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Cheapest Commute: Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Toyota Prius, Ford Focus or a Train?
KickingTiresHave you ever wondered how much it costs to commute in a plug-in car versus a hybrid or a gas-only model? After we published our exclusive comparison test among three different plug-in electric vehicles, many people asked us to test......Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Travel, ABC (tv network), Trips and Vacations, Metra
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Public Electric Car Charging: Our First Attempt
KickingTiresThanks to the loan of a 2010 Tesla Roadster and a welcome coincidence, Cars.com took its first crack at charging an electric car using a public charging station ??? with mixed results. If range anxiety is the No. 1 concern......Tags: General Motors Corp., Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vehicles, Firearms, Anxiety
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Obama's Election Night: Grant Park
The Swampby John McCormick Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign will hold what it hopes will be an Election Night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago, a campaign aide confirmed this morning. The large public space between the Loop and lakeshore also......Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Bulls, Taste of Chicago, John Paul II, Grant Park
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Obama to leave Senate Sunday
The Swampby John McCormick and Rick Pearson President-elect Barack Obama said today he will step down from his Senate seat effective this Sunday. The decision adds to the pressure on Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a fellow Democrat, who under state law has......Tags: Upper House, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Government, Parliament
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Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do
President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...
Tags: McCormick Place, Museum of Science and Industry, Midway, White House, Grover Cleveland
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Music lovers mourn Jimmy Damon, classic Chicago lounge singer
For roughly half a century, cabaret singer Jimmy Damon was practically ubiquitous in Chicago. Clubs, concert halls, charity events, civic gatherings, awards presentations – somehow Damon always was there, dispatching the national anthem or...
Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, Music, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Heart Disease
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Heat rises at Porchlight in this most Chicago of musicals
When you're sitting watching a new musical, it's easy to focus on a book or a score and underestimate the perennial dependency of Broadway tuners on lyrics. And if you're ever looking for lyrical excellence, the songs of Lorenz Hart (an early...
Tags: Entertainment, Bewitched (tv program), Music, Broadway Theater, Theater
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Problem Solver: Updates on tickets, air conditioner, check for water damage
Loreen Targos continues to park her motorcycle in a free, legal parking spot in the Loop — and Chicago police continue to give her tickets. Since the Problem Solver last wrote about Targos two weeks ago, she has received an additional four parking...
Tags: Respironics Incorporated, Jon Yates, Sleep Apnea
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A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago
Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...
Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, DeKalb, Michigan Avenue, Near South Side
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Six characters in search of off-Loop actors
The quirky, lovable aesthetic of The Hypocrites is going to be in safe hands with new artistic director Halena Kays, based on her quirky and rather lovable new production of "Six Characters in Search of an Author," that meta-dramatic classic from 1921....Tags: Lobbying, William Shakespeare, Celebrities, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Here come the Kardashians, Jenny McCarthy hosting autism benefit at Rockit, The Fray dines at Nellcote
Kim Kardashian’s last public appearance in the Chicago area — a highly anticipated promotional appearance at the Michael Hill Jeweller store in Water Tower Place mall in 2010 — started two hours late and lasted only 20 minutes. Will...
Tags: Washington Wizards, Food Network (tv network), Woodfield Mall, Marian Hossa, Phoenix Coyotes
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New Cultural Plan a nice wish list, but city should focus on must-haves
Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down. And then wrote some more. And more. Released Monday, the Cultural Plan's 48 pages...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Grant Park, Fine Artists, Environmental Issues
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