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Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The tulips on Michigan Avenue are a staple of spring in Chicago, but a decline in contributions to the project's sponsoring organization may force future plantings to be scaled back. John Chikow, president of the Greater North...... -
52% of low-income, minority CTA riders paying more
As South Side and south suburban Chicago Transit Authority riders figure out the best way to get to work and other activities Monday without Red Line Dan Ryan service, a new analysis shows that the CTA's fare increases for one-day and seven-day passes...
Tags: Minority Groups, Chicago Transit Authority, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, West Chicago police blotter: May 15
The following were taken from police reports: Wheaton •The driver's side, rear door of a vehicle was scratched while it was parked in a parking lot in the 400 block of Roosevelt Road between 6:20 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 11. •A large rock was...
Tags: Prosecution, West Chicago, Wheaton College, Theft, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois)
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Tech Cocktail raises $2.5M in first outside funding
Tribune reporterChicago-based Tech Cocktail, a media company that covers news and organizes events for entrepreneurs, has raised $2.5 million in funding from an initiative led by Zappos.com Chief Executive Tony Hsieh. It's the first time Tech Cocktail has taken...Tags: Google Inc., Washington, DC, Startups, Tribune Company, Realty
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Get addicted to speculoos
CHICAGO — After its creation was announced via nationwide broadcast, people lined up to buy the very first versions. It’s lightweight, has been the subject of fierce patent battles and is so addictive you can’t put it down, even when...
Tags: Evanston, Lifestyle and Leisure, Breads, Belgium, Pancakes
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More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
Tags: Blue Island, Conservation, Northwestern University, Environmental Issues, Social Issues
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Legendary cartoonist announces retirement
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Dick Locher, 83, has put the stopper in the ink bottle for the last time after more than 40 years of capturing modern life through political cartooning. He recently announced his retirement. Dick's career as...
Tags: Cartoons, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment, Ronald Reagan
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Are More 150-Year-Olds On The Horizon?
The Hartford CourantWhen it comes to life expectancy, baby boomers sentiments might best be captured in the song lyric from Fame: "I want to live forever." Of course, we don't actually want to live forever (particularly after what we have done to these bodies), but now...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Disease, Science and Technology
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Immigration, Applied Physics, Finance, Relay for Life, Autism
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Kingsley Guy: Florida still needs election changes
This year, the Legislature enacted "ethics reform" in an effort to improve Florida's political climate. That's all well and good, but it's time now for lawmakers and the electorate to consider far-reaching structural reforms to upgrade Sunshine State...Tags: Government, Finance, Regional Elections, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice
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Answer the question, Mr. President
I love to hear Democrats still blame George W. Bush for all their ills. Jay Carney said last week that Benghazi was a long time ago — it happened 8 months ago. But President Bush is still brought up, after 54 months of not being in office, as a ...Tags: Benghazi, Jay Carney, George W. Bush, Susan Rice, White House
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Define a 'bad day'
Life isn't that bad. I was running late to work today and had to take a much more crowded bus than the earlier ones and had to stand instead of comfortably sit. Knowing I had to stand for an hour on my way in to work, I instinctively thought, "what a...
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