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Tracking a winter storm in Chicago
It may sound like a weather story is easy to cover, but determining how widespread the effects will be for an inconveniently-timed winter storm can be one of the most important deadline issues the Chicago Tribune tackles. The winter weather that...
Tags: Tom Skilling, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Chicago Weather, Weather Reports, Air Transportation Delays
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South Bend-bound South Shore stuck, no power
WSBT-TVA South Shore train got stuck on the tracks near Chicago late Sunday morning, creating quite a headache for passengers headed east to South Bend. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore, says Eastbound Train...Tags: South Shore
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CTA No. 33 bus to stop running March 29
RedEyeThe CTA said it is discontinuing a bus route it operates between the Clybourn and Western Metra stations during morning rush hour after the CTA and Metra could not come to agreement about Metra paying more for the service. The No. 33 Mag Mile Express...Tags: University of Chicago, Science and Technology, Soldier Field, Agricultural Research and Technology, Water Tower
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Business profile: The Wine Goddess
After sipping her way through Napa and Chicago, Diana Hamann took the plunge and opened the specialty wine shop she’d always dreamed of. Now from her shop on Main Street in Evanston, Hamann encourages oenophiles and novices alike to appreciate the...
Tags: Wines
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Downtown living with big-city rent
A major luxury apartment complex meant to be a catalyst for Orland Park's new urban-inspired downtown area is only a few months away from opening its doors to residents. The developer of Ninty7Fifty On the Park is on schedule to finish 80 of its 295...
Tags: Loans, Finance, Debt Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Rentals
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A whoosh of fresh air at lively DuPage Children's Museum
Let's pretend for a moment that you're raising your kids the way people did in the olden days, before traveling taekwondo clubs and chess club championships and daylong birthday parties at paintball shooting ranges. In other words, let's pretend you'...
Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Andy Warhol, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
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Stuck snowplow slows Metra UP-West Line traffic
Tribune reporterA snowplow that became stuck on railroad tracks in Wheaton stopped trains on Metra's Union Pacific-West Line for a little less than a hour, according to the agency. The plow is believed to have turned over onto the tracks near College Avenue about 7 p....Tags: Union Pacific Corporation
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Schools, Culture, Pilsen
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Chicago, Cook and State fees to rise in 2013
Tribune reporterAs the uncertain income-tax implications of the so-called federal fiscal cliff spread angst across the country, Illinois residents know for sure how much financial pain they will absorb from local tax, fee, fine and fare increases in the new year. In...Tags: Taxation, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Transit Authority, Richard M. Daley
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Metra to install defibrillators throughout system
Hundreds of defibrillators will be installed on all of Metra’s trains, officials said today. The commuter rail line plans to equip its trains with nearly 300 of the automatic external defibrillators, according to a news release. Another 125 of the...
Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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'Fiscal cliff' law includes commuter benefit
Tribune reporterFare hikes set to begin this year on the CTA and Metra will be offset somewhat by a provision included in new federal “fiscal cliff’’ legislation that allows many public transit riders to shield up to $240 a month in work-related...Tags: Career and Workplace, Corporate Officers, U.S. Congress, Travel, Public Transportation
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2 cars of Metra equipment train derail, no one hurt
Two cars of a 6-car Metra equipment train came off the tracks tonight near Union Station in the West Loop Gate neighborhood. No injuries have occurred and no passengers were on the train when the two cars derailed about 5:30 p.m. near Washington Street,...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Amtrak
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