Andis Robeznieks
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Chicagoan living in Uptown. North Side White Sox fan. Son & grandson of immigrants.
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Any excuse to listen:
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Any excuse to listen:
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A health and wellness facility under construction in Austin aims to provide high-quality medical care for neighborhood children as the first pediatric specialty and behavioral health facility on the West Side. blockclubchi.co/49Zl5oS
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A health and wellness facility under construction in Austin aims to provide high-quality medical care for neighborhood children as the first pediatric specialty and behavioral health facility on the West Side. blockclubchi.co/49Zl5oS
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Congratulations to the people of Latvia on your Independence Day. Standing strong on the shores of the Baltic, Latvia’s commitment to freedom, European unity, and support for Ukraine remains an inspiration to us all. Saules mūžu Latvijai 🇱🇻.
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Congratulations to the people of Latvia on your Independence Day. Standing strong on the shores of the Baltic, Latvia’s commitment to freedom, European unity, and support for Ukraine remains an inspiration to us all. Saules mūžu Latvijai 🇱🇻.
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Today November 18 is Latvian Independence Day.
To celebrate we take a look at the top 5 highest placing Latvian Eurovision entries. Check out our article to see who reigns supreme in Riga!
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To celebrate we take a look at the top 5 highest placing Latvian Eurovision entries. Check out our article to see who reigns supreme in Riga!
www.aussievision.net/post/latvian...
Latvian Lights: Looking back at Latvia's five highest Eurovision placings
Today November 18 marks Independence Day in Latvia, which serves as the Baltic country's national day.Like its name suggests on this day in 1918 Latvia proclaimed its independence in the aftermath of ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Today November 18 is Latvian Independence Day.
To celebrate we take a look at the top 5 highest placing Latvian Eurovision entries. Check out our article to see who reigns supreme in Riga!
www.aussievision.net/post/latvian...
To celebrate we take a look at the top 5 highest placing Latvian Eurovision entries. Check out our article to see who reigns supreme in Riga!
www.aussievision.net/post/latvian...
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A massive construction project is underway at the New Glarus Brewing Company as part of a $55 million expansion at the brewery’s Hilltop facility.
STORY: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/13/new-look-new-glarus-55-million-construction-project-brewing-company/
STORY: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/13/new-look-new-glarus-55-million-construction-project-brewing-company/
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A massive construction project is underway at the New Glarus Brewing Company as part of a $55 million expansion at the brewery’s Hilltop facility.
STORY: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/13/new-look-new-glarus-55-million-construction-project-brewing-company/
STORY: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/13/new-look-new-glarus-55-million-construction-project-brewing-company/
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Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction.
3 Bob Ross paintings fetch over $600,000 at auction benefiting public television; 27 still on block
Three paintings from public television legend Bob Ross sold for more than $600,000 at auction. They were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction.
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Review: Tom Morello and Friends provide the soundtrack for the resistance in powerful set at Vic Theatre
Review: Tom Morello and Friends provide the soundtrack for the resistance in powerful set at Vic Theatre
The performance featured a number of local guest stars, including Ike Reilly, a working-class troubadour and Morello’s childhood friend from Libertyville; Tim McIlrath of Rise Against; and Jakeim Hart and Billy Rude from “Revolution(s),” Morello’s new musical at the Goodman.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Review: Tom Morello and Friends provide the soundtrack for the resistance in powerful set at Vic Theatre
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Wouldn't be a Tom Morello show without This Land Is Your Land ✊💛
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wouldn't be a Tom Morello show without This Land Is Your Land ✊💛
Remembering ex-Wilco multi-instrumentalist & middle-school math teacher Jay Bennett, born on this day in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in 1963.
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Jay Bennett - Beer
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November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Remembering ex-Wilco multi-instrumentalist & middle-school math teacher Jay Bennett, born on this day in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in 1963.
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I spend a lot of time thinking about how to write about Chicago, especially right now, and the late, great Tony Fitzpatrick gave me a perfect metaphor: Chicago is a boxer. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I spend a lot of time thinking about how to write about Chicago, especially right now, and the late, great Tony Fitzpatrick gave me a perfect metaphor: Chicago is a boxer. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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“I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.”
- Carl Sandburg, “Chicago”
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.”
- Carl Sandburg, “Chicago”
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.”
- Carl Sandburg, “Chicago”
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.”
