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Chicago bike accident highlights the oft-brutal laws of physics, biology
Any attempt to make bicycling in Chicago easier and safer by using the law is welcome. That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposals last week to amend the city's bike ordinance to give cyclists more freedom to maneuver but also increase penalties on...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Applied Physics, Rahm Emanuel, Hospitals and Clinics, Biology
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It may be green, but it's probably not local
Illinois law requires that, if possible, renewable energy should come from Illinois or surrounding states. However, unless a municipality or business explicitly has stated it wants local renewable power, the power it receives is probably from outside...Tags: Pat Quinn, Alternative Energy, McCormick Place, Solar Energy, Energy Saving
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Why won't Emanuel talk about Mayor He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named?
One subject that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel never touches involves a legendary political figure: Mayor He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. So when I sat down for an interview with Emanuel last week to mark his two-year anniversary in the job, I asked: Why...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Tribune, Local Government, Rahm Emanuel
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Strategies for another kind of gun control
Los Angeles TimesSupporters of a measure that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases decried the bill's death in the Senate last month. But was the defeat really such a bad thing? Had it passed, the new law would have been hailed as a historic...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, George W. Bush, Culture, Garry McCarthy, Local Government
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Area farmers markets are back!
Special to Tribune NewspapersAn array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday,...Tags: Hyde Park, Dwayne Johnson, Rahm Emanuel, Portage Park, Humboldt Park
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Take a hike, rogue bikers
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Cyclists who run stop signs or fail to yield to pedestrians will soon face harsher penalties under a proposal Mayor Rahm Emanuel will introduce today. Any cyclist caught breaking a road rule will now be subject to...... -
The Geek speaks
Change of SubjectThe indispensable blogger on all things parking in Chicago didn't like what he saw out of City Hall yesterday: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may have done the impossible. He may have actually made Chicago’s reviled parking meter lease deal even...... -
Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary
Tribune staffChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....Tags: Recreational Equipment Inc., Elections, Career and Workplace, Chicago Mortgages, Bankruptcy
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Chicago and red light vendor: Breaking up is hard to do
Chicago's divorce with Redflex Traffic Systems is getting messy. In his hurry to sever ties with the red-light camera operator amid a burgeoning bribery scandal, Mayor Rahm Emanuel in February set a six-month deadline for Redflex to leave town after a...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Richard M. Daley, Xerox Corporation, Photography and Video, Local Elections
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New gambling plan passes Senate with Emanuel help
— A renewed push for major gambling expansion in Illinois swiftly passed the Senate on Wednesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his weight behind the effort with a promise that Chicago would spend the money on rebuilding schools. But as with two...
Tags: Small Businesses, Pat Quinn, Dale A Righter, Elections, Terry Link
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Ricketts: No signs in outfield kills Wrigley rehab deal
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts caused a stir Wednesday when he said publicly for the first time that he would consider moving the team if moneymaking outfield signs central to his Wrigley Field renovation plan failed to win the city's blessing. The surprise...
Tags: City Club of Chicago, New York Mets, Marlins Park, Baseball, Rahm Emanuel
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The Wrigley rehab
If you imagine yourself in, say, Section 211, looking out over a bases-loaded bottom of the inning with a cold Old Style in hand, then the artists' renderings of a modernized Wrigley Field look pretty good. That 6,000-square-foot Jumbotron must be...
Tags: Wrigleyville, Business, Rahm Emanuel, Wrigley Field, United Air Lines
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