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DePaul arena part of Emanuel's $300 million in projects
Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at...
Tags: DePaul University, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority, Politics
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A history of celebrity-owned restaurants in the Chicago area
The week before The Squared Circle opened in mid-March, owner and pro wrestler Lisa Marie Varon — better known as Victoria during her WWE days and Tara currently with TNA wrestling — sat in a corner booth of her Lincoln Park restaurant,...
Tags: Giordano's Enterprises Inc., Super Bowl, Arts and Culture, Derek Jeter, Soccer
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Pritzker reveals finances, board resignation plans
Tribune reportersChicago billionaire Penny Pritzker intends to resign from corporate boards, including that of Hyatt Hotels Corp., and reported that she received nearly $54 million in consulting fees last year from an off-shore Bahamian trust, the U.S. Commerce...Tags: Arts, Neiman Marcus, Harvard University, Arts and Culture, Realty
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Hotel making pitch to nursing mothers
Nursing mothers can now get more than a room key when they check into the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago. In what may be a first, the Michigan Avenue hotel this week began offering a Nursing Mothers Amenity Program, which provides on-the-go moms with a...
Tags: Apple iPod, Nursing, Mother's Day, Michigan Avenue, Medical Specialization
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Local man charged with sex trafficking
South Bend TribuneBefore she died, Rachael Savannah Woods lay in the cargo area of an SUV, wrapped in a brown sheet. Her eyes were swollen and she wa covered in blood. Her head was knotted with bruises. She begged for water. Federal court documents allege that the 20-...Tags: Sex Crimes, Witnesses, FBI, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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Restaurant, retail jobs at issue in immigration legislation
The bustling fast-food restaurant on Chicago's Far South Side where Maria Torres works is the type of business that could be a proving ground for immigration reforms being considered in Congress. Torres, 52, who cooks and cleans at the restaurant, said...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, University of Southern California, Migration, Employment Opportunities, Justice and Rights
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Penny Pritzker is pick as commerce secretary
President Barack Obama lauded her skills, several prominent business groups quickly heaped praise and critics remained generally quiet after Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was introduced Thursday as Obama's nominee to lead the Commerce...Tags: John Bryson, Chuck Grassley, Labor Disputes, Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Congress
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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: John Bryson, Investments, Chicago Mayor, John D. Rockefeller IV, Unions
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Airlines posturing for Boeing Dreamliner grounding compensation
Airlines around the world recently have amped up their comments about receiving potential compensation from Chicago-based Boeing Co. due to the global grounding of the 787 Dreamliner because of overheating batteries. For example, the CEO of Qatar...
Tags: Transportation Industry, United Air Lines, Tour Operations Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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Bridges, blues, mausoleums make state endangered list
Historic sites need money to survive. Some also need a little love. That's why some preservationists are optimistic that Muddy Waters' former home can be saved — at least it has people who want to preserve it. Other historic sites might not be...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, eBay Inc., Public Officials, Government, Al Capone
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Sighting: 'Divergent' cast dines at Girl and the Goat
The stars of “Divergent” took a break from factional feuding in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film currently shooting in Chicago to have dinner together Sunday at Girl and the Goat in the West Loop. Shailene Woodley, whose character leaves the...
Tags: Movies, Dining and Drinking, Chicago White Sox, Jimmy Butler, Kenny Williams
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Q&A: 'Pain and Gain' star Anthony Mackie
If you played a bodybuilder whose steroid use caused size and performance issues in the downstairs region, you'd expect people to ask about that. But still. “This [female journalist] asked me, ‘I’ve never seen a crooked, small penis. So...
Tags: Academy Awards, Taste of Chicago, AOL LLC, Erectile Dysfunction, Movies
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