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Sighting: Obama's McCormick Place rally leaves celeb supporters star-struck
Barack Obama once again seemed to have a firm grip on the Hollywood vote during this year's election, so it's no surprise that stars came out to support the president Tuesday at his election night rally at McCormick Place. And because, to them, there...
Tags: Will.I.Am, Black Eyed Peas (music group), Superman (fictional character), Chicago Bulls, Star Trek (movie, 2009)
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Hyatt leader wowed Pritzkers early, then fell for hospitality
Tribune staff reporterMark Hoplamazian was a freshly minted MBA graduate when consummate dealmaker Jay Pritzker hired him to work on new investments and acquisitions in 1989. Almost immediately, the 25-year-old grandson of Armenian Christian immigrants found himself in an...Tags: Hyatt Hotels Corp., Companies and Corporations, Marketing, Judaism, Tennis
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Eeyore reporting live from McCormick Place
Change of SubjectThe crowd is near pandemonium now, despite the fact that employment is hovering near 8 percent....Fox News' Ed Henry, "stonefaced," according to Slate, during a live stand-up last night at Obama's victory rally.... -
“America’s Got Talent” Season 8 auditions begin this month
Channel Guide MagazineIf you watch the contestants on America's Got Talent on NBC and think you could do a better job, it's time to put your talent where your mouth is. Beginning on November 14, the hit reality show will hold auditions for people of all ages throughout the... -
Hot streak in downtown rental market continues
If you're one of the growing number of apartment renters in downtown Chicago, take a minute to look down at your feet. Chances are, if you're in one of the fancier buildings, you're paying $2.58 each month for the square foot (or so) that those tootsies...
Tags: Apartments, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employment, Rentals
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Dems, GOP talk about healing divided nation
WGN NewsWhen President Barack Obama walked onto the stage at McCormick Place last night, accompanied by his family, it was reminiscent of four years ago when he proclaimed victory in Grant Park. But this time, with the economy still feeble, unemployment...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Grant Park, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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Major Chicago fundraisers, friends turn out for their candidates
For most of Election Day, Dr. Cheryl Whitaker nervously devoured an entire bag of Lay's potato chips while watching cable news. By midnight, however, she had traded her living room for one of the cars in the presidential motorcade. As the polls began to...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Political Fundraising, Mitt Romney, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Hotels
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New Term, Familiar Challenges for Barack Obama
CNNWashington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited...Tags: Electronics, Ronald Reagan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, General Motors Corp., Demographics
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The defeat of the 1 percent
BOSTON -- It was a victory party fit for the 1 percent. Over in Chicago, the Obama campaign had invited 10,000 to fill the floor of the McCormick Place convention center. But here in Boston, Mitt Romney favored a more genteel soiree for an exclusive...
Tags: NASCAR, George W. Bush, U.S. Secret Service, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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New polling places, unresponsive websites create confusion in Chicago
Tribune reportersThe Chicago elections website was non-functioning most of the day today, adding to the confusion among voters who didn't realize their polling sites had changed. The Chicago Board of Elections website, which voters could use to check where to vote,...Tags: Justice System, Illinois Elections, Interior Policy, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Mitt Romney
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CFD: Nearly half dozen taken to hospitals from Obama rally
Tribune reportersAbout six people were taken to area hospitals from President Barack Obama's victory party at McCormick Place after suffering a variety of heat and stress related injuries, officials said. At least another 13 were examined, treated and released by a...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Fire Department
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Allow Me to Spike the Football
I write this just after returning from McCormick Place where I listened to President Barack Obama deliver one of the best speeches of his political career. My back, legs and feet ache from standing on the unforgiving concrete for six-and-a-half hours...
Tags: Joe Lieberman, Parties and Movements, Immigration, Mitt Romney, Gays and Lesbians
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