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A house fit for an Apprentice
Special to the TribunePerhaps it was his quick decision-making ability that helped Chicagoan Bill Rancic win the top spot on last season's edition of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Donald Trump, after all, is not one to suffer indecisive types gladly. But has Trump...Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Dick Butkus, Electrical Appliance, Jay Leno, Television
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Was there a Dearborn? A landmarks primer
Tribune staff reporterBurnham Hotel: Daniel Burnham, a visionary architect and urban planner, was the chief of construction and director of works of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 and co-author of the far-sighted 1909 Plan of Chicago. Carson Pirie Scott &...Tags: Chicago Board of Trade, John Adams, Richard J. Daley, John Randolph, History
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Loos in the Loop: From the unusual to the unsanitary
Tribune staff reportersOne of the most important things to know when navigating the Loop is where to go when you have to go . . . to the restroom, that is. Here's a guide to loos around the Loop -- from the dirty to the unusual to the ultra-convenient. McDonald's in Theatre...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Federal Reserve, Chicago Loop, Palmer House Hilton, Illinois
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The Retail District Cheerleader
Tribune senior correspondentFrom his small office over-looking the "L," the chief of the Loop's semi-official Booster Club is spouting no small plans. A lot of people, rich people, are moving into condos in the Loop, he says. So Chicago's once vibrant, but more recently scary-...Tags: Bones and Joints, Millennium Park, Harold Washington, Chicago Loop, Richard M. Daley
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Daley to Trump: You're spired!
Tribune staff reportersDonald Trump knows what he likes, and he didn't like a spire on his Chicago building. "I hated the look of it," Trump said in October while discussing a recent design of the tower. Mayor Richard Daley knows what he likes too. His tastes run toward the...Tags: Willis Tower, Building Material, John Hancock, Chicago Sun-Times, Metal and Mineral
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Shopping: Unexpected adventures in retailing
Tribune staff reportersOne of the things we love about shopping in the Loop is the adventure of it. Here are some unusual places and things. Antiquities. Indulge your inner Cleopatra with a 2,000-year-old Roman necklace, or how about an ancient Egyptian scarab? You'll find...Tags: Willis Tower, Joffrey Ballet, Mike Tyson, Roberto Clemente Jr., Dance
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Riding the vertical rails
Tribune staff reporterOur son loves elevators. Always has. He strides into a new elevator car like it's undiscovered country. "I need to go to the 14th floor," he'll say, his eyes full of purpose. And then we find out what's up there. The Loop doesn't contain the city's...Tags: Lisa Madigan, Washington (U.S. state)
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Eats you're not going to find in Zagat's guide
Tribune staff reporterBest hummus in the back of a jewelry store: We loved the lemony, bright hummus from the Oasis Cafe, 21 N. Wabash Ave., where Friday is always couscous day and you can price diamonds while you wait. Best falafel across from an adult bookstore: Haifa Cafe,...Tags: Pita Bread, Shrimp, Falafel, Corned Beef, Soups
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Another perspective: views around the worksites
Tribune architecture criticCarl Sandburg got it right when he penned these words about an earlier Chicago building boom: "Put the city up / tear the city down / put it up again / let us find a city." Chicago is again re-inventing itself, and the view is mesmerizing, terrifying,...Tags: Road Transportation, Michigan Avenue, Washington (U.S. state), Chicago Sun-Times, Metal and Mineral
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Lucille Ball Dies; TV's Comic Genius Was 77
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLucille Ball, the leggy showgirl, model and B-grade movie queen whose pumpkin hair and genius for comedy made her an icon of television, died early Wednesday, a week after undergoing emergency heart surgery. The co-creator and star of " I Love Lucy," a...Tags: New York City, Vivian Vance, Bob Hope, Surgery, Buster Keaton
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Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1988 | St. Francis de Sales' Eric Anderson: He is Mr. Basketball
Tribune staff reporterEric Anderson's coach was always looking for something more. Eric Anderson's mother was always afraid to look. So a case can be made that the two most influential people in Eric Anderson's young life were not able to enjoy his almost incredible...Tags: High School Sports, Basketball, Minor League Baseball, Colleges and Universities, Sports
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They sure figured something out
Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic. Chuck Philips writes about pop music for CalendarJimmy Iovine, whose credits as a record producer and engineer range from John Lennon to U2, still winces at the humiliation of being turned down by everyone he approached in 1989 to invest in the record company he wanted to start. "People took my calls...Tags: Bono, Parties and Movements, Lawyers, Justice System, Politics
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