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Cubs, Ricketts come up empty at home opener
If the Cubs falling a wind shift short of a game-winning home run in the ninth inning of Monday's home-opening 7-4 loss to the Brewers teased your emotions and tested your resolve, imagine how Tom Ricketts felt. The Cubs chairman arrived at Wrigley...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Wrigley Field, Thomas Ricketts, Rahm Emanuel, Norichika Aoki
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Cubs 'restoration:' Dollars and nonsense
Whose turn was it to watch Crane Kenney? C’mon, Ricketts kids, fess up. Someone has to take the blame here. Who failed to make sure Kenney was sent to his room without dessert and stayed there? Because Kenney got loose Tuesday and couldn’t...
Tags: American League, Edwin Jackson, Baseball, Sports, Chicago Cubs
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Market Café at Wegmans will open Thursday
Some things seem to take forever in the retail world, like the opening of the new Weis Markets in Fogelsville or the Golden Corral at Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township. Eager shoppers and diners couldn't wait for either of those places to be up and...
Tags: Youell's Oyster House, House Building, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Allentown
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Bears rebuilding only on surface
Big yellow construction trucks in the parking lot outside his office greet Bears coach Marc Trestman every morning. Giant mounds of dirt surround the Bears' headquarters. Part of the team's Lake Forest facility remains off limits as major renovations...
Tags: John Tait, Walter Payton, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl, Chicago Bears
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Refurbishment of Everyman is a show-stopper
The sight of a newly resplendent Everyman Theatre made me get off a bus the other day as I was heading west on Fayette Street. I had to get a closer look at the city's newest gem. Throughout this year, I've been popping into the entrance of the former...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Brewers Hill, University of Baltimore, Everyman Theatre, Mount Royal
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Study: Squeeze on spending could lead to mass-transit meltdown
If you are a CTA or Metra rider who is miffed about paying more to ride buses and trains next year, those higher fares represent only one relatively minor worry for Chicago-area transit customers, according to a new study by DePaul University. It...
Tags: URS Corporation, Union Pacific Corporation, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Transit Authority, Public Transportation
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At Rebuilt Bevin Bros. Factory, Memories, Magic And Hard Work
The Hartford Courant— The pace is faster than fast as Joanne Fiondella bags and packs Salvation Army bells by the hundreds. She and the rest of the crew at the Bevin bell factory know these bells are needed this year, this week, now. The red bells with the wooden...Tags: Simsbury, JC Penney Company Inc., Colchester, Unemployment Benefits, Memorial Day
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CL&P's Scorecard: Better, Not Perfect
The Hartford CourantOn the Saturday before Sandy hit, there was some confusion about whether Connecticut Light & Power could dedicate a line crew and a tree crew to every town from the start. With some help from the governor, the problem was resolved. By Sunday night,...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Government, Regional Authority, West Hartford, Consumers
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Dealership no match for Net
Q: I have a 2007 Ford 150 pickup. While accelerating to about 30 or 40 mph the third gear in the automatic transmission blew out. I have never plowed or towed with this truck. I went to a transmission shop, told them how it happened, allowed them to...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, New Britain, Chicago Tribune
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Newly renovated child care facility damaged by fire
Indianapolis firefighters were called to help extinguish a fire at a child care facility Tuesday. IFD companies were called to the corner of West 36th Street and Boulevard Place, near Crown Hill Cemetery, around 12 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters arriving at...
Tags: Fires, United Way
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Study to determine where to rebuild Shelby Co. grandstand following fire
Plans to rebuild the historic grandstand at the Shelby County Fairgrounds are getting underway. County commissioners will hire an Indianapolis engineering firm to conduct a study on the structure that was destroyed by fire in May. The study will look...
Tags: Science and Technology
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