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Group targets growth in city
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted and touted his work on economic development, often choosing little-watched advisory committees to help him shape his policies. But one has become prominent: World Business Chicago , a largely city-funded nonprofit, of...Tags: Barack Obama, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Companies and Corporations, Antonio Banderas, Services and Shopping
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Focus turning to NATO, G-8 summits in Chicago
The team Mayor Rahm Emanuel assembled to host the G-8 and NATO summits here in May knows there are important unsettled questions about costs, security and other logistics, but decisions on such key issues have been held up by a gathering 4,000 miles...Tags: Barack Obama, International Organizations, Chicago Tribune, Laws, G8
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Occupy Chicago arrests are seen as a trial run for international summits to come next year
With two international summits coming to Chicago in just seven months, the city got a chance to conduct a trial run early Sunday in arresting a large group of protesters without it escalating into violence.
Throughout Saturday evening, police remained in...Tags: Judges, Michigan Avenue, Prisons, Marvin Gaye, University of Chicago
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Local activists gear up for G8, NATO summits planned for city
Tribune reporterActivists are planning massive demonstrations to coincide with the G8 and NATO summits in Chicago scheduled for spring 2012, with crowds of protesters likely to reach “tens of thousands,” organizers said. More than 160 members representing...Tags: International Organizations, Activism, Armed Conflicts, White House, NATO
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Autism summit offers latest answers
The Kids Institute for Development and Advancement will present the latest developments in the research on autism in a comprehensible, "parent-oriented" format at the third annual Summit on Autism, the center's founder said Friday. Designed to be a...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Elections, Research
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SNERD - June 29, 2011
Staff reporterBlago's "Weiner's Circle"... Now that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 counts in his federal trial, and soon he'll hold the title of "Prisoner" rather than "Governor," we can now reveal that for the last few weeks, Blago...Tags: Entertainment, Arsenio Hall, Executive Branch, Anthony D. Weiner, Richard M. Daley
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Chicago to host NATO, G-8 in 2012
Tribune reportersChicago will play host to world leaders next spring during NATO and G-8 summits, giving Mayor Rahm Emanuel an opportunity to shine in the international spotlight but also a chance to stumble if the inevitable protests aren’t handled well. The new...Tags: Barack Obama, Loyola University Chicago, Richard M. Daley, White House, Elections
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg up for the Nobel Peace Prize?
TechnologyWill Mark Zuckerberg win the Nobel Peace Prize?... -
Myanmar handed ASEAN chair over objections of many in U.S.
World NowLeaders of a Southeast Asian trade group have recognized Myanmar as their rotating chairman. The decision by ASEAN gives Myanmar the diplomatic recognition it’s long craved over the objections of many in the United States who argue that more time is... -
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Syria conflict could become civil war
World NowSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Friday that Syria could plummet into a full-fledged civil war, echoing what her Russian counterpart said a day earlier. The Syrian opposition says that growing numbers of army soldiers have been deserting... -
Lawmakers learn about challenges facing Hispanic students
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelGetting more Hispanics through college is one of the key topics that lawmakers from across the country will be discussing at a national summit this week in Texas. The National Conference of State Legislatures, which is organizing the event, will be ... -
D-230 leader challenges staff to keep streak of college-bound students going
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsThe bar has been set. Last year, students from Consolidated High School District 230 earned more than $19 million in scholarships, and seniors were accepted …...
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