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United Dreamliner lands in Chicago after 4-month grounding
Tribune staff reporterSignaling confidence to the flying public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner. Monday's flight, which touched down at 1:14 p.m., early and...Tags: Boeing Co., Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, Air Transportation Industry
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Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min
When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...
Tags: Immigration, Rentals, Literature, Authors, Chicago Public Library
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Gary taking a new tack to expand, land business for its airport
For many years, Gary/Chicago International Airport has offered its services as a reliever airport to help ease flight-delay pressures at Chicago's two airports. Yet there have been few takers among airlines or passengers, despite competition in the form...
Tags: Midway, Michigan Avenue, South Shore, Midway Airport, Finance
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Some restaurants using on-site soilless gardens to grow food
To satisfy diners who clamor for local produce, Nana takes it to a new level — the basement. That's where the restaurant, 3267 S. Halsted St., maintains a 100-square-foot hydroponic garden, which produces mustard greens, basil, broccoli and more,...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Wicker Park, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: Midway, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Media Industry, Willis Tower
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Boeing resumes Dreamliner deliveries
Tribune reporterBoeing resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner to airline customers on Tuesday, following a four-month gap after federal regulators grounded the plane model because of overheating onboard batteries. Boeing delivered a plane made in its Everett, Wash.,...Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration
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Tribune poll: Support remains tepid for Chicago casino
Chicago voters remain lukewarm to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for a city casino and aren't sold on his plan to put slot machines at the airports, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. The results come as the mayor presses for the third straight year to get the...
Tags: Midway, Government, Chicago Mayor, International Travel, Rahm Emanuel
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The Bean featured as cover photo on Bing search engine
The Bean just got Binged. People doing online searches Tuesday via Bing were being treated to a full-screen image of Cloud Gate, the official name of the sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park, as it reflects some of the city's skyscrapers. A "Like"...
Tags: Cloud Gate, Online Media Industry, Microsoft Corporation, Field Museum of Natural History, Millennium Park
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Goats To Graze At O'Hare
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is enlisting the help of goats to do a little landscaping. A herd of about 25 goats will be arriving as early as next month to munch away weeds and invasive plants on about 120 acres of airport-owned...
Tags: Agriculture
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Gun sale loopholes can often put weapons in felons' hands
Kenneth Lee was a convicted felon who wanted a gun, authorities say. Darlene Hoover was a single mom with a clean record who needed cash. So the two acquaintances from the South Side made a deal, according to prosecutors. For $200, Hoover drove about 40...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Theft, Interior Policy, South Shore
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The Bean featured as cover photo on Bing search engine
Tribune reporterThe Bean just got binged. People doing online searches Tuesday via Bing were being treated to a full-screen image of Cloud Gate, the official name of the glassy sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park as it reflects some of the city's skyscrapers. A...Tags: Cloud Gate, Arts and Culture, Online Media Industry, Microsoft Corporation, Field Museum of Natural History
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