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The Story of Chicago’s Four-Star City Flag

Wallace Rice covered the floor of his living room with colorful rectangles. He’d spent six weeks combining shapes and symbols, trying to…

Apr 4, 2017

The Story of Chicago’s Four-Star City Flag

Apr 4, 2017

Seven Years of Robbie Fulks at the Hideout on Mondays

In January 2010, Chicago’s Hideout announced that singer-songwriter-guitarist Robbie Fulks was going to play a series of four concerts at…

Mar 1, 2017

Seven Years of Robbie Fulks at the Hideout on Mondays

Mar 1, 2017

When the Cubs were the Microbes

It’s easy to get sidetracked when you’re doing historical research. I wasn’t looking for anything that had anything to do with baseball…

Oct 27, 2016

When the Cubs were the Microbes

Oct 27, 2016

Haymarket’s history inspires a new musical

The Haymarket Affair — sometimes called the Haymarket Square Riot or Massacre — is one of the most famous and important chapters of…

Jun 9, 2016

Haymarket’s history inspires a new musical

Jun 9, 2016

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Storytelling through omission in ‘Mary Page Marlowe’

All storytelling involves omission. What do you leave out when you tell a story? Last September in The New Yorker, John McPhee explained…

May 19, 2016

Storytelling through omission in ‘Mary Page Marlowe’

May 19, 2016

Robert Loerzel

Robert Loerzel

Journalist/photographer/author http://www.alchemyofbones.com. @newcity calls me Best Chicago Twitterer for News. I also tweet at @midlandauthors @new_in_chicago

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