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EPA Releases New York and New Jersey Sewage Pollution Report Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:19PMOn Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency released a crucial report on the current sewage pollution problem in New York and New Jersey in order to address stormwater and sewage overflow in both states.
Redistricting Squeezes G.O.P. Class of 2010 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:40PMAt least one of the newly elected freshman Republican congressmen from Illinois won’t be around in January 2013, thanks to the redistricting maps drawn up by Democrats in the state legislature.
Exploring the night: Star party on Saturday Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:21PMWhen the sun goes down and the stars are revealed, Chris Winkler of Geneva and his children become American pioneers.
Open Data in Chicago? There (Soon Will Be) An App For That Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:11PMApps for Metro Chicago is a contest to develop new smartphone apps for open government from the City, County, State and MetroPulse databases. Over $50,000 in prize money will be awarded to the best apps. [ more › ]
City population loss, race issue make council remap tricky Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:05PMVeteran Ald. Richard Mell laid out the basics of redrawing the lines of Chicago’s 50 wards on Wednesday, saying this go-around will be the most challenging in recent memory.
Hotel booked on Hotwire wasn't in the right city Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:30PMQ • I was recently looking for a hotel for three nights in Rosemont, Ill. Hotwire soon started sending me emails about "lower hotel rates" in Rosemont. So I found one I liked and booked it.
Travel: New travel passes mean more choices, less money Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:28AMNEW YORK -- Skip lines, pay less and get your money back for tickets you bought but didn't use? Not a bad vacation, if you do the research ahead of time.
New travel passes mean more choices, less money Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:08AMSkip lines, pay less and get your money back for tickets you bought but didn't use?That's the goal of a new line of travel passes called Go Select by Smart Destinations.
Sara Duterte: Davao City Mayor Punches Sheriff, DILG Investigates (Photo) Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:18AMSara Duterte Image Credit: www.davaocity.gov.ph Sara Duterte, Davao City Mayor, may either be suspended or dismissed from public service after punching court sheriff Abe Andres on Friday, July 1, 2011, according to reports by several local news sites. In an interview with ABS-CBN‘s ANC channel, Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said ...
How will roster moves impact next season? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:51AMFree agency continues with many talented players already signed while others await their chance. Stu Hackel provides his analysis of how these roster moves will impact next season.
When naming paint, color takes a back seat Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:03AMIn a redoubled effort to capture consumers' attention in the sputtering economic recovery, some paint companies are hoping to distinguish their brands with names that tell a story, summon a memory or evoke an emotion — even a dark one — as long as they result in a sale.
Chromebook boards Virgin America, checks-in at Ace Hotel for summer vacation Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:19PMHow do you solve a consumer education problem like the Chromebook ? You put it into the idle hands of urbanite travelers -- that's how. The fast-booting neither laptop, nor netbook entity with negligible storage and not-yet-defined purpose will find a temporary summer home at select Virgin America gates and New York's Ace Hotel starting Friday. Jet-setters flying between San Francisco and either ...
Odd color names offer a primer in marketing for paint manufacturers Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:16PMIn a redoubled effort to capture consumers’ attention, paint companies are hoping to distinguish their brands with names that tell a story, summon a memory or evoke an emotion.
Virgin America and Google Team Up to Keep Travelers Connected With Chromebooks @ 35,000 Feet Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:00AMVirgin America, the airline that is reinventing domestic flying, today announces that it is teaming up with Google Inc. to offer guests the opportunity to "test-fly" Google's new Chromebook for free onboard their flight and at select airport gates.Â From July 1-September 30, 2011, Virgin America flyers will have the exclusive chance to check out a Chromebook at their departure airport gate and ...
Walgreens to add 600 jobs in Chicago Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:12AMDeerfield-based Walgreens is dramatically increasing its Chicago presence — by adding 600 city jobs, building up to a dozen new stores and remodeling 39 existing drug stores in food deserts to feature fresh fruits and vegetables. Half of the new jobs will be created in Chicago neighborhoods, where residents have precious few shopping choices.The other half will be downtown, where Walgreens plans ...
