An especially gloomy report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors says that property values across the U.S. could decline by $1.2 trillion next year, slashing tax revenue by $6.6 billion.
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Holiday Travel Season Off To A Rough Start
By 11.19.07
Technical problems, fog, rain and other weather issues are already causing delays at several airports says USAToday.
By 11.18.07
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Two planes almost collided this week over Chicago. Don’t worry, the FAA stresses: “These incidents are very, very rare.” [AP]
Home Depot: The Women's Restroom Is A Good Place For This Sign
By 11.7.07
You know what? We’re just going to buy our own. Thanks.
Delta's Plummeting Dufflebag Incident Results In Tragic Loss Of Favorite Dolls
By 10.25.07
We feel really bad for Abby, the 9 year-old girl who lost her favorite dolls when they plummeted from an open Delta (Atlantic Southeast) cargo hold several thousand feet in the air above Chicagoland.
Comcast Says Chicago Will Have TBS HD For Tonight's Cubs Game
By 10.3.07
I am having trouble getting the Cubs on Comcast. I have been working with Comcast for two-plus weeks on this and it is still not working. The first game is tonight at 9PM to beyond midnight. I have a Tivo Box that uses the “Cable Card” approved by Comcast. It is on Channel 47(TBS) but that station is not working due to “Content Security” problems. I am stuck, as Comcast is the only provider due to Cable company regulations.
25th Anniversary Of Unsolved Tylenol Tampering Case
By 9.30.07
Medicines have tamper-proof seals for one reason: A 25-year-old case involving cyanide-laced Tylenol that killed seven people in the Chicagoland area during September of 1982.
Hey Comcast, Cubs Fans Want TBS In HD. Right Now.
By 9.30.07
Comcast will add TBS HD to their line-up in Boston Tuesday, a day before Major League Baseball’s playoffs start, but Chicago isn’t getting the same treatment according to reader Daniel.
American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due To Engine Fire
By 9.28.07
A passenger on the flight, Lane Harris, told MSNBC that he credited the pilot for bringing the plane in as smoothly as possible, although the landing was rough.
By 9.18.07
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Bank of America got the final OK it needed to go ahead with its purchase of LaSalle Bank [Chicago Tribune].
Former Marshall Field's Customers Take To The Chicago Streets To Protest Macy's
By 9.10.07
Chicagoans don’t like change. (Take Wrigley Field, for example, in all its jumbotron-less glory.) Yes, they are a strange, stubborn people who do not eat ketchup on hot dogs and who put the sauce on top of their pizza. And they don’t like Macy’s. Why? Because Macy’s did away with Marshall Field’s.
Chase Accuses You Of Check Fraud, Threatens To Report You
By 9.6.07
Dan got a new job (Congratulations, Dan!) and moved from Chicago to Indianapolis. The move meant he had to close his Citibank account and open a new one. He chose Chase because they have lots of branches nearby.
American Airlines Fined Again For Unsafe Work Conditions At O'Hare
By 9.5.07
American Airlines was fined $231,000 back in June for unsafe work conditions at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. The conditions included fall hazards, electrical and fire hazards, hygiene issues, blocked exits and storage of oxygen and acetylene cylinders.
Foreclosure Filed On 1 In 29 Households In Detroit In 2007
By 8.15.07
The foreclosure numbers for the first half of 2007 are in and Stockton, California leads the pack with 1 out of every 27 homes foreclosed on in 2007. Second is Detroit, with 1 in 29 and coming in third, Las Vegas with 1 in 31.
Gas Prices Drop By 10 Cents, Chicago Has Nation's Most Expensive Gas
By 8.13.07
Gas prices have dropped by about $0.10 this week according to a national survey quoted by CNN Money.
Miller: You Won A Million Dollars. No, Just Kidding.
By 7.31.07
A man from south suburban Chicagoland was hanging out in an Orland Park bar when a promotional team from Miller started handing out what appeared to be prize tickets.
American Airlines Fined $231,000 For Unsafe Work Conditions At O'Hare
By 7.27.07
American Airlines faces fines of up to $231,000 for unsafe work conditions that include fall hazards, electrical and fire hazards, hygiene issues, blocked exits and storage of oxygen and acetylene cylinders, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Fruit Fly Infestation Shuts Down Macy's Food Court
By 7.25.07
Health inspectors found over 200 fruit flies infesting the lower level food court of the Macy’s State Street store in Chicago. Inspectors first discovered the infestation last week after a disgusted customer complained to 311. Food court employees apparently were not bothered by either the fruit flies or the health inspectors. From the Chicago Tribune:
“Not only did they not do anything, the problems seemed to get worse,” [Tim Hadac, spokesman for the Chicago Department of Public Health] said. “It was a surprising and disappointing lack of adherence to basic food safety regulation… We stopped counting fruit flies when they hit 200.”
The inspectors also found:
