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Posts tagged "Chicago"

What Chicago to St. Louis high-speed rail will look like

Well, not actually. It’s a one-kilometer-long spur somewhere in Germany carrying a peat-hauling train. Speaking of high-speed rail and silliness, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is for it. But folks are questioning its value in Britain... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 3, 2011 at 1:35 pm
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14 reviews of 'Boss,' a new Starz TV show about a Chicago Mayor

Kelsey Grammer is a hit in the new Starz series about a Chicago mayor, according to a skimming of reviews. However, the show, which premiers tonight, doesn’t fare quite as well. Chicago through the eyes of Hollywood and TV reviewers; it’s always interesting what turns up. Here are a few reviews. John Kass, Chicago Tribune: Cheers... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm
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Let's put slot machines in whore houses too

Gov. Pat Quinn wants some major changes in Illinois’ casino/gaming bill, saying that he’ll veto the bill that the Legislature sent him. He’s got some good points: …. Quinn said he would not allow gambling at racetracks, the state fairgrounds, or at Midway or O’Hare International Airports, as the current legislation proposes.The governor also wants... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 17, 2011 at 12:13 pm
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Chicago teacher 'professional development' days stumps CEO Brizard

Sorry, but CTA buses and trains won’t be running tomorrow. You’ll have to fend for yourself because bus drivers and train operators will spend the day in “professional development,” learning how to run equipment they are supposed to know how to run already. If that’s not the most preposterous thing you’ve ever heard, (it’s not... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
June 28, 2011 at 1:50 pm
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Dump Chicago Code, but keep Ald. Ronin Gibbons

Delroy Lindo as Ald. Gibbons on the Chicago Code I’ve been of two minds about Fox TV’s “Chicago Code. and the last-ditch effort by its Chicago fans to save the now-cancelled series. Jennifer Beals–NO The female Chicago police superintendent (Teresa Colvin, played by Jennifer Beals) is ludicrous, and the singular importance of her side-kick, Dectective Jerek... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 21, 2011 at 2:21 pm
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Not a good sign

( Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune / May 16, 2011 ) A crew changes a sign on the Chicago Skyway as Rahm Emanuel is sworn in as mayor of Chicago. One might have hoped that as a sign of his seriousness about saving money that new Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel would have ended the ridiculous practice... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 17, 2011 at 7:27 pm
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel will end the Chicago Way, maybe

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will end the Chicago Way, maybe
Does Emanuel represent a new beginning, or just more of the same?   Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s recipe for “change” is so unlike The Chicago Way it’s hard for this native to believe in it as much as I would like to. I hope he pulls it off. What he’s promising is nothing less than toppling... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 17, 2011 at 10:53 am
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Alvarez moves on the Vaneko case, but it's not nearly enough

Only a federal investigation is acceptable.     Finally some official action on the death of a young man at the hands of a relative of Richard M. and Bill Daley. The Sun-Times, which has been pursuing this, reported: Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez asked the Illinois State Police on Thursday to investigate the... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 25, 2011 at 12:09 pm
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Emanuel's election ushers in a new kind of "them versus us" in Chicago

( Tribune photo by Abel Uribe / February 22, 2011 ) Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel acknowledges the crowd during his victory rally at a Near West Side plumbers union hall Tuesday. Following Rahm Emanuel’s election as Chicago mayor, the city has found a new definition of “them versus us.” Used to be that “them” and “us&rdquo... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 23, 2011 at 1:04 pm
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Chicago media ignore big mayoral election issue

The Chicago media have been curiously uninterested in an issue hanging like a scimitar over the head of the city’s next mayor. Will or should the next mayor carry on the fight with United and American airlines over the expansion of O’Hare Airport? Will or should the new administration cave into the airlines and give... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 17, 2011 at 5:49 pm
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