Civic group urges cutting City Council, privatizing Midway Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:02AMThe Civic Federation is offering Mayor Rahm Emanuel a road-map to financial stability that includes everything from cutting the City Council in half and privatizing Midway Airport to doing away with an elected clerk and treasurer and targeting the previously- sacrosanct Police and Fire Departments. Emanuel himself broached the subject of shrinking the City Council from 50 to 25 members during ...
Civic Federation shares cost-saving tips Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:34PMThe Civic Federation is offering Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel a road map to financial stability that includes everything from cutting the city council in half and privatizing Midway Airport to targeting fire and police departments. Emanuel has raised the idea of shrinking the council from 50 to 25 members during private meetings with aldermen, only to settle for a 10 percent cut in council ...
Mapping Home-Value Drops by Zip Code Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:35AMThe housing bust could be described as a tale of two collapses: Pain was widespread but it wasnt always evenly felt, a new analysis shows.
Capitol frustration, resignation mark shutdown attitudes | The Glean Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:30AMMORNING EDITION Capitol frustration, resignation mark shutdown attitudes By Brian Lambert | Tuesday, June 28, 2011 “Frustration” is the buzzword of the hour on the shutdown talks … and “resignation.” Southeast Minnesota KAAL-TV’s story says: “Some local lawmakers say they're losing hope an agreement can be reached. ‘I'm not hopeful a government shutdown can be averted,’ said Republican Senator ...
New travel pass customization means skipping lines, less money Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:24AMNEW YORK (AP) — Skip lines, pay less and get your money back for tickets you bought but didn't use?
New travel pass customization means more choices, skipping lines and less money Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:08PMNEW YORK, N.Y. - Skip lines, pay less and get your money back for tickets you bought but didn't use?
New travel passes mean more choices, less money Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:40PMEMILY FREDRIX Associated Press NEW YORK Skip lines, pay less and get your money back for tickets you bought but didn't use? Not a bad vacation, if you do the research ahead of time. That's the goal of a new line of travel passes called Go Select by Smart Destinations, which takes the traditional city travel pass (pay one price to visit a set list of sites for a certain number of days) and lets ...
Travel Solutions: Be careful when booking hotel room through an 'opaque' Internet site Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:19PMQ: I was recently looking for a hotel for three nights in Rosemont, Ill. Hotwire soon started sending me emails about "lower hotel rates" in Rosemont. So I found one I liked and booked it.
Hotwire delivered hotel room in wrong city Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 5:01PMQI was recently looking for a hotel for three nights in Rosemont, Ill. Hotwire started sending me e-mails about "lower hotel rates" in Rosemont. So I found one I liked and booked it.
Smiley Anders for June 20, 2011 Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:01AMMaps listing homicides or suspected homicides in EBR Parish for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007. Current gas prices in BR area.
Serving Niles since 1886 Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 5:28PMFor the past two years, seasonal Art Hop events held throughout Benton Harbor’s downtown Arts District have increasingly gained in popularity and participation, and the Summer, 2011, Man in the City-themed event promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Neighbors say Conan O'Brien's plan is more like road kill Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:42PMIt's a trashy strip of dirt at the end of the road in the San Fernando Valley. Yet it's on West Raymer Street in Van Nuys that TV's Conan O'Brien seeks a renamed Conan O'Brien Way or Boulevard. | Click here to see photo gallery.
Travel Troubleshooter: Hotwire switched site of hotel room Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:10PMI was recently looking for a hotel for three nights in Rosemont, Ill. Hotwire soon started sending me emails about "lower hotel rates" in Rosemont.
Hotel booking off the mark Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 11:00AMI was recently looking for a hotel for three nights in Rosemont, Ill. Hotwire soon started sending me emails about "lower hotel rates" in Rosemont. So I found one I liked and booked it.
Fun tips for the family road trip Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 5:00AM(ARA) - Few things bring a family together and create wonderful memories better than a summer road trip.
Review: 'The Big Uneasy' offers good story by wrong storyteller Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:41AMHarry Shearer builds a compelling case against flawed planning and leaky levees during Katrina. I was convinced. Unfortunately, I was also convinced that trapped within this 98-minute film is a good 30-minute news report struggling to get out.
Meetings to gauge interest in bike path to Badlands Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:43AMGauging public support for or opposition to a 104-mile, non-motorized recreational trail between Rapid City and Kadoka is the goal of two public information meetings Thursday.
