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April 18, 2008

 Park 52 in Hyde Park

park 52Chicago welcomes another Jerry Kliener restaurant, this time in Hyde Park. Park 52 serves up classy comfort food in a elaborately decorated dining room.
(03:27) | Source: Metromix

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 Earthquake Shakes Studio

earthquakeThe earthquake the shook Chicagoland was also felt in in neighboring states. This is footage from the NBC affiliate in Louisville, KY and their morning news which was on air when the quake hit. From the YouTube description: "Earthquake Shakes WAVE Studio - Live newscast when 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:36 AM."

(01:51) | Source: YouTube

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 Chicagoans feel effects of earthquake

midwest earthquakeChicago residents react to an early morning earthquake on Friday, April 17, 2008.


(02:06) | Source: CLTV

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 Building a castle in Chicago

castle houseTribune columnist John Kass checks out new developments on the city's Northwest side. "Chicago gangsta rap impresario Rudolph Acosta ... has neighbor problems. He is moving to the Northwest Side, into a new home, a castle, complete with guard dogs and surveillance cameras, the massive stone structure towering over the quiet, tiny bungalows of his neighbors."
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(04:13) | Source: Chicago Tribune

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 Chicago's Best Steaks

best steaks in chicagoMetromix lists its picks - as well as one viewer's choice - for the best steaks in Chicago. Chicago Chop House and Harry Caray's in River North and Rosebud Steakhouse and Morton's in the Gold Coast all made the cut, but who is number one?

(02:38) | (02:51) | Source: Metromix

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 Music Fix with Pogo: Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery FurnacesMusic Fix With Pogo: Oak Park's brother/sister combo The Fiery Furnaces return home for a very special gig on Saturday at the Lakeshore Theatre. Special because not only will they presumably feature tracks from their newest album 'Widow City', or from 2005's 'Rehearsing My Choir' (featuring a collaboration with, and vocals by the duo's then-83 year old grandmother), or anything else from their illustrious and complex repertoire...but also because they will indeed be featuring new songs written as a result of their recent "Democ-Rock Tour".

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 Fast-Paised review: 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'

sarah marshallHow much did Metromix's Matt Pais love "Forgetting Sarah Marshall?" Watch and find out.
(01:34) | Source: Metromix

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April 17, 2008

 Bernie wins title of At Home Biggest Loser

bernieChicago's own Bernie Salazar talks about being the "At Home" winner of this season's "Biggest Loser."
(01:16) | Source: Hulu.com, NBC

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 Chicago's (At Home) Biggest Loser

bernieChicago's own Bernie Salazar talks about being the "At Home" winner of this season's "Biggest Loser." From the description on Vimeo: "The at home season 5 winner of the Biggest Loser Show. Interview brought to you by dietsinreview.com"

(02:29) | Source: Vimeo

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 Brian Posehn's 'Secret Standup' Show

brian posehnFrom the description on MySpace: "Secret Standup - Brian Posehn exclusive recap - Check out this exclusive video recap when Brian Posehn performed in Chicago, IL. - March 20th 2008"

(03:22) | Source: MySpace

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 Seinfeld at the Chicago Theater

seinfeldFrom the description on YouTube: "Jerry Seinfeld at Chicago Theatre 2008 - Jerry on weather, weathermen, sports, special events, sucking, greatness, and the bill."


(07:55) | Source: YouTube

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 Chicago's Dog Beach

dog beachEvery dog has its day at the beach at Chicago's Montrose Beach, currently the only legal off-leash beach within the city of Chicago. Watch for the end when one dog shows he's not ready to leave the sand.
(01:21) | Source: Chicago Tribune

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 WTTW's Chicago Tonight - April 16, 2008

chicago tonightchicago tonightSegments from the Wednesday, April 16 airing of Chicago Tonight on WTTW.

Source: wttw, chicago tonight

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April 16, 2008

 Top Chef Chicago Recap: The Elements

top chef chicagoFrom the Bravo TV description: "This "elemental" challenge has all of the chefs hot as things boil over during judging. "

(03:09) | Source: Bravo TV

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 Barackula: The political horror rock musical

barackaculaFrom the description on Vimeo: "Barackula is a short political horror rock musical about young Barack Obama having to stave off a secret society of vampires at Harvard when he was inducted into presidency at the Harvard Law Review in 1990. Obama (Justin Sherman) finds that he must convince the vampire society that opposing political philosophies can coexist or else the society may transform Obama to the dark side. Reminiscent to Michael Jackson's Thriller and a slight infusion of Jesus Christ Superstar, the film solely depicts Obama's strengths, merits and genuineness while being quietly respectful towards the other presidential candidates. Visit www.barackula.com for free downloads, movie info and more!"

