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Congress Theater restoration underway, but it’s got a long way to go
Following in its tradition of surprisingly gullible and shortsighted reporting on Chicago’s most troubled music venue, DNAinfo.com declared in a headline yesterday that “Congress Theater Owner Wants...
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Chicago police official: Congress Theater 'untruthful' on night of underage...
A Chicago Police Department official has accused the Congress Theater of failing to cooperate with officers during an investigation into underage drinking at the venue.Sgt. Joseph Giambrone testified...
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Congress Theater gets another pass from the city
In his third appearance in Cook County Circuit Court Thursday facing a long list of building, health, and fire code violations at the 87-year-old Congress Theater, controversial venue owner Erineo...
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Community groups scramble after Portage Theater closes
Built in 1920, The Portage Theater is one of Chicago’s cinematic treasures.Literally, the building’s facade and interior space is landmarked.But since a renovation in 2006, the Portage has developed a...
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Eddie Carranza books his first Portage Theater concert
A little more than three weeks after pulling the plug on movies at the historic Portage Theater on the Northwest Side, controversial venue owner Erineo “Eddie” Carranza is putting tickets on sale...
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Can a closed movie palace define a sense of place?
I’m standing in front of the shuttered 1,300-seat Portage Park Theater. It opened in 1920, back during the silent film era. Its cream-colored terra cotta tiles and giant marquee can can be seen up and...
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