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Renewed gambling expansion push picks up steam
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A renewed push to greatly expand gambling in Illinois surfaced today, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his weight behind a plan the state Senate quickly approved. Like two previous bills that Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed, the latest...Tags: Problem Gambling, Executive Branch, Government, Midway, Park City
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Furloughs over, so air controllers (and flights) back on schedule
A week after federal officials launched job furloughs at air traffic control towers, the controllers are back on a regular work schedule -- and airline delays are now caused primarily by severe weather. The number of delays over the week averaged...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Road Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel, Transportation
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Air traffic controllers' furloughs end
The furloughed air traffic controllers are back at work, and now the nation's airlines can blame only bad weather for delays in getting you to your destination. The furloughs that began about a week ago — delaying hundreds of planes across the...
Tags: Orlando, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel, Transportation
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Signs of grown-ups in charge
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. Barack Obama used a recess...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Parties and Movements, Ron Wyden, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Celebrating Obama's Reversals
The Hartford CourantRep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. Barack Obama used a recess appointment to make...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Parties and Movements, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, International Olympic Committee
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Boeing stays aloft despite troubles with 787
— Last week, on the same day the FAA officially ungrounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, American Airlines employees were whooping it up in an aircraft hangar at nearby Boeing Field. It had nothing to do with the Dreamliner. Executives and select...
Tags: United Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Accidents, Boeing Co., Corporate Officers
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Summer Fling to feature country theme
The City of Des Plaines recently announced details about the popular Summer Fling festival for 2013. The third annual Des Plaines Summer Fling will be held on Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21, along Ellinwood Street between Lee Street and River...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, The Buckinghams (music group), Music Industry
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Foul weather, not furlough, primary cause of O'Hare delays
While the airline industry said Friday that the air traffic controller furloughs caused flight delays to triple this week, the impact on Chicago travelers was less severe overall, officials said. O'Hare International Airport experienced delays that in...
Tags: Midway, Manufacturing and Engineering, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Boeing profit surges 20% despite 787 woes
Boeing Co., despite its flagship airliner being clipped by federal regulators, is still one of Wall Street's highfliers. The Chicago company reported that first-quarter profit surged 20% from the year-ago period, handily beating analysts' projections....Tags: United Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Co., Japan, Edward Jones
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State senator pleads guilty to misdemeanor in O'Hare gun case
State Sen. Donne Trotter pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage in December. In a plea deal with Cook County prosecutors, Judge Charles Burns sentenced Trotter, 63, to...
Tags: Justice System, Crimes, Lawyers, Misdemeanors, Crime, Law and Justice
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Furloughs, weather slow operations at O'Hare
Mandatory unpaid furlough days taken Tuesday mostly by air traffic controllers at airports on the East Coast and at radar facilities in California, Nevada and Texas caused cascading flight delays across the nation, including at Chicago's two airports,...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, Laura J. Brown, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry
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Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding
Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Rivers, Weather Warnings, Floods, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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