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FC Barcelona on Tour USA '08
Photo: Abel Arciniega
Over 40,000 soccer fans filled Soldier Field to watch Barcelona open their 2008 U.S. tour with style on Aug 3. Barcelona defeated Chivas in a friendly match with a final score of 5-2, in their first of two games in the U.S.
Chivas’ defenders were no match for Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto'o, who scored twice in the second half. Xavi Hernández, Alexander Hleb and Martín Cáceres also added to Barcelona’s arsenal. Jesus Padilla and Javier Hernandez’ goals were not enough to give the predominantly Chivas filled stadium the victory.
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Cypress Hill
Photo: Abel Arciniega
Cypress Hill's B-Real and Senn Dog brought the house down with both their old classic hip-hop hits and their rock-infused head banging songs. The "Dare to Dream" benefit concert, held on July 25 at House of Blues Chicago, was hosted by Platform One Entertainment and Devry University. Proceeds from the concert aided the Chicago Alliance in their struggle to end Latino homelessness.
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Chicago Fire
Photo: Alex Hernandez
The Chicago Fire brought the heat on July 30 against English Premier League team Everton in an international friendly match, winning 2-0.Chris Rolfe and Tomasz Frankowski scored for Chicago Fire’s side.
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Delilah Montoya
Photo: Alex Hernandez
Delilah Montoya's art installation entitled "Trail of Thrist" was featured at La Llorana Art Gallery in July.
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Kinky
Photo: Alex Hernandez
Kinky performed for 20 minutes at the 11 th annual Folk and Roots Festival, at Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave., on July 13. The Latin Alternative group performed their new and classic hits including “Más.”
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Colombian Festival
Photo: Alex Hernandez
The Colombian Independence Festival took place at Solider Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive, on July 13.
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Judo Tournament
Photos: Alex Hernandez
Chicago hosted the 2008 U.S. Judo Federation Junior National Championships at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, on July 5 and 6. Among the hundreds of young judo competitors were many prospects for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams.
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Juanes Concert
Juanes performed in front of thousands at Allstate Arena on Wednesday, April 2. He performed some of his most famous hits as well as promoting his new latest album, La Vida. He spoke of the importance of world peace during the two hour concert.
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Earth Hour Chicago
On Saturday, Chicago residents and businesses joined millions of people around the world to voluntarily “turn off the lights” for an hour from 8-9 p.m., making a bold statement about climate change.
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May Day March 2007
A crowd of about 150,000 came out to participate in the May 1
immigration demonstration, which weaved through downtown
and ended at Grant Park, where a massive rally was held.
Organizer Jorge Mújica was pleased with the numbers: “I think
that this year’s march was everything we expected and sends a
very strong message to Washington. There needs to be some
kind of immigration reform. If they don’t do it this year, next
year there will be a half a million more.”
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Immigration rally redux
On Wednesday, July 19, between 10,000 and 30,000 marched to display continued opposition to anti-immigrant legislation currently stalled in Congress. The turnout was considerably lower than May 1 rally, which drew about 400,000.
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