Events laud ‘The Dixie’ Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:37PMIn the past, the Dixie Highway was a perfect route for a family out on a weekend jaunt.
Emanuel meets with grocery chains to resolve 'food deserts' Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 6:12PMChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a summit with CEOs from some of the country's largest food companies on 'food deserts.'
Jazzy June Stroll and Cruise In set for Friday night Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:40PMThe sounds of jazz music will be in the air in uptown Lexington when Uptown Lexington, Inc. and the participating uptown merchants host the Jazzy June Stroll from 6-8 p.m. Friday.
City/area digest Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 9:37AMHere is the city/area digest for June 15.
Letters to the Editor June 14, 2011 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 8:07AMCommunication with tourist at Battery Point wasn’t welcoming Tact, kindness and a sense of humor are necessary skills when dealing with the public, especially when dealing with tourism. I was recently visiting Crescent City and encountered the opposite while hiking around the Battery Point Lighthouse. It was almost dark, low tide was at 8:30 p.m., so only four other people were on the rock at ...
Your guide to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 7:35AMChicago artist Dusty Folwarczny's ArtPrize entry "Give" is made of steel. It's on view at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. / ROMAIN BLANQUART/Detroit Free Press
Alt-Media Slam Highlights Ed Bus Song-and-Dance Show Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 11:11AMIt's only taken three years, but we're ready to defend out alt-media slam title. [ more › ]
Local stars give Chicago Blues Festival a boost Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 12:28AMLike a young woman knocking on a two-timing door, the diverse shades of American blues broke through suspect skies of the first two days of the 28th Chicago Blues Festival.With budgets and sponorships down, the city had to rely on local bookings with a save from Mississippi. The Magnolia state sponsored the Juke Joint Stage at the south end of Grant Park along with a tourism booth that was ...
LAKE ELSINORE: Historical museum displays 1886 California map Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:49PMIn 1886, Riverside County and Elsinore weren't even on the map ---- not according to map publisher George F. Cram's depiction of California.
Lead artist Shawn Robertson talks the aesthetic evolution of BioShock Infinite Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 10:11PMIt doesn't take long looking at screens or video from BioShock Infinite for you to realize it looks like nothing else on the market. We talked with lead artist Shawn Robertson about how the game's unique aesthetic evolved. When you were building the world, what were some of your aesthetic influences? For me, I kept flashing back to Main Street at Disney World, you know, when you first walk in ...
Rizzuto home can be yours — for just under $2 million Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 9:05PMMontreal home of Vito Rizzuto, once described as the Godfather of Canada’s Mafia, is up for sale.
Where to go for an eco-friendly vacation Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 8:30PMWith summer less than two weeks away, it's time to hit the road. But instead of driving across country or flying hours away, why not be eco-chic this year and take advantage of one of the Midwest's many environmentally friendly destinations?
Rizzuto home for sale for just under $2-million Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 5:12PMLavis custom-built home of Vito Rizzuto on the market with an asking price of $1,995,000
Rizzuto home, four beds, five baths, Italian marble, can be yours for just under $2M Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 4:57PM— For a mere $1,995,000, you too can live like a reputed kingpin of the international underworld.
Home owned by Godfather of Canada's Mafia for sale Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 4:57PMFor a mere $1,995,000, you too can live like a reputed kingpin of the international underworld. The lavish, custom-built stone home of Vito Rizzuto, who was once described as the Godfather of Canada's Mafia and was considered among the world's most powerful criminals, is up for sale.
Heat wave helps spread drought in NC Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 8:41AMA heat wave gripping much of the eastern half of the United States helped spread drought conditions in North Carolina this week, but the chance for showers and storms might bring some relief this weekend.
Legislative roundup: How did your state lawmakers cast votes? Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 2:20AMFrom workers' compensation and state borrowing to education reform and expanded gambling, your state legislators took on some hot-button issues during the 97th General Assembly, which wrapped up Tuesday night.
Illinois House Speaker Madigan continues to pull the strings Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 1:26PMPowerful House speaker ushered through measures that squeezed Republicans and boosted Democrats' futures — In his 40th year as a lawmaker and 26th as House speaker, powerful Southwest Side Democrat Michael Madigan was the controlling force of the spring legislative session, from passage of a scaled-back state budget and punishing new political maps to a workers' compensation overhaul whose ...