Ted Cox
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Lady Gaga’s Monster madhouseFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Lady Gaga brought her Monster Ball Tour to the United Center for a sold-out show Monday night, in the process proving that if she’s not Madonna’s equal as a singer or da...
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Cook OKs shutdown days to pass balanced budgetFeb 26, 2011 1:00 am - The Cook County Board unanimously passed a balanced $3.1 billion 2011 budget early this morning, beating an end-of-February deadline, but instituting furloughs and count...
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Dance marathon produces final budgetFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board got increasingly punchy as it waited for an endless series of amendments to be processed in completing its 2011 budget in the predawn hours Saturda...
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Chicago crowd should go gaga over GagaFeb 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Lady Gaga brings her “Monster Ball” tour to Chicago's sold-out United Center Monday night. Her appearance at Lollapalooza last summer in Grant Park might have been more ...
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Arab protests bring gas price hikes in the suburbsFeb 25, 2011 5:00 am - Protests across the Arab world are having an immediate effect in suburban Chicago in the form of rapidly rising gas prices. Unrest rocking Libya is threatening oil suppl...
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Cook OKs full sales-tax rollbackFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Cook OKs full sales-tax rollback
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On TV: IFC presents Independent Spirit AwardsFeb 24, 2011 10:00 pm - In the Spirit The Independent Film Channel gets Oscar weekend rolling with the Film Independent Spirit Awards at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. Joel McHale plays host to...
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Cook commissioners clash over what they can spendFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - As Cook County commissioners prepare to try to pass their 2011 budget Friday — only three days ahead of a mandated deadline — they’re facing a new battle over how much t...
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Gorman thwarted as Cook passes forest-preserve budgetFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board passed a reduced 2011 budget for the forest preserve district, but along the way amendments critical of President Toni Preckwinkle got lost in the ...
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Gorman budget amendments strike at raise for Preckwinkle appointeeFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A suburban Cook County Board commissioner is taking direct aim at a raise that President Toni Preckwindkle gave to a high-ranking administrator at the forest preserve di...