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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
How do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Warren Buffett, Royal Caribbean International, Realty, Elgin
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Marriage license applications
Ahmed, Amr, 23, of Main Street, Mishawaka, and Sima Abuaziz, 20, of East Catalpa Drive, Mishawaka. Beadin, James, 86, and Beverly Thomas-Hosea, 55, both of North Studebaker Street, South Bend. Bonek, Ryan, 28, of Waywood Court, Granger, and Martina...Tags: Burnham, Northwood, Addison
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U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
ReutersBy Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas, May 18 (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas...Tags: New York City, Mega Millions Lottery, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Washington, DC, Lotteries
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Chicago man: My roommate's girlfriend tried to set fire to our apartment
RedEyeIt's often best to stay out of your roommate's relationship drama. That's the advice a suburban woman allegedly gave to her boyfriend's roommate when he asked police officers to keep her out of his apartment, after a fight between the couple escalated...Tags: Bleep (euphemism), Prosecution
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When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts
Tribune criticEach and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario....Tags: Entertainment Events, Chicago Children's Choir, Entertainment, Arts, Garfield Park Conservatory
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A new breed of pet-friendly rentals
When John and Sara Kanive wanted to find a way to make their Chicago apartment stand out in order to sublet it in March, their solution was right in front of them, wagging his tail. Otis, their Great Dane-German shepherd mix, very obligingly parked...
Tags: Tribune Company, Humane Society of the United States, Rentals, Apartments, Rooms and Sublets
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Duke Ellington rarity to launch Chicago Opera Theater season
With one opera (Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco”) wrapping up its 2013 season in September, Chicago Opera Theater has announced its schedule for 2014. Once again, general director Andreas Mitisek is venturing off the beaten track to...
Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Pies and Tarts, James Conlon, New Products
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'The Wise Kids': A beautifully nuanced look at faith, its loss ★★★ 1/2
Writer-director Stephen Cone's wonderfully acted second feature, "The Wise Kids," now in a weeklong run at the Siskel Film Center, speaks softly but casts a lingering and empathetic spell, charting a few months in the closely observed lives of several...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Music
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'Call Me, Maybe' singer playing free show in Chicago, Marc Anthony hosting fundraiser at Sofitel, Chet Haze's new music video
You’ve heard “Call Me, Maybe” all over the radio and watched the many parodies of it on YouTube (I like the Jimmy Fallon version with The Roots the best). Now is your chance to see the song of the summer performed in person – and...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Food Network (tv network), Pies and Tarts, Common, Entertainment
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Young Chicago poet Malcolm London speaks up for education on TED show
On Tuesday night, if you tune into PBS' one-hour special "TED Talks Education," you'll see host John Legend and an array of prominent speakers, including Bill Gates, giving impassioned talks about ways to reinvent education. You'll also see Chicago's...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, HIV, Students, WTTW
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Emanuel cuts cord with besieged red-light camera firm
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration dumped the city's longtime red-light camera vendor Friday following a Tribune report about new allegations that the company gave lavish sporting trips to a former city official and then lied about it to City Hall. The...
Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Accounting and Auditing, Rahm Emanuel, Lawyers
May 19, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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Oct 25, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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May 6, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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Feb 9, 2013
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