Posts tagged ‘Chicago IL’

Completely Random and Very Cool

by Downtowner, posted on Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at 6:28 am

A guy I work with came in yesterday and said to me “I don’t know why, but I saw this very cool thing yesterday and immediately thought that if anyone I know would know the right person to do it, you would.”

And then he told me about this: the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is running a contest to find the right person to live at the museum for a month and blog about the experience.

I don’t want to dispute my friend’s conclusion that I would know someone who would be perfect for this, but that person is not coming immediately to mind, so I thought I’d throw it out here on the blog.

If you are chosen, and you make it through the month, you will receive $10,000, a packet of tech gadgets, and of course an experience you can tell your grandchildren about.

Deadline for entry is August 11, 2010.

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File Under: Yikes, crazy

by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at 10:02 pm

Catherina Wojtowicz sent me a message on Facebook today ..

Whoa! Harsh.

Obviously not a progressive. Wonder why I friended her? Wonder what I posted that set her off?

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Fight for a Fair Budget – Final Hours of the Fiscal Year

by Illinois Media Progressives, posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am

Candle Light Vigil, Thompson Center, Chicago, June 29, 2009. From across Chicago and Illinois, hundreds gather to mark the names and programs that will be cut out of the new budget in the final hours before the end of the fiscal year. This will eliminate vital community programs and devastate thousands of families.

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Fight for a Fair Budget – Chicago, Springfield, Aurora

by Illinois Media Progressives, posted on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

Chicago, June 18, 2009. Thousands responded to the “Doomsday Budget” which would deeply cut social service organization’s funding by the millions and devastate families by the thousands throughout the State.

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