(12:01) | Source: Vimeo

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 Neighborhood tour: Jefferson Park

jefferson parkMetromix's Bahar eats, drinks and bowls in this north side neighborhood
(03:21) | Source: Metromix

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 WTTW's Chicago Tonight - April 15, 2008

chicago tonightchicago tonightSegments from the Tuesday, April 15 airing of Chicago Tonight on WTTW.

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 Evacuation of Blue Line

blue line breakdownFrom the description on YouTube: "As you can see, the CTA provided an old wooden platform for us to cross the live tracks. If they had to keep the power on the tracks, couldn't they have used something a bit safer to ensure there was no way someone could accidentally step on the tracks?"

(00:21) | Source: YouTube

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 American Idol Recap: Top 7

American Idol"Metromix on CLTV" host Marcus Leshock recaps the Top 7 performances on American Idol. Would singing Mariah Carrey tunes be a real "Heartbreaker?" Or would it make a "Hero" out of somebody? More bad word association and maybe a few laughs in Marcus's recap!

For more of Marcus and the Metromix crew check out their blog at www.cltv.com/metromix
(06:08) | Uploaded by: Marcus, Source: Fox

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April 15, 2008

 Video from scene: Blue Line breakdown (Pt. 2)

blue lineVideo submitted by a passenger on the Blue Line train that broke down on Tuesday morning.

(00:15) | (00:15) | (00:14) | Uploaded by: Colin, Chicago

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 Video from scene: Blue Line breakdown

blue lineVideo submitted by a passenger on the Blue Line train that broke down on Tuesday morning.

(00:14) | (00:15) Uploaded by: Colin, Chicago

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 Blue Line breakdown

blue line breakdownA CTA Blue Line broke down Tuesday morning leaving people trapped in an underground train tunnel and forcing them to evacuate hours later.

Source: CLTV

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 Boat ride through the streets of flooded Elmhurst

flooded elmhurstFrom the description on YouTube: "Take a boat ride through the streets of Elmhurst, Illinois in 1987 after the town floods out with sewage."

(09:42) | Source: YouTube

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 Morgan Spurlock talks about new doc

morgan spurlockFilmmaker Morgan Spurlock, whose "Super Size Me" earned him an Oscar nomination, sits down with Metromix host Marcus Leshock to discuss his new film, "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden."

(03:12) | Source: Metromix

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 Eco-friendly fashions at Earthgirls & Fluevog

fluevogGo Earth-friendly from head to toe with the help of Fluevog in Wicker Park and Earthgirls in Andersonville.

(02:29) | Source: Metromix

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 New airplane honors state

southwest planeSouthwest Airlines thanks Illinois in a big way. It unveiled it's new airplane with a fancy paint job that honors the state flag.
(03:21) | Source: CLTV

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 Frozen custard at Just Indulge

Just indulgeThe Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods welcome two sisters with one very sweet idea: Bring frozen custard to the Windy City.
(02:48) | Source: Metromix

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April 14, 2008

 The Black Keys live at the Riv

black keysFrom the description on YouTube: "The Black Keys Psychotic Girl Live at The Riviera Theater, Chicago, Saturday April 12th, 2008"
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(04:31) | Source: YouTube

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 Creepy crawlies show off at expo

reps041408.jpgThe sights and sounds from the Chicago Herpetological Society's Reptile Fest.
(02:05) | Source: Chicago Tribune

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 Geese keep shoppers away in Naperville

geeseA pair of geese nesting near a business in Naperville have gotten over-protective and pecking at customers.
(01:59) | Source: CLTV, WGN

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Barackula: The political horror musical
'Barackula' is a short political horror rock musical about young Barack Obama and vampires at Harvard - yes you read that right.

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Best Bathrooms
WTTW's Chicago Tonight takes you to the top of the Hancock to check out one of the best bathrooms and also looks at other Chicago contenders.