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Chicago's GrubHub to merge with Seamless
One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technology. Now the two rivals are joining forces. GrubHub, one of...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Labor Legislation, Startups, Consumers, Restaurants
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Our plea on pension reform to President Cullerton
All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it. Gov. Pat Quinn met Monday with the Tribune...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Illinois General Assembly, Employees, Interior Policy, John J Cullerton
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Recognizing restaurant regulars
Q: Was talking with a few friends the other day about restaurants we frequent often. It occurred to us that rarely do restaurants ever recognize your consistent patronage with a free app or drink. Are we living with bygone expectations? Thoughts? --...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chicago Restaurants, Bill Daley, Lifestyle and Leisure, Michigan Avenue
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Voice of the People, May. 21
Care options I appreciate the Chicago Tribune for paying attention to an issue that my family has been faced with for quite some time: caring for the mentally ill. My brother has been dealt a bad hand in life. He has wild mood swings that without the...Tags: Mental Health, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Health and Medical Professionals
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Hey! I made 'Best of the Web today!'
Change of SubjectOn the Bulworth thread, a commenter asks if I'll be responding to James Taranto's blog item at the Wall Street Journal that mentions me. A bit. Here's the relevant passage and a few subsequent passages with my comments. There's been...... -
52% of low-income, minority CTA riders paying more
As South Side and south suburban Chicago Transit Authority riders figure out the best way to get to work and other activities Monday without Red Line Dan Ryan service, a new analysis shows that the CTA's fare increases for one-day and seven-day passes...
Tags: Poverty, Justice and Rights, Forest Park, Railway Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Mark Craig column
Star TribuneFour words you never thought you'd see together? Try these: "print journalism" and "boot camp." Twenty-three former and current NFL players took part in "The NFL Sports Journalism and Communications Boot Camp" at Bowling Green State University in Ohio...Tags: Media Industry, Journalism, Sports, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Erin Henderson
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Business ownership dispute closes Bobcat Bite
Albuquerque JournalAs the operators of the Bobcat Bite get ready to move on after the close of business June 9, they're already trying out names for their next venture. John Eckre says three people agree with his choice of "Bonnie's Santa Fe Grill," but Bonnie, his wife,...Tags: Hamburgers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Newspaper and Magazine, Travel Channel (tv network), The New York Times
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More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
Tags: Business Institutions, Poverty, Colleges and Universities, Conservation, South Holland
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Preview: Blackhawks at Red Wings
Reuters(Updated: Minor editing throughout) After an exhausting seven-game series against the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round, the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings ran out of gas in the third period of the opener of their Western...Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Brendan Smith, Freedom of the Press, Michal Handzus, Joel Quenneville
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Legendary cartoonist announces retirement
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Dick Locher, 83, has put the stopper in the ink bottle for the last time after more than 40 years of capturing modern life through political cartooning. He recently announced his retirement. Dick's career as...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment, Cartoons, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events
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Just a pinch at right time will help rhododendrons
Should I prune my rhododendrons and azaleas? — Betsy Smith, Evanston In general, I find that rhododendrons and azaleas do not need a lot of pruning to keep them looking nice in the Chicago area. Azaleas and rhododendrons create their flower...
Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, Botany, Dwayne Johnson, Michigan Avenue
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