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Cheapest Commute: Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Toyota Prius, Ford Focus or a Train?
KickingTiresHave you ever wondered how much it costs to commute in a plug-in car versus a hybrid or a gas-only model? After we published our exclusive comparison test among three different plug-in electric vehicles, many people asked us to test......Tags: Traffic, Trips and Vacations, Vehicles, Metra, Travel
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Public Electric Car Charging: Our First Attempt
KickingTiresThanks to the loan of a 2010 Tesla Roadster and a welcome coincidence, Cars.com took its first crack at charging an electric car using a public charging station ??? with mixed results. If range anxiety is the No. 1 concern......Tags: Defense, General Motors Corp., Vehicles, Firearms, Anxiety
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Obama's Election Night: Grant Park
The Swampby John McCormick Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign will hold what it hopes will be an Election Night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago, a campaign aide confirmed this morning. The large public space between the Loop and lakeshore also......Tags: Grant Park, John Paul II, Barack Obama, Chicago Bulls, Taste of Chicago
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Obama to leave Senate Sunday
The Swampby John McCormick and Rick Pearson President-elect Barack Obama said today he will step down from his Senate seat effective this Sunday. The decision adds to the pressure on Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a fellow Democrat, who under state law has......Tags: Illinois, Upper House, National Government, Politics, Barack Obama
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Problem Solver: Updates on tickets, air conditioner, check for water damage
Loreen Targos continues to park her motorcycle in a free, legal parking spot in the Loop — and Chicago police continue to give her tickets. Since the Problem Solver last wrote about Targos two weeks ago, she has received an additional four parking...
Tags: Jon Yates, Respironics Incorporated
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Six characters in search of off-Loop actors
The quirky, lovable aesthetic of The Hypocrites is going to be in safe hands with new artistic director Halena Kays, based on her quirky and rather lovable new production of "Six Characters in Search of an Author," that meta-dramatic classic from 1921....Tags: Lobbying, William Shakespeare, Politics, Arts and Culture, Celebrities
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Here come the Kardashians, Jenny McCarthy hosting autism benefit at Rockit, The Fray dines at Nellcote
Kim Kardashian’s last public appearance in the Chicago area — a highly anticipated promotional appearance at the Michael Hill Jeweller store in Water Tower Place mall in 2010 — started two hours late and lasted only 20 minutes. Will...
Tags: Nellcote, Viktor Stalberg, John Lucas III, Social Media, Dining and Drinking
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New Cultural Plan a nice wish list, but city should focus on must-haves
Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down. And then wrote some more. And more. Released Monday, the Cultural Plan's 48 pages...
Tags: Health Insurance, Environmental Issues, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Daniel Burnham, Arts and Culture
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A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago
Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...
Tags: Plymouth, Dwayne Johnson, DeKalb, B.B. King, Arts and Culture
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Chicago stand-ins steal revenue but not thunder in new 'Dark Knight Rises'
“The Dark Knight Rises” has already been a blessing for Pittsburgh and Newark, N.J., two non-traditional film locations that replaced Chicago as Gotham City in the third Christopher Nolan-directed Batman film. The superhero movie, in...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, River North, The Dark Knight Rises (movie)
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'Boss' filming wraps in Chicago, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis coming to Wrigley Field, Pitchfork sightings
If you followed Kelsey Grammer’s time in the Chicago area filming Season 2 of cable network Starz’s “Boss,” you likely know the five-time Emmy-winning actor had his wife’s name tattooed on his hip in April at Insight...
Tags: USA Today, Shameless (tv program), Pies and Tarts, River North, Chicago Cubs
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Lady Gaga spotted in Gold Coast, businesses that turned away 'Mob Wives Chicago,' CM Punk discusses upcoming DVD
The Lady Gaga sightings have continued in Chicago.
Gaga was spotted outside her Gold Coast hotel Sunday one week after she was seen having dinner with boyfriend Taylor Kinney, who is in the city filming the pilot for Dick Wolf’s “Chicago...Tags: Lee DeWyze, Lady Gaga, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, River North
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