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HSBC Bank based out of New York is expanding into new retail banking markets adding offices in D.C., San Francisco, and L.A. but will likely pass over Chicago because it’s “heavily overbanked,” Brendan McDonagh, chief executive of HSBC North America told the Tribune. McDonagh used Washington Mutual as an example. The Tribune reported: “Washington Mutual mounted an aggressive branch expansion in the Chicago market starting in 2003, peaking at more than 170. Then, over the years it retrenched to about 120, and even more closed as the institution was integrated into its new owner JPMorgan Chase…”. McDonagh says HSBC will move slowly and watch how the WaMu to Chase transition plays out, as well as Bank of America’s acquisition of LaSalle Bank. [Tribune]

Bank of America is changing all the LaSalle Bank billboards over to reflect the company's new post-acquisition name, but one lonely sign will be keeping its LaSalle designation for a while thanks to a hawk that's made its nest there. The red-tail hawk has aggressively defended its home on a sign near where S Kedzie and I-57 meet, and according to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, people can't disturb it. Bird experts say the animal is either incubating eggs or raising its young, which shouldn't take more than another few months.

A marketing slip-up in the merger of two large corporations can cause customers to feel angry and betrayed, especially when a company with local ties is being overtaken by a national company. We saw this with the Macy’s corporate take-over of Marshall Field’s, which some are calling this decade’s “New Coke” of marketing disasters.

Last year, LaSalle Bank sponsored Looptopia. And they said they'd do it again...except Bank of America bought La Salle Bank, and now BoA is backing out of the deal. And Looptopia is in a few months. Uh, shit!

Think reaaaaal carefully about what fashion mistakes you're going to make on bank-robbing day. Because those choices? Well, those choices become who we are. Take the case of the "Kangol Bandit."

Oooooh, Bank of America, you silly so-and-sos. The gigantic financial institution, which recently purchased LaSalle Bank and thus increased its presence in our fine city, just ran this ad in Crain's: Whoops. That's an old photo--note the Sun-Times building, which was demolished in 2004. Somebody call the irony police. Beyond the fact that this is an out-of-date image, the picture doesn't even seem that Chicago-y to us, and the ad is super boring. Back to...

Want to go to a play--but you don't know how? The Trib has you covered. This "Theater 101" article is full of such helpful tips as "If the show starts at 8:00, get there at 7:50." Honest to God, we can't tell if the item "Applause: When the play ends, there's a blackout, then the lights come back on and all the actors come on stage to take a bow. This is when you should...

After a wildly successful run on Broadway that received 8 Tony nominations and 4 wins, including best musical, Jersey Boys toured the country before arriving in Chicago for a six-month stint down at The LaSalle Bank Theatre.

That steady wailing sound you may have heard this morning is 45,000 runners freaking out about Sunday’s forecast. For the 30th Chicago Marathon, Tom Skilling is promising record heat with a generous dollop of humidity. Runners, it’s time to dig deep and summon the strength that got you through that 14-mile training run in August or that sweaty half-marathon you conquered last month. To the thousands who fear death or worse this weekend, we say:...

This weekend marks a crucial point for the 45,000 registered LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Participants. Six weeks out, runners begin their six-week taper that will build up to the event on Sunday, October 7. Most runners will train for 18 weeks or more, so staying motivated is often one of the greatest challenges to participating in a marathon. Now in its 30th year, race organizers have launched a new Web site to help motivate and...

As the week winds down, here are some things of note while we go out and find a fuck lion. Mayor Daley presses Springfield to approve a sales tax increase for the Chicago area to stave off the proposed Doomsday scenarios of CTA and Pace. Bank of America’s pending acquisition of LaSalle Bank could cost the metropolitan Chicago area over 10,000 jobs over the next two years when completed. Chicago Public School teachers voted...

Bank of America may not get LaSalle Bank, but National City plans to buy the Illinois-based company that runs 82 MidAmerica Bank branches in Chicago and Milwaukee. The Color Purple debuted in Chicago last night. The Brookfield Zoo needs your help naming a 4-month-old polar bear cub. The smallest baby ever born at Northwestern Memorial Hospital finally went home. She was in the hospital for almost two years! These are the best bosses in...

