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These Are the Best Store Openings and Shopping Deals in JuneThis month's Sales Check has a Wicker Park Street Fest, the Old Town Art Fair, cosmetics, swimwear, and more. |
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What Chris Kennedy Is Doing With the New Wolf Point ProjectHow the former head of the Merchandise Mart plans to redevelop riverfront land that's been in his family since the 1940s. |
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