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Year 25: Toni Preckwinkle
Many of you know Toni Preckwinkle as a longtime Chicago politician. Currently, she's Cook County Board President, a seat she's held since 2010.Before that, she served for almost 20 years as alderman of...
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Year 25: Chicago seniors reflect on an 'eventful' year
As we've learned thus far through the Year 25 series, a single year can really influence how the rest of your life shakes out. And that is really evident within the walls of a large room in the Chicago...
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Where was Roger Ebert at 25?
When we started brainstorming for the Year 25 series, Roger Ebert was one of the first names that came to mind. What was the life of a to-be Pulitzer prize-winning film critic like during the intense...
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Where was Rick Bayless at 25?
When you think about Rick Bayless, the things that come to mind likely aren’t Anthropological Linguistics or French food.That just goes to show how little you know about the 25-year-old Rick Bayless.At...
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Where was Congressman Gutierrez at 25?
Illinois U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez has made a name for himself across the nation as one of the most vocal proponents of immigration reform.Gutierrez is a longtime member of the U.S. House of...
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Where was Senator Dick Durbin at 25?
At 68 years old, Illinois US Senator Dick Durbin is one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill. First elected to the Senate in 1996, Durbin now serves as the Assistant Majority Leader, the...
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Where was Rep. Tammy Duckworth at 25?
At 25, U.S. representative Tammy Duckworth was just beginning her career as a helicopter pilot for the Illinois Army National Guard - a bit sooner than she originally expected.Usually, she says, it was...
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Where was Rep. Aaron Schock at 25?
At 31, (soon-to-turn 32 in late May), Congressman Aaron Schock is the youngest participant of the Year 25 series.It’s a designation he’s pretty used to. He was once the youngest Illinois state...
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Year 25: Ernest Hemingway
It’s almost hard to believe that at just 25 years old, Ernest Hemingway was already writing one of the novels he’s best known for: The Sun Also Rises.Some have even called it his “breakthrough” work,...
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Who was 25-year-old Rahm Emanuel?
As mayor of the city of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel’s days are anything but repetitive.Some days, he crisscrosses the city for press conferences, packing in phone calls to aldermen and business leaders on...
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