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August 2008
- Obama Turns Army Loose on Chicago's WGN
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 28, 08 1:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's camp deployed its devoted followers to flood the phone lines of Chicago's WGN-AM last night during an appearance by writer Stanley Kurtz, an Obama critic. A WGN producer tells the Tribune the campaign's push generated “the biggest response we've ever got” during the 2-hour segment with Kurtz, who recently penned a story linking Obama to a radical professor at the University of Illinois. More »
- Last Call for Chicago Bar Cars
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 27, 08 4:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago’s last commuter-train watering holes will grind to a halt this week, disappointing the tight-knit community of “bar car” regulars, the Tribune reports. The Metra system has been phasing out the traveling taverns in an effort to make more room for passengers, but for many the change feels like the end of a friendlier era, some say. More »
- Way More Than Just Standing By Her Man
  
  Time | Aug 25, 08 1:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When Barack Obama met Michelle Robinson, she was on the fast track at a prestigious Chicago law firm. As the story goes, Obama took her with him when he left to start a public life, surprising Michelle’s friends and family. But Mrs. Obama’s own entrée into not-for-profit circles and public service connected her husband to a Chicago network that has been invaluable, Time reports ahead of her convention speech. More »
- 'Jewish Clause' in Will Launches Lawsuits
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 25, 08 1:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Chicago courtroom is the site of a nasty tangle over a Jewish patriarch’s wishes for his family, the Chicago Tribune reports. A wealthy dentist, upset to discover that a grandson was taking a gentile to the junior prom, left a provision in his will disowning any of his offspring who marries outside the faith. Of five grandchildren, four did exactly that. Now they're suing their parents for honoring the request. More »
- Bill Murray Drops In on Air Show
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Aug 16, 08 6:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from the Army's Golden Knights parachute team. "It was quite a kick," gushed Murray after a picture-perfect landing. More »
July 2008
- Chicago Transit Explores Groceries in Train Stations
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jul 17, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Chicago Transit Authority is looking make more money from the real estate it owns, and is investigating installing grocery stores and restaurants inside “L” (elevated train) stations, the Tribune reports—with the agency hoping to generate $100 million over the next 5 years from such commercial development. "People could get off directly inside the grocery store and go shopping without ever going outside," one official says. More »
- MillerCoors Taps Chicago for New Headquarters
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jul 16, 08 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago will be home to the new corporate headquarters of beer conglomerate MillerCoors, the Tribune reports. The Windy City edged out Dallas to serve as a neutral location for the nerve center of Denver-based Molson Coors and Milwaukee-based Miller. Chicago attracted MillerCoors because it has "access to an attractive base of talent, transportation and business resources," company president Tom Long said. More »
- How Chicago Made Obama a Politician
  
  New Yorker | Jul 15, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Behind the New Yorker ’s fist-bumping Barack Obama cover, Ryan Lizza chronicles the Democrat’s political education in Chicago, where competing imperatives from the city’s fundraising elite, black urban base, and Daley-down political hierarchy taught him how to massage the system—and learn the kind of political evasion that opponents are beginning to detect. More »
- Chicago Tribune Editor Resigns Amid Cutbacks
  
  Associated Press | Jul 14, 08 3:58 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski handed in her resignation today after 7 years in the top post at the Tribune Company's flagship paper. Lipinski's departure comes a week after the 161-year-old newspaper told its staff it would eliminate about 80 newsroom jobs amid a broad effort to cut costs as advertising and circulation revenues decline at its newspapers nationwide. More »
- Chicago Ties Sustain Obama
  
  Washington Post | Jul 14, 08 8:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s Chicago home base has provided the candidate with a wealth of influential allies who serve him in a variety of ways, from the political to the personal, the Washington Post reports. While some play official campaign roles or are informal advisers, others keep Obama grounded on his beloved basketball court. Either way, they must follow two rules: No drama and no leaks. More »
- Die-Hard Cubs Fans to Get Final Waiting Place
  
  Associated Press | Jul 12, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When the last living Cubs fan to have seen his team win the World Series passed away in April at age 106, fans willing to wait a lifetime realized a lifetime may not be long enough. One is now preparing the field of their dreams in a Chicago cemetery, the AP reports, where 280 "eternal skyboxes" will be available in a replica of Wrigley Field's center wall. More »
- Obama Found His Identity in Chicago's Gritty South Side
  
  New York Times | Jul 7, 08 7:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Between graduating college and starting Harvard Law School, Barack Obama spent three years working as a community organizer on Chicago's South Side. As he learned how to rally and mobilize people to progressive causes, he also developed a greater understanding of his identity as an African American. The New York Times examines that formative period in the candidate's life. More »
- Obama Got 'Good Deal' on Mortgage
  
  Washington Post | Jul 2, 08 11:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is taking heat for accepting a better-than-average interest rate that saves him $300 a month on his $1.32 million mortgage, the Washington Post reports. The 30-year, fixed 5.625% rate on the Democrat's Chicago home was under the 6% being offered other buyers in June 2005 by Northern Trust, and included no origination fee or discount points. More »
June 2008
- Frank, Chicago Isn't Your Kind of Town Anymore
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 28, 08 2:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The gritty home of the Bulls and Bears is turning soft, Radley Balko gripes in the Chicago Tribune . The Windy City has developed a nasty case of paternalism that’s trampling the rights of its people to smoke, drink, and eat trans fats freely—and even ranked last in a poll gauging the freedoms of America's most-populated cities. More »
- NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out of public housing, and in Chicago, to end a ban on gun ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune report. More »
- Chicago Watchful for Second Helping of Tainted Taste
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 27, 08 1:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With news still coming of people stricken by tomatoes tainted with salmonella, health officials say they're taking full precautions to prevent another outbreak at this year's Taste of Chicago, the Tribune reports. Booths will be inspected four times a day for sanitary conditions at the event, which begins today—though authorities warn they don't test actual dishes for safety. More »
- Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down a handgun ban in Washington, DC, is “a very frightening decision,” says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, vowing to fight for Chicago’s own strict gun law, which will likely now be challenged. Mayors across the country must protect their cities, Daley said, predicting that most will be outraged by the decision, the Tribune reports. More »
- For Sale: Chicago Landmark
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 25, 08 9:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Saddled by debt from his acquisition of the Tribune Company media empire, billionaire Sam Zell may sell off the iconic Chicago headquarters of the Tribune newspaper, he said yesterday. The 83-year-old Tribune Tower could fetch $250 million, analysts told the Sun-Times , with Zell likely needing to assure a new owner that the newspaper would continue to occupy the building on a long-term lease to fetch maximum value. More »
- Gator Caught—in Chicago?
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 21, 08 5:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Alligator wranglers may not be the busiest of folks in metro Chicago, but they came through yesterday by yanking a 5-foot unwelcome visitor out of the Chicago River, the Tribune reports. The healthy female, probably a discarded pet, is on her way to a sanctuary in the Southeast. More »
- Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 18, 08 11:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago will fine smokers who toss cigarette butts on the beach—or within 15 feet of one— up to $500. The new law is aimed at cutting the cost of cleaning up after smokers, who have been forced outside by smoking bans, reports the Chicago Tribune. Millions of tons of butts are cleared from beaches every year. More »

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