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Robert Redford joins with CNN for 'Chicagoland' TV series
It may seem a little redundant, CNN’s idea of making a reality show starring Chicago. But it will be, at minimum, interesting to see what stories Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions puts together for the just-announced “Chicagoland,&...
Tags: CNN (tv network), Television Industry, Sundance Film Festival, NBC (tv network), Chicago Mayor
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Flood damage assessments begin
With residents in 48 Illinois counties hit by extensive flood damage, officials asked victims to be patient, keep their receipts and open their doors to assessors trying to determine eligibility for federal flood assistance. The Federal Emergency...
Tags: FEMA, Government Aid, Pat Quinn, Albany Park, Illinois Governor
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Drivers to pay longer under parking meter settlement
Tribune reportersDrivers would have to feed most Chicago parking meters for more hours every day except Sunday under a plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced as part of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with the private firm that holds the controversial 75-year meter...Tags: Politics, Chicago Mayor, Local Government, Elections, Richard M. Daley
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Hearing officers criticize CPS plans
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending against 13...
Tags: Students, Teachers, Northwestern University, Justice System, House Building
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Hearing officers oppose 13 of closings planned by CPS
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending...
Tags: Students, Calumet Heights, Teachers, Northwestern University, Justice System
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Discount water plan for nonprofits advances
Smaller religious institutions and other nonprofit organizations that do charitable work would get free city water once again, while some larger ones would get greater water discounts than they do now under a plan the City Council Budget Committee...
Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Carrie Austin, Edward M. Burke
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Chicago offers compromise on water bill exemptions for nonprofits
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen have proposed a compromise to religious leaders who say that paying their water bill after decades of a blanket exemption will rob them of the resources necessary to provide social services. On Sunday, city...
Tags: Howard Brookins, Water Supply, Religion and Belief, Chicago Mayor, Environmental Issues
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Dibs on a french fry food truck
A calamari taco with cilantro-lime relish would never replace a Chicago-style hot dog. We wouldn't dream of swapping a drippy Italian beef for a gruyere grilled cheese. We'll always crave deep dish pizza. But Chicago continues to miss out on the...
Tags: Bagels, Lifestyle and Leisure, Taste of Chicago, French Fries, Dining and Drinking
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Daley settles (not entirely) into life as a regular Chicagoan
He still gets up early. He could sleep in. He no longer has a big staff to deploy. No public crises nipping at his mind and time. He lives alone. He gets up at 6 anyway, and sets off to the gym before breakfast. He likes it there, feels safe in the...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Coca-Cola Co., Politics, Belief and Faith, Chicago Mayor
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Where have all the Cub fans gone?
We've heard Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts stomp his feet and tell everyone to get out of the way in his goal to sprinkle some sparkle around an aging Wrigley Field. Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, has offered a familiar refrain about parking and security,...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Baseball, Sports, Thomas Ricketts, Wrigley Field
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel expected to name Desiree Rogers as board chairman at Choose Chicago
Former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is expected to be appointed board chairman of Choose Chicago, lending her national profile to the agency that sells the city as a tourism and convention destination, according to a source familiar with...
Tags: Politics, Chicago Mayor, McCormick Place, Parties and Movements, Tourism and Leisure
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One vote, many lives
The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road. That is where Concept Schools, a top-quality charter operator, wants to open the...
Tags: Politics, Chicago City Council, Charter Schools, McKinley Park, Chicago Mayor
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