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Jessica Mlinaric and Geoffrey Baer with bicycles at the Illinois-Indiana State Line Boundary Marker
Chicago

Exploring Chicago Mysteries with WTTW

Explore three Chicago mysteries with me and Geoffrey Baer!

Author Jessica Mlinaric in Chicago
Chicago

Chicago Scavenger Featured in the Chicago Tribune

Jessica Mlinaric walks down Chicago's wood block alley
Architecture

Secret Spot: Chicago’s Wood Block Alley

Readers shopping for books at Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, Culture

Book Lover’s Bliss at Printer’s Row Lit Fest

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 20, 2011June 8, 2018

Chicago is shining today, and the crisp white tents lining Printer’s Row point upward as if suspended by strings from the cerulean sky. The South…

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Architecture, Chicago, Culture

Street Scene: Hot Child in the City

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 8, 2011
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Chicago, Culture, Music

Lykke Li – 05/23/11

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 3, 2011January 7, 2025

Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li delivered another powerful performance at Metro. It was a wonderful way to dance, dance, dance my birthday night away! Her breathy…

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Chicago, New York City

“This is Chicago Kid”

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 1, 2011October 7, 2016

I had to go all the way to New York to see CHICAGO. The musical centering on corruption, sex, song, and crime in Jazz Age…

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Chicago, Culture

Street Style: Monroe & Wabash

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 26, 2011

Jamie layers preppy basics with a thrifted cardigan and khaki shorts, and Oxfords by Urban Outfitters. Her update on classic staples is perfect for the…

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Chicago, Culture

Chicago Craft Beer Week

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 15, 2011January 6, 2025

Chicago is a drinking town. And why not? It’s an essential companion to pizza, long winters, and every sporting event. The special symbiosis between Chicago…

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Chicago, Culture

Street Scene: Signature View

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 29, 2011
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Chicago, Culture, Music

The National & Arcade Fire – 04/25/11

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 26, 2011January 7, 2025

“Come on baby in our dreams, we can live on misbehavior.” Is any introduction needed for The National or Arcade Fire? If so, I suggest…

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Cleveland, Culture

The West Side Market: Cleveland’s Secret Ingredient

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 19, 2011January 6, 2025

Cleveland is alive at the West Side Market.  The oldest publicly owned market in the city, it dates back to 1840.  The impressive tawny structure…

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Chicago, Culture

Chicago Volunteer Stylists Help Achieve Fairytale Prom Night Looks

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 13, 2011

What do you remember most about prom? It wasn’t the song playing while some girl would not stop trying to cut in to dance with…

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