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Editorial: An independent set of eyes
In the cold light of day, the 2008 contract between the city of Chicago and Chicago Parking Meters LLC looks a lot like a $1.2 billion payday loan. That's the apt observation of freshman Ald. Ameya Pawar, 47th, as the City Council prepares to vote on...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Michele Smith, Richard F. Mell, Ameya Pawar, Economy, Business and Finance
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Gary taking a new tack to expand, land business for its airport
For many years, Gary/Chicago International Airport has offered its services as a reliever airport to help ease flight-delay pressures at Chicago's two airports. Yet there have been few takers among airlines or passengers, despite competition in the form...
Tags: Peotone, Economy, Business and Finance, Michigan Avenue, Boeing Co., Will County
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Willis Tower, AirTran
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Midway Airport gets reprieve from overnight tower closures
Tribune reporterMidway Airport has received a reprieve from possible overnight closures of its air-traffic control tower, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski said Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce on Wednesday that 72 airports, including Midway,...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Southwest Airlines Co., Bloomington, Daniel Lipinski, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Voice of the People, May. 11
Promoting gambling Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a video using the plight of Chicago's schoolchildren to promote the building of a casino in Chicago. This resurrects sad memories for many of us of the Illinois Lottery's self-justification in 1974 that...Tags: Judges, Politics, Richard M. Daley, Naperville, Wheaton
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Chicago suburbs ready to play for new casinos
While lawmakers debate a plan to expand gambling in Illinois, some Chicago suburbs are already jockeying to cash in as hosts to the next generation of casinos. Waukegan, North Chicago and Park City in Lake County, along with six townships in southern...
Tags: Politics, North Chicago, Homewood, Gardens and Parks, Calumet City
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Trial set for cable repairman accused of 2006 slaying
When he and his fiancee moved to Chicago from their native Poland in 2001, Grzegorz Magiera imagined a future with the love of his life, raising kids and growing old together. Instead, nearly seven years after the killing of his sweetheart, Urszula...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Midway's air traffic control tower to stay open overnight
Midway Airport has received a reprieve from possible overnight closings of its air traffic control tower, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski said Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Wednesday that 72 airports, including Midway,...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Bloomington, Daniel Lipinski, Southwest Airlines Co., U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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MSP airport socked by winter, looks toward growth
St. Paul Pioneer PressMinneapolis-St. Paul International Airport anticipates major growth by 2030, but recently it's been more focused on enduring spring 2013. Burdened by record-setting April snowfalls, the airport now is hoping for a light autumn to balance its snow-...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Delta Air Lines, McDonald's, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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Widespread flooding closes expressways, many streets
Flooding spawned by as much as 5 inches of rain closed the Edens, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways this morning as a second wave of thunderstorms moves through the Chicago area. The Edens Expressway was closed between Foster and Touhy avenues and...
Tags: Chicago Weather, Sinkholes, Air Transportation Delays, Lombard, Yorkville (Kendall, Illinois)
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O'Hare flights delayed, cancelled because of fog
Fog was causing delays and cancellations at O'Hare and Midway airports this afternoon, officials said. As of noon, some flights at O'Hare International Airport were experiencing delays of nearly two hours, according to the Chicago Department of...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Midway, O'Hare International Airport
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How to take CTA to C2E2
RedEyeThe second phase of the Wells Street bridge overhaul begins Friday night, which will reroute some trains heading into the Loop through early May 6. Next week, rush hour Brown Line riders will see some southbound trains operate until the Merchandise Mart...Tags: McCormick Place, Merchandise Mart, Public Transportation, Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Chicago Transit Authority
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