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Daley giving $540,000 in campaign funds to charity
Former Mayor Richard Daley is giving more than $500,000 remaining in his campaign fund to 13 charities, with the biggest bequest going to the After School Matters organization founded by his wife Maggie, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. He's also giving six-...
Tags: North Lawndale, Economy, Business and Finance, Richard M. Daley, Politics, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)
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A passionate, dynamic spark for Chicago ad agency
Peter McGuinness, an East Coast advertising wunderkind who took the helm at DDB Chicago less than two years ago, is competitive, passionate and driven to succeed. He also likes to stir things up. Those qualities got him into and out of hot water growing...
Tags: Italy, Omnicom Group Incorporated, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Bloomington
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New CEO to lead change microloan non-profit
Inside the John Hancock Center, 13 floors up, Vicki Escarra gazes into a large camera lens. She eschews a word-for-word script, speaking instead from an outline that allows for more spontaneity. "You know, women are the largest untapped lever in the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Feeding America, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, Trips and Vacations
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Danville hydrant flush testing schedule released
The Danville Fire Department will begin the 2013 Spring hydrant flushing and testing on Monday. Visit www.danvilleky.org for a detailed map of each area and daily scheduled updates on Facebook at City of Danville Fire Department. Signs will be posted...
Tags: Madison (New Haven, Connecticut), Ridgefield, Water Supply
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Living the high life
Penthouses are increasingly defining the Chicago skyline as developers tap into a niche market for luxury residential properties and savvy buyers and renters see an opportunity to elevate their lifestyles. Buyers pay a premium for those lofty perches,...
Tags: Chicago Skyline, Gold Coast, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Personal Service, Real Estate Buyers
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Celebrate, enjoy all city's parks
Springtime has come to central Kentucky, filling our parks, playing fields, sidewalks and streets with people of all ages seeking exercise, fresh air and fun. Millennium Park is in its 13th year as the centerpiece for this activity. And wow has it...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Flying Disc
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Good Food Festival promotes local producers
Tribune reporterWhile Chicago's chi-chi foodies gather each autumn at Millennium Park for gourmet food, Chicago's crunchy foodies gather each spring at UIC forum for “good food.” But eating is only part of the annual Good Food Festival (formerly called...Tags: Rick Bayless, Arts and Culture, Agriculture, Festive Events
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EDITORIAL: Time to address vision for parks and recreation
Signs of spring have been fleeting so far, but you can tell the season by our annual rush to patch Boyle County’s aging and leaky public swimming pool. Danville City Commission signed off on another temporary solution during its meeting last week....Tags: Local Government
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Restaurants, Sweetwater, Tribune Tower, Cheesecake Factory, Hamburgers
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Chicago museums reeling after building sprees
The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the lakefront and around downtown. The Art Institute built its Modern...
Tags: Politics, Arts and Culture, Interior Policy, Museums, Corporate Officers
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Stuff Chicagoans like
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds With all the recent news about Chicago’s shortcomings, let’s remind ourselves of what we love about this city. My list so far: -The lakefront -Portillo’s -The Sears Tower -Free concerts in Millennium Park -Strolling... -
At Steppenwolf, another way of looking at youth violence
The main scenic elements for "How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence," the latest in a sudden string of intense Chicago productions aiming to engage us in the crisis of youth violence, have a distinct resemblance to the Crown Fountain in...
Tags: Chicago Public Library, Arts and Culture
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