Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Saturday, April 20
Volkswagen is celebrating 15 years of sponsoring the Chicago Marathon with something they're calling the VW FanZone Sunday. Doug E. Fresh and OK Go will make appearances, and DJs will spin throughout the morning.