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Tag Archives: Chicago Tribune
CN Feb. 27, 2014
Were you a little confused by the mega-announcements this week that Chicago was about to became a major tech innovation-hub, whatever that means? Well, Tribune business columnist Melissa Harris explains some of it. The biggest chunk of cash-on-the-barrelhead is $70 … Continue reading
CN Jan 30, 2014
Is the Internet a public asset? Is it something like Lake Michigan, that we long go decided should be “forever open, clear and free”? If it is, how do we deal with the private companies that bring us that … Continue reading
CN November 14, 2013
Has Mayor Emanuel quietly hit on the pension reform formula that might work for him? Although the headlines said that pension reform failed yet again in Springfield last week, two things point toward some quick movement in early December. First, … Continue reading
CN Oct. 24, 2013
Take a look at this screen grab from Google Earth.. See those two big black blotches (the one on the top and the one at the bottom) right beside the Calumet River? That’s petcoke, or petroleum coke. It’s a nasty … Continue reading
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Tagged BP Whiting refinery, CHA, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, deposition, Ethan Michaeli, Koch brothers, Laura Foxgrover, Micael Hawthorne, Millennium Park, Park Grill, petcoke, Plan for Transformation, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Section 8, senior housing, southeast side, tar sands, Tim Novak, We The People Media
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CN August 15, 2013
Driven along South Kedzie or West Foster lately? How fast were you going? Mayor Emanuel’s speed cameras already know, and they could be mailing you $100 speeding tickets very soon. And if it was a school you sped by, between … Continue reading
CN July 18, 2013
Mike Madigan was never all that excited about Lisa’s political career. When she first wanted to run for State Rep, he didn’t like that idea. And she had to fight him and push through to get him to take her … Continue reading
CN July 11, 2013
What if Springfield had passed comprehensive pension reform? How would that have affected the Chicago Public Schools this year? Would it have restored toilet paper to Von Steuben’s operating budget? That’s actually a serious question, because in the past few … Continue reading
CN June 20, 2013
If you’re a Metra rider and you think service quality has been declining , you’re not wrong. That’s the view of the Tribune’s transportation writer Jon Hilkevitch, who sat down with us for a one-on-one interview this week – and … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes on Dearborn, Chicago Tribune, CTA, CTA Red Line creconstruction, CTA Ventra Card, Forrest Claypool, increased air traffic over northwest side, Jon Hilkevitch, Metra, Metra on-time performance, New CTA el cars, new runway, O'Hare Modernization Plan, Rahm Emanuel
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CN May 2, 2013
Why is Cook County Jail suddenly reaching the bursting point? It’s at capacity, when its population had been declining in recent years. Well, it’s partly because we seem to be locking more people up, but it’s also because Cook County … Continue reading
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