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New Walgreens Downtown Flagship Store To Go "Upscale"
The new Walgreens flagship store, opening Tuesday, will not be like any other.
Witness To Rainbow Beach Pitbull Attack: Dogs Attacked Jogger "Like He Was a Piece of Steak"
The man who alerted authorities to a New Year's Day attack of a jogger by two pitbulls at Rainbow Beach has offered details of his eyewitness account of the attack to the Sun-Times. They aren't pretty.
New NATO/G8 Ordinances Proposed by Emanuel Would Become Permanent
When Mayor Emanuel introduced changes to the city’s parade ordinances last month that would increase fines for violations at protests and change park hours ahead of the NATO/G8 summits, he said the changes were “temporary…just for the conference and it’s appropriate.” The Tribune reports the mayor’s office acknowledged yesterday however, that those changes would be permanent. In addition to a major increase in fines, the ordinance would also now reduce the hours for a legal demonstration to two hours.
Taste of Chicago 2012 Shortened to Five Days
If the City was looking to bring Taste of Chicago back to profitability, cutting the number of days in the festival in half and pushing it back to mid-July is one way to do it, and one way we never thought they'd consider, to be honest.
"Nurse-Ins" Planned for Target Stores Across Country
Breastfeeding supporters are planning "nurse-ins" at Target stores across the country today after a Houston woman was harassed by Target employees when she exercised her right to nurse her baby at a Target, a contradiction of target's stated policy on breastfeeding.
Park Grill Countersues City to Keep Terms of Daley-Era Deal
The case may hinge once again on the finer points of municipal real estate law, but it’s the “disproportionately favorable terms” of the Daley-era agreement, as the Emanuel administration's lawsuit put it, that are really on trial.
Gas Explosion at Skokie Home Injures One
Look at that photo. That's from the aftermath of an explosion that blew the front off an apartment building in Skokie this morning.
Naperville's Homeless Protester May Soon Have New Home
Scott Huber, who said he's homeless in Naperville as a protest, was convicted of disorderly conduct again and his history with DuPage County Court could land him a six-month jail term.
Taste of Chicago Considers Fewer Festival Days
We realize that summer is over, but concerns over Taste of Chicago's affordability and longevity are still floating around. Vendors this year felt a noticeable difference in the amount of cash flow from last year's profits as the Chicago Park District struggled to host the event in early July.
Meet the Press Comes to Chicago Tomorrow
Meet the Press will broadcast from the Museum of Contemporary Art at 8 a.m. tomorrow. The show won't air in Chicago until 11 a.m. after NBC 5's coverage of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon ends.
Brizard Sends Letter to CTU; CTU Rejects Brizard
It is likely that the finger-pointing will continue as the fate of Chicago public school students, teachers, and parents is put on hold until Lewis and Brizard can come to some sort of agreement.
Jesse Jackson Harassment Suit Gets Taiwanese Animation Treatment
Reports of Rev. Jackson's wandering eye aren't new, but they do apparently merit this video send-up from Next Media Animation.
Mayor Emanuel Aims to Create Over 100 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes
In the 22 years that Mayor Daley was in office, he created around 115 miles of bike lanes in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel hopes to do better than the former mayor, and proposes to create an additional 100 miles of bike lanes over the next four years.
Your Morning Wake-Up Call for September 20, 2011
It's foggy now, but we're due for the highest temperatures and best weather of the week today.
McCarthy Looks at Closing Police Stations
Speculation is centering that the Prairie and Wood stations are the two being targeted for closure.
Emanuel Praises Schools That Opted In for Longer School Days
Emanuel believes it was the right decision and hopes that more schools will break with the CTU and opt in for the same.
Playboy Club Eyes Return to Chicago
Playboy Enterprises signed a licensing deal with Boston-based Tremont Realty Capital LLC, which is looking at 1150 N. Dearborn for a new Playboy Club.
Man Attempts Suicide After Breaking Into Sen. Mark Kirk's Office
A man broke into Senator Mark Kirk's office in the Kluczynski Federal Building downtown on Friday and threatened to jump off from the 35th floor.
Rahm Calls for Independent Investigation of Lollpalooza Contract with City
Mayor Emanuel reiterated his intent to have an independent investigator look into the city's contract with Lollapalooza, which gives the festival's owners a hearty amusement tax exemption.
Midday News Links
Fears about the European financial crisis have the stock market trending downward.
Federal Grants to Clean Up Lake, Beaches Awarded
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded nearly $2.7 million in grants Monday to organizations and agencies in Illinois under the initiative, including $1.1 million to the Chicago Park District to clean up city beaches.
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Ad agency DraftFCB is set to lay off workers after losing the S.C. Johnson account.
CBS 2 Manipulates Video of 4-Year-Old
WBBM is receiving some criticism for the way it edited video of a four-year-old boy for a June news report on a shooting.
Man Who Operated on Dog Loses Job As Health Care Administrator
More bad news for the man accused of operating on his dog.
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