- Carl Sandburg, “Chicago”
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It appears Magistrate Judge Laura McNally has arrived for the morning's inspection, along with a team of attorneys.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It appears Magistrate Judge Laura McNally has arrived for the morning's inspection, along with a team of attorneys.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
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Trump claimed Chicago’s "Miracle Mile" is failing — but data shows the Mag Mile is recovering. blockclubchi.co/47CU60X
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump claimed Chicago’s "Miracle Mile" is failing — but data shows the Mag Mile is recovering. blockclubchi.co/47CU60X
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Now in the courtroom in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse, waiting for the Broadview Six's arraignment hearing to begin.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
Good afternoon from Chicago's Federal Plaza. A rally is underway now in support of the "Broadview Six," who face arraignment in about 45 minutes on federal conspiracy and impeding charges, stemming from their participation in a Sept. 26 protest in front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now in the courtroom in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse, waiting for the Broadview Six's arraignment hearing to begin.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
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Kat Abughazaleh is sitting in a 10th floor courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse ahead of the arraignment of her in others in this case. Waiting on U.S. Magistrate Judge Heather McShain.
Kat Abughazaleh, other candidates face arraignment in Broadview conspiracy case
Reporting w/ @tinasfon.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Kat Abughazaleh, other candidates face arraignment in Broadview conspiracy case
The charges stem from a protest Sept. 26 outside the Broadview facility, which has been the subject of separate litigation. Video of the incident shows Abughazaleh and several others crowding and push...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Kat Abughazaleh is sitting in a 10th floor courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse ahead of the arraignment of her in others in this case. Waiting on U.S. Magistrate Judge Heather McShain.
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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It's been great watching this project grow. Congrats and thanks to everyone involved.
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
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Artists highlight lasting impact of Chicago's 1919 race riot with glass markers in the Loop
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's been great watching this project grow. Congrats and thanks to everyone involved.
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How are states preparing for Medicaid work requirements?
Many are anticipating a variety of implementation challenges, including challenges due to system changes, timelines, and staff capacity: https://on.kff.org/3LLhQHu
Many are anticipating a variety of implementation challenges, including challenges due to system changes, timelines, and staff capacity: https://on.kff.org/3LLhQHu
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How are states preparing for Medicaid work requirements?
Many are anticipating a variety of implementation challenges, including challenges due to system changes, timelines, and staff capacity: https://on.kff.org/3LLhQHu
Many are anticipating a variety of implementation challenges, including challenges due to system changes, timelines, and staff capacity: https://on.kff.org/3LLhQHu
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
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Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
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Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
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Chicago artist Ben Lewis discovered irreplaceable Koko Taylor memorabilia—including awards, photos with celebrities, and handwritten lyrics—being sold cheaply at a Back of the Yards flea market.
'Queen of the Blues' Koko Taylor's prized possessions — including a Grammy — sold at Chicago flea market
A treasure trove of her items were put on sale for dirt cheap after a junk dealer's random purchase of the contents of Taylor's storage locker in Orland Park.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Chicago artist Ben Lewis discovered irreplaceable Koko Taylor memorabilia—including awards, photos with celebrities, and handwritten lyrics—being sold cheaply at a Back of the Yards flea market.
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Wednesday's WOW! This morning's spectacular panorama sunrise over Chicago.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wednesday's WOW! This morning's spectacular panorama sunrise over Chicago.
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Take a look inside Diner Grill, the tiny eatery that’s kept stragglers fed for 88 years: blockclubchi.co/3JFooqq
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Take a look inside Diner Grill, the tiny eatery that’s kept stragglers fed for 88 years: blockclubchi.co/3JFooqq
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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead, sang back-up on several classic Sixties hits, and fronted her own bands, has died at age 78.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead, sang back-up on several classic Sixties hits, and fronted her own bands, has died at age 78.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Pitchfork hailed the West Town institution as “the Last Great Indie Rock Dive Bar Standing”; Rolling Stone listed it as one of the “Best Clubs in America.” Empty Bottle celebrates its apropos 33⅓ anniversary (the speed that full-length albums are played): trib.al/EDpOnlQ
Empty Bottle celebrates its 33⅓ anniversary and its place in Chicago’s live music community
This week, the venerable venue marks the occasion with a slate of 11 show dates that show the breadth of musicians who have graced its stage, including The Hoyle Brothers, Osees, Melkbelly, Whitney and more.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Pitchfork hailed the West Town institution as “the Last Great Indie Rock Dive Bar Standing”; Rolling Stone listed it as one of the “Best Clubs in America.” Empty Bottle celebrates its apropos 33⅓ anniversary (the speed that full-length albums are played): trib.al/EDpOnlQ