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• Commented on House Preps Health Care Vote
  Claiming that one of the key organizers of the civil rights movement would make up a claim like that just to discredit some protesters on Capitol Hill is a pretty incredible statement. Are you calling John Lewis a liar, Ward?...
• Favorited Food Labels: Facts Behind the Health Claims on Chicagoist
• Favorited Detailed: The Technician, Anthony Failla at Anthony's Electronics on Chicagoist
• Favorited Interview: Eva Marie Saint on Chicagoist
• Commented on Cubs Want Lighted "Billboard" At Wrigley
  + 1 for BlueFairlane....
• Posted Chicagoland Dogs, in the News to Chicagoist
  Photo by seng1011. For local dogs, a round of good news hit the papers. Let's take a look: For Butch, a Rottweiler from suburban Riverside, a microchip embedded in his body was the key to being...
• Posted Feds Secretly Questioned Daley in 2008 to Chicagoist
  Image via ~C4Chaos. According to a report by the Tribune, Mayor Daley was secretly interviewed by the FBI in 2008, as part of their investigation into Calvin Boender and the Galewood Yards project. That investigation has...
• Posted Chicago Housing Market to Rebound Sometime Between 2014 and 2019 to Chicagoist
  We already talked about the bad news of area foreclosures increasing. But when will housing prices turn around? Moody's Economy has put together a forecast on when prices in the U.S. housing market will recover. According to...
• Commented on Mayor Daley A-Twitter?
  Mick Dumke had a good rundown of who might be able to challenge the mayor. That isn't to say that they'll necessarily run, but there are people out there with name recognition and fund raising ability to take on the...
• Posted Fundraiser Lets You Ride The Rails On The CTA to Chicagoist
  Photo by Phototravel1 The Illinois Rail Museum will host a fundraiser Sunday, March 28, with a chartered ride on nearly every rail line of the CTA, as well as "non-revenue" lines and rail yards, on a...
• Posted Daley Appoints New Aldermen to Chicagoist
  Photo by Patrick - msigarmy.com. Bringing the total number of sitting aldermen that Mayor Daley has appointed to the City Council to 19 (that's nearly 40 percent of the city's legislative body!), Da Mare announced his...
• Commented on Boehner: No To Thomson Even "If You Put A Gun To My Head"
  Is it just me, or does Boehner seem like his suits are too tight?...
• Favorited Detailed: The Chef, Michael Carlson Of Schwa on Chicagoist
• Favorited Working for Wal-Mart, Part Three on Chicagoist
• Posted Working for Wal-Mart, Part Three to Chicagoist
  Outside the Wal-Mart in Orland Hills, IL, by Clean Wal-Mart. As part of our on-going coverage of Wal-Mart’s attempt to break into the Chicago retail market, we take a look today at the company’s employment practices...
• Posted Ford Announces New Police Interceptor to be Built in Chicago to Chicagoist
  Ford Motor Company announced on Friday that it will build the new 2011 Police Interceptor at the automaker's Torrence Ave plant, on Chicago's South side. Ford expects to offer the new vehicle without interruption when it discontinues...
• Favorited Working For Wal-Mart, Part Two on Chicagoist
• Commented on Working For Wal-Mart, Part Two
  I've been in contact with Wal-Mart management, and we'll cover their perspectives along the way. This is part of a larger series, not a single post, so it's important to read it in the context of an on-going story. Hope...
• Posted Working For Wal-Mart, Part Two to Chicagoist
  Entrance to a Wal-Mart Supercenter, by Ron Dauphin. As part of our on-going coverage of Wal-Mart’s attempt to break into the Chicago retail market, we take a look today at the company’s employment practices in the...
• Posted Michigan Developer Gets its TIF to Chicagoist
  Michigan developer Village Green Companies got approval (finally) from the Chicago Community Development Commission for $34 million in TIF funding for a Loop apartment development in the beleaguered former Steuben Club Building. That's more than four...