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Disguised Jeep Grand Cherokee Spotted in Chicago
KickingTiresWe've been surprised a few times when automakers have driven camouflaged cars undergoing testing by our offices in downtown Chicago. Generally, car companies go to great lengths to keep these secret cars as far away from automotive journalists as...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars, Jeep
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Cars.com Drives the L.L. Bean Boot
KickingTiresEver since Cars.com linked up with PickupTrucks.com, we've done only a little truck testing of our own, but we still take them out for a spin just to keep in step with the market. Such was the rationalization last week......Tags: Navy Pier, Toyota, Government, Oil Changes, Ford
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What I did on my summer vacation, part two
Dining@LargeRetired in Elkridge is the second regular in the space of a couple of days to send me details of his trip at summer's end. (See also Hal Laurent's, posted yesterday.) I know some of you don't like me to......Tags: Travel, Science and Technology, Asparagus, Potatoes, Passenger Cars
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'Transformers 3' Car Carnage Hits Chicago
KickingTiresUPDATE: More images of the set and new Autobots and Decepticons here. The crew of ???Transformers 3??? has begun its takeover of downtown Chicago. While most of the press has focused on the movie shutting down Michigan Avenue this coming......Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Entertainment, Movies
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CTA revs up its bus cleaning
Hey, Chicagoans, you really know how to trash the CTA. It's after 10 p.m., and more than 250 buses are parked at the CTA's Kedzie Avenue garage, awaiting some TLC following a long day of OMG at the hands of simply too many slovenly riders who were...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Transit Authority, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Chicago volunteer organizations spread literacy
More than five years ago, in a colorful classroom at Michael Faraday Elementary School in a harsh area on Chicago's West Side, three women and their three dogs were helping a group of second--graders learn to read. They were volunteers for an organization...
Tags: Education, Tom Hanks, Washington, DC, Wicker Park, Students
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Is it jazz, classical, Western, Eastern? Simon Shaheen defies labels
For more than three decades, the Palestinian oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen has relentlessly championed his soft-spoken instrument across America and beyond. He has penned solo works, pieces for oud with wind quintet and string quartet and compositions...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Lincoln Center, Education, Concerts
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Indiana E-ZPass users may face extra fee on Illinois Tollway
Indiana drivers who use E-ZPass transponders to pay tolls electronically on the Illinois Tollway might soon be charged an extra fee to balance out what Illinois officials see as a long-unresolved fairness issue. Since 2010, Illinois Tollway I-Pass...
Tags: Consumers, Travel, Chicago Tribune, Science and Technology, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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How can AC affect mpg?
Q: My friend and I have this bet regarding the impact of air conditioner use on fuel consumption. I believe that once the air conditioner is turned on, the fuel consumption will invariably increase, regardless of the speed at which you set the fan. My...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Boynton Beach, Nissan, Toyota, Buick
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Riccardo Muti takes on German, Austrian masters, con brio
A Riccardo Muti residency at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is never entirely about making music. In this second of three season-ending weeks, for example, the music director has gone from directing a Verdi chorus at a riverfront park in Chinatown, to...
Tags: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Culture, Music
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Lower Wacker, a rite of initiation for the brave
A tear almost came to my eye, and not because of the exhaust fumes. I had waited 21/2 years, as have we all, for this moment. I made that familiar right turn from the lower level of the Michigan Avenue bridge. And then it was like riding a bicycle, if...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Rahmfather could have a lock on revenue from tradition of love
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration faces a monumental crisis. His city is short on cash, and City Hall is short on love. But there is a way for him to solve his problems — to fill the city's coffers and also bring him the hugs of...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Local Government, Rahm Emanuel, Kanye West, Chicago City Hall
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Dec 3, 2012
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Jun 14, 2013
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