Scientists announced that they have found a 4-mile-square fossilized rain forest near Danville, IL. They say it was preserved by a major ancient earthquake and that it has a bunch of big leaf impressions, trunks of extinct trees, and tree-sized horsetail plants. LaSalle Bank getting bought by Bank of America? Not so fast... HowToOpenThings is a new local online venture where site members have contests to get videos created that demonstrate how to open...

Registration for the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon has been closed after enrolling 45,000 racers, 5,000 more than raced in last year's race. Those 45,000 racers have just over five months to prepare for this year's marathon as it will be run on Sunday, October 7, 2007. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Chicago Marathon, a race that has grown from just 4,200 runners in its inaugural year to 45,000 this year. It is...

Rarely do we have a little extra cash around, but with the weather being how it's been we have managed to save money that would otherwise have been spent at a beer garden. What to do with the extra cash? How about drinking and running for a good cause? We thought we'd highlight a few charitable events coming up this month that are sure to put a benevolent smile on your face. The AIDS Marathon...

"red eye" via liz noise.

Parents, get ready for another summer of “Can We? Can We? Can We?? Can We?????” The Empire of the Mouse is bringing the first extended run of High School Musical, stage version, to the LaSalle Bank Theater. The runaway sensation of stage and screen lets elementary and middle school kids—and their parents—live vicariously through its characters, which in turn are living vicariously through the drama department.

Police chases don't always end well (that guy in the picture does not look like he's having fun), but this week we found a few fast-moving suspects who lived to tell an entertaining story:

It's easy to get the impression that all the great places to see a movie in Chicago are either in the Loop or north of the river and a few blocks away from the lake. Multiplex? River East 21. Retrospectives or film series? The Siskel. Arthouse? The Century or the Music Box, of course. It can be frustrating if you live closer to the edge of things in Chicago, but it doesn't have to be....

In 2006 the number of deaths by fire, bank robberies and murders were all up. The Jazz Showcase had a final NYE show, and now they're closed for good. New Yorkers don't care about Chicago's popcorn. You knew this was going to happen, right? Lawsuits were filed in the Ogilvie shooting. The Sun-Times and the Trib are cutting the stuff no one looks at. Andersonville was picked as one of the country's greenest urban...

Forty thousand runners are making their final preparations for the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Chicagoist thought it would be fun to learn more about the people making up this bunch.

On Sunday, approximately 1.5 million spectators will be searching to find one or two of their friends who are hidden among the 40,000 competitors in the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Finding your friend, family member, or colleague that is running the marathon can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Luckily there are a few tools that will help you track runners throughout the 26.2-mile course. Each runner will have a chip on...

"Wave Swinger" via idontlikeribena

According to the Mayo Clinic, "Whatever your sport, if you plan to complete 90 minutes or more of high-intensity exercise, carbo-loading (carbohydrate loading) may improve your performance." Many marathoners will be sure to concentrate 60-70 percent of their diet on carbohydrates the days or weeks before the Chicago Marathon to increase their store of fuel for the big race.

Okay, it's not that bad, but the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday that the national average price of existing homes dropped for the first time in 11 years. That sound you hear is the dozens of blogs who made their name tracking the bubble simultaneously climaxing and then realizing that their relevance is about to expire. Sales had been slowing for months now, but August was the first month with a measurable national decline....

From cross-dressing bank robbers to little old ladies, bank robberies are on the rise. The Chicago Tribune reports 206 bank robberies in Chicagoland so far this year. We'll make it to about 280 robberies, past the 2005 record high of 240, if the current rate keeps up.

What Happened to the Murals?

Signs of Vaudeville?

Over a hundred people who ate at the Drake last weekend got sick from food contaminated with a norovirus that caused both technicolor yawning and Hershey squirting. Double whammy! The Shubert Theater is getting redone and then it will become the LaSalle Bank Theater. Wonder who's footing the bill for that makeover. Did you know that the firefighter sliding pole was invented in Chicago? And also that the snorkel was invented here? A group...

It might have been a mild January, but it's supposed to get really cold really soon. Which makes this a good time to remind you of all the homeless and at-risk people who still need warm clothes to make it through the rest of the winter.