Only a few days before the travel ban, there seemed to be little concern about screening passengers at O’Hare for coronavirus.
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Napolitano’s challenger hopes the 41st Ward isn’t as bigoted as it seems
The far-northwest-side aldermanic race may hinge on affordable housing—but not the way you think.
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Will Elon Musk’s bullet train to O’Hare go up in smoke?
The Tesla and Space X CEO’s bizarre, pot smoke-filled performance on Joe Rogan’s podcast casts doubt on his O’Hare bullet train project.
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Aldermen’s absolute veto power over ward projects gets unlikely court challenge
A challenge to the age-old custom of aldermanic prerogative finds a champion in a luxury developer pushing a building with affordable housing.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Georgia gun lovers take bold stand against corporate handouts—for all the wrong reasons
Instead of handing $2.25 billion to Amazon, Chicago could learn from the southern lawmakers who yanked a $40 million tax break from Delta.
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Chicago police investigate Pirates infielder in sexual assault claim, and other Chicago news
American Airlines tests speedier security, and a Chicago ex-cop admits a fraudulent tax scheme.
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What it’s like working the information desk at O’Hare, ‘the world’s greatest people zoo’
This week’s Chicagoan is Travelers Aid volunteer Al Borcover, who fields O’Hare’s most frequently asked questions.
Posted inArts & Culture
Three flight attendants cut loose on a layover in Mud Blue Sky
A Red Orchid Theatre’s Mud Blue Sky presents a poignant group portrait of three flight attendants and a teenage pot dealer.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best After-Hours Nightlife off the Blue Line
If, like me, you’re burned out on craft fairs, art openings, rock shows, and dive bars, look no further than Des Plaines.
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Rahm’s secret snow job
Everyone talks about the weather. Chicago’s mayor is doing something about it.
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“There are no privacy issues when you’re trying to be safe”
O’Hare International Airport will get full passenger body-scanning equipment next year, perhaps as early as the first quarter, Chicago’s aviation commissioner said today. Not to fall for the slippery-slope fallacy, but I’m starting to fear that the future of air travel is going to look like the scene in Silence of the Lambs when Hannibal […]
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Speaking of disinterring…
John Harris, who’s worked for both Daley and Blagojevich, has agreed to cooperate with the feds. Pass the popcorn.
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This week in civic transportation and other improvements
Get ready to cab-share to the aerotropolis. Plus: If a TIF gets used for the up-for-auction post office, would it be a bad thing?