Extra Extra: Orbitz Bought By Expedia For $1.33 Billion
By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 12, 2015 11:15PM
- Chicago-based travel website Orbitz was bought by Expedia.com in a $1.33 billion deal. [Tribune]
- Building mixed-income housing at Lathrop Homes has current residents divided over the landmark project’s future. [WBEZ]
- Former Mayor Richard M. Daley is aiming to cash in on a federal program that gives foreigners the chance to obtain permanent U.S. residency in exchange for investing in businesses that create jobs in the United States. [Sun-Times]
- Rapper Twista called the decision to strip Jackie Robinson West of their U.S.championship racist. [Fox News Chicago]
- A Cook County Jail corrections officer was charged with having sex with an inmate. Still waters run deep. [Sun-Times]
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