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    Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Emanuel moves playgrounds to front of Park District line

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is moving playgrounds to the front of the line for the Chicago Park District’s limited construction money, with other big-ticket projects like new fieldhouses moving back in the queue.
    Clout Street
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is moving playgrounds to the front of the line for the Chicago Park District’s limited construction money, with other big-ticket projects like new fieldhouses moving back in the queue. For the mayor, it’s about getting the...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Gardens and Parks, Rahm Emanuel, Daniel Burnham, Tourism and Leisure

    2. Apr 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Lollapalooza on way to sellout; day-by-day lineups set

    Lollapalooza will put 60,000 single-day tickets on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. central for the festival Aug. 2-4 in Grant Park. The only question remaining is how fast they’ll sell out.
    Lollapalooza will put 60,000 single-day tickets on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. central for the festival Aug. 2-4 in Grant Park. The only question remaining is how fast they’ll sell out. The festival’s entire lineup leaked weeks early last...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Two Door Cinema Club (music group), Steve Aoki, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Vampire Weekend (music group)

    3. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 10 years after Daley's Meigs Field raid, the makeover of Northerly Island is slow to take shape

    Ten years ago as Mayor Richard M. Daley worked through political channels to accelerate federal approval to build new runways at the airport his father had dearly called "O'Hara," the mayor also issued an infamous order to destroy Chicago's little lakefront airport.
    Ten years ago as Mayor Richard M. Daley worked through political channels to accelerate federal approval to build new runways at the airport his father had dearly called "O'Hara," the mayor also issued an infamous order to destroy Chicago's little...

    Tags: Stevie Wonder, Entertainment Events, Political Corruption, Federal Aviation Administration, Roosevelt University

    4. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  4. Great GoogaMooga festival in talks for Chicago offshoot

    Oh, you thought Lollapalooza was a strange festival name? Prepare for Great GoogaMooga.
    RedEye
    Oh, you thought Lollapalooza was a strange festival name? Prepare for Great GoogaMooga. The hybrid food and music festival, which debuted last year in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, is in talks with the City of Chicago to bring a version of its weekend-...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (music group), James Cappleman

    5. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Emanuel stands by rejected police sergeants contract

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel maintained Tuesday that a pension fix overwhelmingly rejected by Chicago police sergeants remains a road map to restoring financial soundness to the city's woefully underfunded pension system.
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    Mayor Rahm Emanuel maintained Tuesday that a pension fix overwhelmingly rejected by Chicago police sergeants remains a road map to restoring financial soundness to the city's woefully underfunded pension system. “Every other aspect of this plan,...

    Tags: Chicago Public Library, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel

    6. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Neighbors voice concerns over proposed North Side nature center

    Dozens of people showed up with extensive concerns at a forum tonight for a proposed West Ridge Nature Preserve on 20 acres of former Rosehill Cemetery property purchased by the city in 2011. 
    Tribune reporter
    Dozens of people showed up with extensive concerns at a forum tonight for a proposed West Ridge Nature Preserve on 20 acres of former Rosehill Cemetery property purchased by the city in 2011.  The property is the largest lot purchased -- for $7.7...

    Tags: Sports, Lifestyle and Leisure, Canoeing and Kayaking

    7. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. $750,000 bail in lakefront jogger attack

    If Donny Jones hadn't been rehabbing a house, he wouldn't have been headed to a Home Depot and he wouldn't have been driving along Lake Shore Drive just as a woman needed his help as she fled an attacker.
    Tribune reporter
    If Donny Jones hadn't been rehabbing a house, he wouldn't have been headed to a Home Depot and he wouldn't have been driving along Lake Shore Drive just as a woman needed his help as she fled an attacker. "The chances of me being right there at the right...

    Tags: The Home Depot, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. SMG in line to keep running Soldier Field

    The company that manages Soldier Field, including maintaining the condition of the turf at the Bears’ lakefront home, is in line for a new 10-year deal, the Chicago Park District announced Friday evening.
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    The company that manages Soldier Field, including maintaining the condition of the turf at the Bears’ lakefront home, is in line for a new 10-year deal, the Chicago Park District announced Friday evening. A Park District panel set up to evaluate...

    Tags: AEG, Soldier Field, Chicago Mayor, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Rahm Emanuel

    9. Feb 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Grant Park Music Festival summer season announced

    Once again the Grant Park Music Festival is taking the lead among local summer festivals when it comes to presenting eclectic combinations of popular symphonic and choral fare and more adventuresome classical music programming. And it's all free.
    Once again the Grant Park Music Festival is taking the lead among local summer festivals when it comes to presenting eclectic combinations of popular symphonic and choral fare and more adventuresome classical music programming. And it's all free. The...

    Tags: Culture, Entertainment Events, Ceremonies, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Columbus Park

    10. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Soldier Field management gets another contract

    The Chicago Park District Board this evening approved a new 10-year contract for the company that manages Soldier Field.
    Tribune reporter
    The Chicago Park District Board this evening approved a new 10-year contract for the company that manages Soldier Field.   The board made its unanimous decision about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday after an extensive presentation by the evaluation team and SMG,...

    Tags: AEG, Soldier Field, Michael Kelly, McCormick Place

    11. Jan 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago Confidential: City makes headway in Bloomingdale Trail project

    The city of Chicago last week bought the 2.7-mile-long elevated Canadian Pacific Railway spur known as the Bloomingdale Trail.
    The city of Chicago last week bought the 2.7-mile-long elevated Canadian Pacific Railway spur known as the Bloomingdale Trail. The sales price was $1, not including administrative fees. By the time the spur's makeover into a bike and running path is...

    Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Hall, Railway Transportation, NATO Summit

    12. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. West DuPage communities look ahead to 2013

    Wheaton will see new stores and downtown development in the new year, while golfers in Glen Ellyn will enjoy a renovated clubhouse and driving range at the Village Links course. In West Chicago, elementary school teachers have filed a strike notice as negotiations continue between their union and school board.
    Wheaton will see new stores and downtown development in the new year, while golfers in Glen Ellyn will enjoy a renovated clubhouse and driving range at the Village Links course. In West Chicago, elementary school teachers have filed a strike notice as...

    Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Elections, Unions, Career and Workplace

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