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Oakland activists join Occupy L.A. group in downtown demonstration
L.A. NOWA protester who was arrested Thursday after demonstrators drew a large chalk mural at Pershing Square was among a contingent of activists from Oakland who arrived Wednesday to show solidarity with their counterparts in Los Angeles.... -
26-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe sculpture lands in Palm Springs
L.A. NOW“Forever Marilyn,” the 26-foot-tall statue that became a controversial fixture on Chicago's Michigan Avenue, has been getting final touch-ups since her arrival in Palm Springs Monday morning.... -
Patt Morrison Asks: Blue blood, Peter O'Malley
In 1938, after voters recalled L.A.'s crooked mayor, Frank Shaw, it's said that someone planted a sign on the City Hall lawn: "Under new management." The new ownership of the Dodgers needs no sign. The purchase, by a Chicago financial service company at a...
Tags: Sports, Economy, Business and Finance, Baseball, Magic Johnson, Chan Ho Park
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Gay marriage draws support from U.S. mayors led by Villaraigosa
L.A. NOWL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was among a group of 80 mayors in Washington D.C. on Friday who pledged their support for gay marriage and announced an initiative aimed at expanding marriage rights for same-sex couples.... -
Plastic bag ban goes before aldermen
Environmentalists came to City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposal to ban plastic bags at Chicago stores, a move retailers say will hurt businesses unless they charge shoppers up to 10 cents for each paper bag that's used instead. Mayor Rahm Emanuel,...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Local Government, Services and Shopping, Business, Proco Joe Moreno
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Emanuel got $10,000 in donations linked to red light camera bidder
Mayor Rahm Emanuel accepted $10,000 in campaign contributions from the spouses of two top executives of a longtime city contractor that is also vying to take over the city's beleaguered red light camera program. The mayor's office Tuesday defended the two...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest, Public Officials, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Elections
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A year later, South Florida men charged in 'NATO' terror plot near trial
After Brian Church completed a course in emergency medicine at Broward College, he told his mother he was headed to Chicago for hands-on experience he hoped would boost his chances of becoming a paramedic. "He was very proud of the fact that he was...
Tags: Hampshire, Terrorism, Fort Lauderdale, Broward College, Prosecution
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Details of billboard deal raise questions
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's no-bid deal for new expressway billboards guarantees the city far less than half the $700 million the private vendor expects to make and essentially requires Chicago to repay all the upfront cash the mayor touted as a key selling...
Tags: Chicago Elections, Illinois Governor, Economy, Business and Finance, Marketing, Elections
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Rahmfather could have a lock on revenue from tradition of love
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration faces a monumental crisis. His city is short on cash, and City Hall is short on love. But there is a way for him to solve his problems — to fill the city's coffers and also bring him the hugs of...
Tags: Local Government, Chicago Mayor, Kanye West, Rahm Emanuel
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Rockaway Beach citizens save annual 4th of July fireworks
dhodges@ky3.comROCKAWAY BEACH, Mo. -- A popular tourist attraction on Lake Taneycomo was forced to be canceled earlier this year. But, after losing the annual boat races, the Rockaway Beach community is now fighting to keep another longstanding tradition alive: its...Tags: Holidays, Tour Operations Industry, Entertainment Events
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Will Emanuel OK a Mell for Mell swap?
Change of SubjectOn January 4, Fran Spielman of the Sun-Times reported: Ald. Richard Mell (33rd) — powerful chairman of the City Council’s Rules Committee and father-in-law of convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich — has told associates he is preparing to...
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