Articles filed under Chicago
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Sandor got Obama nod on seed money for Chicago-type climate lawJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A Brooklyn-born economist who gave up teaching at the University of California at Berkeley in 1973 to trade the first Treasury-bond futures is getting his way with the b...
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Barleycorn offering brunch, beer bucketsJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Want to thank Dad for years of support and love? Take him to John Barleycorn Schaumburg for $15 Miller buckets, $3 Sam Adams drafts and $4 Fat Tire drafts. Hit up the br...
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Feds release details on high-speed rail fundsJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Obama administration has released criteria for $8 billion in stimulus money for high-speed rail that appear to give front-runner status to projects in the Midwest an...
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1968 Democratic convention riot police planning reunionJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police officers who clashed with protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention are planning a reunion. Members of the Fraternal Order of Police say t...
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Do you really think your senior dad wants another tie?Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - For some among us it boils down to a tie or a golf shirt ... every single Father's Day. But is that really what Dad or Grandpa or Uncle Charlie wants? Not necessarily, e...
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No debate; equal rights for all citizensJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I want to personally thank you for your editorial on civil unions. Whether we have access to the cultural and economic advantages of marriage should not be up for debat...
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Quinn marks anniversary of Chicago strikeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Politicians turned out to mark the sixth anniversary of a labor strike at a downtown Chicago hotel. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was the keynote speaker at a rally in front o...
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Great taste; more spilling: Beer truck overturns on Tri-State rampJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Happy hour came a little early for motorists on I-294 early Tuesday after a rolled over beer truck dumped its contents on the southbound Tri-State ramp leading to inboun...
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Toast the crosstown series with CaberLee and BuehrlotJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Before they renew their crosstown baseball rivalry with the Cubs and White Sox today, Derrek Lee and Mark Buehrle will be toasting each with wines - for charity. The Cub...
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Boeing says 737 build rate may changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., the world’s second- largest commercial-jet maker, is asking suppliers to be ready for a 10 percent increase or decrease in the build rate for its 737 singl...