva, who died Monday at age 90, spoke with DNAinfo last year about clout.

DNAinfo Radio: Rahm Doesn't Like Dissent; Is Friends Of The Parks A Gang?

Konkol and Bubala chat about the politics (and payback) behind Father Pfleger's Lucas Museum rant.

Father Pfleger Blunders Comparing Friends Of The Parks To Real Gangs

KONKOL: When Chicago lost the Lucas Museum, the South Side pastor trashed the parks group.

Lots of 'Star Wars' Museums Already ... In Middle-Age Guys' Basements

KONKOL: Some parents saved their kids' 1970s toys. My mom sold mine off for good money.

Konkol and Bubala: The Legend Of Derrick Rose Was A True Chicago Fairytale

DNAinfo Radio: Was D-Rose's hometown hero story a barrier that kept former MVP from becoming a champ?

Garry McCarthy Slams Rahm's Toughness, And Can't Believe City Hall Reaction

KONKOL: McCarthy also wasn't happy the email to his wife about Rahm's lack of, er, guts got published.

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Downtown Twins Born At Roosevelt Red Line Station Have Names, Are Doing Well

And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.

Humboldt Park Humboldt Park's Puerto Rican Evacuee Welcome Center Opens Today

For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.

Roseland Police Hiring Process Discriminates Against Blacks, Latinos: Ald. Beale

Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.

Wicker Park Trek Bike Shop Coming To Milwaukee Avenue's 'Hipster Highway,' Bid Shows

The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Downtown Ald. Willie Cochran Collapses During City Council Hearing

Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.

Chinatown Pistol Whipping of Sisters In Chinatown Part Of Larger Crime Spree: Police

The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.

The Loop 39 Phones A Day Are Stolen On Average In Chicago

We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.

Dunning Drunken-Driving Victim Hopes Cop Charged With DUI Gets Probation: Court

Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.

West Pullman Man Shoots Himself In Penis During West Pullman Robbery, Prosecutors Say

Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.

Logan Square Landlord M. Fishman's Move To Evict Logan Square Tenants Sparks Protest

The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.

Noble Square Million Dollar Town Houses On Wicker, Noble Square Border Launch Pre-Sales

"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.

O'Hare Traveling For Thanksgiving? Midway, O'Hare Among Most Delayed Busy Airports

About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.