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Exclusive! The Real Reasons Why The Corpse Flower Didn’t Bloom

By The Beachwood Stinky Flower Affairs Desk

“Spike,” the Chicago Botanic Garden’s prized “corpse flower,” left some fans disappointed Sunday when it failed to bloom and emit its trademark horrendous odor.
But after 12 years of nurturing and waiting for the big moment, why didn’t the flower bloom?
The issue stems from Spike’s lack of energy when the time came for it to bloom.
– NBC Chicago.
We know that’s the popular version of what went on there. We know a lot of people like to believe that. But we know better.
Here are the real reasons why the corpse flower didn’t bloom:

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Posted on August 31, 2015

Chicago: Das Musical

Kommt Nach Berlin!

“CHICAGO ist das heisseste und aufregenste Musical, das Berlin je erleben wird. Die Show bietet eine leidenschaftliche Mischung aus Liebe und Luge, Ruhmsucht und Eitelkeit, Betrug und Verrat, Sex und Verbrechen – garniert mit heissem Jazz und einzigartigen Tanzszenen im Lebensgefuhl der 20er Jahre.”

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Posted on August 27, 2015

I Am A Retail Warrior: 15 Things We Wish Customers Knew

By Jane Harper

I work in a small, high-end boutique that caters to a very specific subset of (often wealthy) customers: Pet lovers. Just for fun, we’ll call my shop “Creature Comforts,” because it truly is focused on the supreme comfort of dogs, cats, and their “parents,” and to that end, it’s not uncommon for someone to drop $800 or $1,200 on high-quality pet merchandise in one go.
But before I get into the crazy specifics that make up my days and weeks, I’d like to share a few things that should be general knowledge for every consumer in every store, whether it’s Target or Brooks Brothers, because, as a retail warrior, I hear the same stories repeated time and again, and if one more fucking person messes up 15 stacks of carefully folded t-shirts after declining help in finding a size and then doesn’t buy a goddamn thing, I just might have a nuclear meltdown.
This is not a joke.

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Posted on August 25, 2015

Camp Bullfrog Lake!

By The Forest Preserves Of Cook County

The fourth of five new and revitalized campgrounds is now open for reservations.
Camp Bullfrog Lake, located at 9600 Wolf Road in Willow Springs, is part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s renewed camping program which launched this summer. Additional sites include:
* Camp Sullivan in Oak Forest (revitalized site, Now Open)
* Camp Shabbona Woods in South Holland (new site, Now Open)
* Camp Reinberg in Palatine (revitalized site, Now Open)
* Camp Dan Beard in Northbrook (new site, Coming Soon)

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Posted on August 20, 2015

Rosemont Teen A Million-Dollar Evil Genius

By Curtis Skinner/Reuters

Teams of video gamers playing characters ranging from wizards to monsters exchanged virtual punches, fireballs and lightning strikes over the past six days, battling at the main event of the Dota 2 International 2015 tournament in Seattle.
And by the end of the finals, five players, including a 16-year-old, became more than a million dollars richer.

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Posted on August 19, 2015

Canada Offers Relief From Trump

By Scott Buckner

BREAKING NEWS: Canada welcomes Americans totally sick of conservatives in new marketing campaign by the Canadian Board of Tourism and Citizenry. Industry and small businesses in Illinois are paying particular attention, given that Indiana and Wisconsin don’t seem to “be all that” these days.
Dear Americans:
We understand the problems you may be having with Mr. Donald Trump as of late. We totally sympathize. Which is why, for a limited time only should Mr. Trump become the Republican presidential nominee, we are throwing open our borders for you to flood over. Bring a Mexican or two if you so desire. We embrace all cultures here. Even yours.

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Posted on August 18, 2015

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