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• NBC 5 Chicago reports on ethnicity in Chicago politics and how Lincoln Square may soon be Irish.

• Chicago Now encourages us to make reservations for Chicago Restaurants Week at Bistro Campagne

• A.V. Club Chicago talks with Dustin Drase & Michael Ardaiolo about their Lincoln Square based cassette label, Plustapes.

• Chicago Reader tells us about a new local music label; BLVD Records, headed by Melissa Geils, manager at Laurie’s Planet of Sound.

• Curbed Chicago looks at a multi-million dollar home in North Center in which the price has dropped almost $800K since listing it two years ago.

• Cha’va, Julius Meinl & A De-Li-Cious Café made Time Out Chicago’s list of “15 Spots to Drink Coffee Now.”

• Chicago Sun-Times has a list of upcoming theater shows in the neighborhood and around Chicago.

• The Business Journal of Milwaukee says Mariano’s Fresh Market is still planning 3 stores for Chicago and hopefully, Ravenswood Station—and links back to our story.

• Progress Chicago talks about police officer redeployment and how Rahm and Ravenswood fare in the debate.

• Chicago Tribune has a story about Lawrence Avenue slimming down to three lanes, according to the streetscape plans.

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