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Builder in Chinese drywall case wants to build more homes in Parkland
John Willis was angry when he learned the company that built his house – the home he wanted to raise his two young boys in – used tainted Chinese drywall that he said made his family sick.
He was outraged when internal documents presented...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Clubs and Associations, Broward County, Elections, Parkland
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The Third Man: New England native Ran Blake releases his first-ever live album
There are any number of interesting things to talk about in pianist Ran Blake's music, but there's one passage in particular that caught my ear while I was listening to his new CD, Grey December: Live in Rome, released last week on Tompkins Square...Tags: The Hartt School, Alban Berg, Thelonious Monk, Jazz (genre), Fine Arts
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Self-styled 'arts crusader'
Chicago's newly appointed Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events happens to be one of the city's most influential jazz advocates.
But Michelle Boone's impact extends far beyond the music she has championed in the job she'...Tags: Entertainment, Rahm Emanuel, Regional Authority, Colleges and Universities, Peace Corps
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Study: State's fiscal woes hike borrowing costs
Clout StFrom today's print edition: Study: State's fiscal woes hike borrowing costs Civic Federation puts tab for lower credit rating at $551.3 million By Kathy Bergen, Tribune reporter Illinois residents will pay as much as $551.3 million extra for the state's..... -
Emanuel sitting down with city education leaders as he plots schools policy
Clout StPosted by John Chase at 4:46 p.m. Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel is sitting down with some top local education leaders to fine-tune his platform on Chicago Public Schools, which he has said will be a major part of his...... -
Emanuel talks taxes to the arts crowd
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 4:55 p.m. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel today suggested to a theater full of arts patrons that he would look into whether non-profit institutions will have to start paying property taxes under his administration. Later, however, an........ -
Emanuel names rest of senior staff
Clout StPosted by Kristen Mack at 1:30 p.m. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel completed his City Hall team today announcing remaining senior staff and highlighting the women he appointed to several top positions. The incoming mayor is relying on seasoned political... -
UCSD prof awarded $500K 'Genius Grant'
FOX 5 San Diego StaffA UC San Diego professor who specializes in sign language is the recipient of a $500,000 award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, it was announced Tuesday. Carol Padden, a professor in UCSD's Department of Communication, will receive...Tags: Education, University of California, University of California, San Diego
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October 22 - Live Performance from the Marvelous Wonderettes
WGN NewsThe Marvelous Wonderettes Through November 1 Northlight Theatre 9501 Skokie Boulevard Skokie (847) 673-6300 www.northlight.org Northlight Theatre opens its 35th Anniversary Season with the hit off-Broadway musical The Marvelous Wonderettes written...Tags: Drama (genre), Off-Broadway Theater, Festive Events, McKinsey & Co., Broadway Theater
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Soaring and stumbling
Tribune staff reporterGerald Whitehead stood on the sidewalk outside the building where he worked, arms pounding the air. He spewed curses. His head jerked back and forth. The man inside him, the one he called a demon, the one he had to keep at bay, that man was fighting...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Road Transportation, Boeing Co., Catfish, Rentals
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Buyout won't mean end of firm's link to foundation
Tribune staff reporterThis story contains corrected material, published April 7, 2007. The deal to take Tribune Co. private would end the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation's long standing as a major shareholder of the company, but other ties between the Chicago-based...Tags: Justice and Rights, Tribune Company, Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, Corporate Officers
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Part 2 of 2: Preservation vs. profit
Tribune staff reporterThe news stunned Lily Rodriguez. The Peruvian ecologist and her colleagues had just celebrated their success in getting Peru to create the world's largest privately managed national park, the Cordillera Azul, or Blue Mountains. The park designation, an...Tags: Science and Technology, Petroleum Industry, South America, Economy, Business and Finance, Colleges and Universities
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