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Snacks in the city getting a makeover
Chicago Park District vending machines have ditched their candy bars for granola bars and exchanged fried potato chips for veggie chips. Next year, Chicago Public Schools are scheduled to wave goodbye to sports drinks and hello to machines selling only...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, New York City, Nutrition, Politics, Property
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Concealed carry: Court strikes down Illinois' ban
Tribune reportersThe state of Illinois would have to allow ordinary citizens to carry weapons under a federal appeals court ruling issued today, but the judges also gave lawmakers 180 days to put their own version of the law in place. In a 2-1 decision that is a major...Tags: Bill Brady, Politics, Judges, Lisa Madigan, Illinois Governor
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Notable passings of 2012
Some stories are harder to write than others. Obituaries are among the hardest, as the represent an obligation to do justice to the folks who have passed and hopefully to bring solace to their loved ones. Some of Laguna's best and brightest died in...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Dean Martin, Jonathan Winters, Newspaper and Magazine, Local Elections
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Jackson Jr. seat candidate hits foe on gun charge
Clout StreetA Democratic state senator running for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s old congressional seat suggested Monday that voters should “turn the page” away from the district’s scandal-filled history of representation, even as a rival...Tags: Ethics, Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Politics, Political Fundraising
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Interview: 'Hardcore Pawn: Chicago' stars buy, sell and raise hell
Here's the thing about brothers and "Hardcore Pawn: Chicago" co-stars Randy and Wayne Cohen: They fight a lot — and even came to blows this year — but they always make up. And once they're done patching things up, they tend to go right...
Tags: Chandler Parsons, Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, Foods and Beverages, Jenny McCarthy, NBC (tv network)
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Chicago taxi owners honking mad about Uber's cab-hailing app, service
Chicago's taxicab owners, led by business partners Pat Corrigan and Michael Levine, are throwing everything they can at a technology startup called Uber. The app is disrupting the taxi industry nationwide by allowing people to directly hail cabs or town...
Tags: Startups, Chicago Mayor, City Club of Chicago, Politics, Government
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Talk of food truck ban in Sunrise has some crying foul
Joey Scuotto, a commissioner with a restaurant down the street from City Hall, has said he wants an outright ban on gourmet food trucks citywide. "We have so many restaurants struggling to stay afloat in Sunrise," he told the Sun Sentinel. "I see it...
Tags: Hialeah, Politics, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Mayor tries to change subject on O'Hare deal as mob questions mount
Tribune reporterAs questions mounted about alleged mob ties at a company that won a new custodial services deal at O’Hare International Airport, Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought to change the subject by suspending three companies unrelated to the janitor pact. In...Tags: FBI, Chicago Mayor, Wage Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Unions
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Juror bristles over Emanuel's move to erase 'code of silence' verdict
Many in Chicago were upset when they heard Mayor Rahm Emanuel was cutting a deal over the federal civil jury's decision involving the big cop who beat the tiny female bartender. But perhaps no one is as upset as Dr. Joseph R. Lentino, 66, a retired...
Tags: John Kass, Chicago Mayor, Trials, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Rahm Emanuel
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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: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Pittsburgh, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rentals
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Safety concerns at old post office addressed, but development remains stalled
Bill Davies, the eccentric Monaco-based owner of Chicago's old post office, wants to turn the hulking mass that straddles Congress Parkway into a mecca of shopping, office space, residences, etc. But the building sits rotting and untouched because,...
Tags: Cook County Government, Melissa Harris, Public Officials, Politics, Chicago Fire Department
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A tax on politicians? It's an offer they can't refuse
American politicians are always on the lookout for "new sources of revenue," which sounds a lot nicer than "sinking their fangs into our necks." But however you describe it, they just can't stop sucking our blood with their unending tax increases on the...
Tags: FBI, Michael Madigan, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Judges, Politics
Dec 13, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 11, 2012
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Jan 3, 2013
|Story| Coastline Pilot
Dec 10, 2012
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Dec 30, 2012
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Dec 9, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 23, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dec 6, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 6, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jul 18, 2012
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Sep 2, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 19, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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