A Third Chicago Airport Goes Nowhere, Slowly

January 6, 2012

They’re talking about a third airport for Chicago. Of course, they’ve been talking about it since the 1960s, so don’t book your flight yet.

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Green Shoots For A Frozen Housing Market

March 3, 2011

Almost exactly two years ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told “60 Minutes” that he was beginning to see “green shoots” in the economy. Like the first buds after winter, he said, these events and statistics were signs that the economy would soon grow again. Now I find myself spying hints of green in the housing market, the first part of the economy to enter the recession’s deep freeze. The …

Shielding Police From Microphones

February 3, 2011

The police can tape record you, but you can’t record the police. At least not if you’re in Illinois. Two Chicago residents are separately facing charges, which in each case could lead to up to 15 years in prison, for turning on recording devices during encounters with police officers. Christopher Drew intentionally set himself up to be arrested as a protest against a city ordinance requiring permits to sell art …

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