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Bike-friendly developments are on a roll
Take a stroll through Mill Creek in Geneva most weeknights, and you're likely to see resident Mike Mayszak zipping past on his mountain bike. That is, if you're paying close attention. After all, Mayszak's got a 14-mile course to complete. Using a...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Metra, Millennium Park, Rentals
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Occupancy for K2 luxury high-rise begins in March
The first move-ins at K2, a new 496-unit apartment building in Chicago's River West neighborhood, are scheduled to begin March 1. Chicago-based Fifield Cos. and developer Wood Partners recently received a partial certificate of occupancy for the tower,...
Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hybrid Vehicles, Rentals
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Designer made herself into a manufacturer
Shoemaker Annie Mohaupt nearly closed down a year ago after her move to make sandals in China proved a bust. The sandals could easily be pulled apart. She looked into what it would cost to make her sandals in another country but returned production to...
Tags: China, Arts and Culture, Walnuts, Architecture
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Sighting: Obama's McCormick Place rally leaves celeb supporters star-struck
Barack Obama once again seemed to have a firm grip on the Hollywood vote during this year's election, so it's no surprise that stars came out to support the president Tuesday at his election night rally at McCormick Place. And because, to them, there...
Tags: Politics, Aisha Tyler, Oklahoma City Thunder, Star Jones, Superman (fictional character)
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Chicago elections officials apologize for polling place confusion
Tribune reporterChicago elections officials apologized to the hundreds of frustrated Chicago voters who were turned away from their neighborhood polling places today amid confusion and sometimes angry exchanges. By 5 p.m. today, the elections board had fielded more than...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Lisa Madigan, Voting, Barack Obama
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Prosecutors: Cabbie sped through red lights before fatal crash
Tribune reporterA veteran Chicago cabdriver was speeding, swerving through traffic and running red lights before his taxi jumped a curb last month and fatally struck a man sitting on a CTA bus bench in the River West neighborhood, prosecutors said Tuesday. The...Tags: Lawyers, Immigration, University of Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Prosecution
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Taxi driver charged in fatal bus stop crash
A taxi driver who fatally struck a man sitting at a bus stop in the River West neighborhood last month was charged today with reckless homicide. John A. Kesse, 60, of the 4500 block of North Claredon Avenue, was taken into custody this morning at a...
Tags: University of Chicago, Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death, Cook County Government, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Dishes speak a universal language
Mexican-French fusion isn't a new concept in Chicago -- Carlos Gaytan does it rather well at Mexique, and even the newly opened Fogon in River West crosses the Atlantic for a dish or two -- but credit chef/owner Yanitzin Sanchez (chef Yanni to her fans)...Tags: Coconut, Brunch, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Phil Vettel, Fogon
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Emanuel gets a Chicago condo
Clout StPosted by Kristen Mack and John Chase at 4:40 p.m. Rahm Emanuelâs residency in Chicago is likely to be a legal as well as political issue in the race for mayor, but since he returned last weekend from Washington there...... -
In Obama's home of Chicago, scenes of solidarity
Chicago TribuneStreaming into an unparalleled moment in history, tens of thousands lit up Grant Park with a display of election night electricity not seen in generations. Under crystal skies and a crescent moon, they came from across the country and around the world,...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Tribune, Elections, Arts and Culture, Grant Park
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Petal pusher?
Favorite spots: La Scarola , Wildfire, Sai Cafe, Forty-One North, and Rose Angelis.Tags: Lasagna
Nov 29, 2005 |Story| MetromixGrub match!
Ask anyone who works in a restaurant, and you'll hear the same thing: This is one tough business. Even in a chow town like Chicago, where dining out is a way of life, competition for stomachs--and wallets--is fierce. Industry watchers barely bat an eye as...Tags: The Hershey Co., Restaurant and Catering Industry, Death, Sushi and Sashimi, Hotels and Accommodations
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