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Part 1: History, grown locally
Legendary Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill famously coined the phrase "All politics is local," but for dedicated staff and volunteers at historical societies across the city and suburbs, so is all history. They are the ones who keep the flame of the...
Tags: Daniel Burnham, Dining and Drinking, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Museums, Western Springs
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Traffic light at 80th, Timbers Edge might be postponed
Tinley Park officials say installation of a traffic light at a key commuter intersection probably will be postponed another year because of a surprise expense and the delay of a promised state grant. Village Manager Scott Niehaus, speaking at a recent...
Tags: Commuting
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CTA boss wavers on Ventra at hearing
Tribune reporterCTA President Forrest Claypool on Monday appeared to alternate between playing the roles of an impartial party as well as a pitchman for the new Ventra transit card's controversial prepaid debit-account program. Claypool told state officials at a public...Tags: Deborah Mell, First Data Corporation, Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Forrest Claypool
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Tracking a winter storm in Chicago
It may sound like a weather story is easy to cover, but determining how widespread the effects will be for an inconveniently-timed winter storm can be one of the most important deadline issues the Chicago Tribune tackles. The winter weather that...
Tags: Snow Storms, Chicago Weather, Air Transportation Delays, Chicago Tribune, O'Hare International Airport
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Don't be fooled. CTA changes take effect
Spring is in the air, and starting Monday so are service changes affecting some CTA bus routes and the Blue Line. There is some good and some bad, from the viewpoint of riders who will either gain or lose service. From the perspective of CTA service...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Transit Authority
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South Bend-bound South Shore stuck, no power
WSBT-TVA South Shore train got stuck on the tracks near Chicago late Sunday morning, creating quite a headache for passengers headed east to South Bend. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore, says Eastbound Train...Tags: South Shore
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CTA construction nearing on Red Line tracks
Tribune reporterAttention south Red Line riders: CTA officials issued a reminder today that there are just 87 days left of normal service before you will need to make alternate plans for five months. On May 19, the CTA is planning to cut service to the nine southern-...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Chicago Transit Authority, Forrest Claypool, U.S. Cellular Field
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Small town with prices to match
Over the years, they have been remodeled and remuddled — a front porch here, new siding there. But the rows of 1940s houses that gave its pioneers a Hobson's choice (Cape Cod or Cape Cod) still define west suburban Northlake. Sold as empty...
Tags: House Building, Microsoft Corporation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chinese Restaurants, Chicago White Sox
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CTA banking on extra Ventra cash
Tribune reporterThe CTA will receive a cash infusion of at least a half-million dollars a year that won't come from the farebox, and some of it will be paid by customers who are hit by fees from the new Ventra prepaid debit card. The transit agency's Ventra fare system...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, First Data Corporation, Chicago Transit Authority, Marketing, Career and Workplace
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Packin' on buses and trains?
Change of SubjectOur story The CTA, Metra and Pace are urging the General Assembly to prohibit firearms on mass transit if a "concealed carry" bill is brought up for a vote this year. The transit agencies said they have "significant concerns that...... -
Business profile: The Wine Goddess
After sipping her way through Napa and Chicago, Diana Hamann took the plunge and opened the specialty wine shop she’d always dreamed of. Now from her shop on Main Street in Evanston, Hamann encourages oenophiles and novices alike to appreciate the...
Tags: Wines
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