Chicago - Aug. 20, 2018

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Army Of Darkness
ElRey
5 p.m.
A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle, where he is the foretold savior who can dispel the evil there. Unfortunately, he screws up and releases an army of skeletons. (tvguide.com)

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8, 25, 39

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I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. (louisehay.com)

Ellie
Knowing that a person may be unwittingly in danger of an assault imposes a moral duty to warn them.

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The [New Year's Eve 2014] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

Holiday-mode Beachwood continues until January 5.

The College Football Report Bowl Preview Pt. 4: Winner, Winner, Cricket Dinner
Our pick: The Horned Frogs (-3.5) and the chili rub.

Local Music Leftovers 2014
Oozing Wound wins the year. Plus: Bloodshot, CHIRP, Run The Jewels, The Preatures, Junior Wells, Animal Kingdom, Jason Molina, Chief Keef, Dick Dale, and the city's best YouTube uploader.

Chuck Todd Explains It All
If I press the politicians to tell the truth, they won't come back and lie to me more.

BeachBook
* FOIA Reform Died While The Press Looked The Other Way.

* Real Men Don't Have Dead Zones.

* State Department Delays Report Of Iran History.

* NSA Chief Bet Money On AT&T As It Spied On You.

* Study: U.S. Is An Oligarchy, Not A Democracy.

* Post-9/11 War Costs Reach $1.6 Trillion.

* Ex-Milwaukee Cop Who Shot Unarmed Man 14 Times Will Not Be Charged.

* Court Filing Illuminates Morgan Stanley Role In Lending.

That's a pretty soft headline for what the filing revealed about Morgan Stanley's lies and deceits.

* Whistle-Blowing Former Baltimore Police Detective Sues Department For Retaliation.

Their retaliation, not his.

* The McDonald's Lab Disguised As A Hipster Cafe.

* 46 Times Vox Totally Fucked Up A Story.

TweetWood

If you haven't seen them, check out the tweets from @lagunitasT on the company's 25K donation to Rahm's re-elect.
— Scott Smith (@ourmaninchicago) December 31, 2014