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Park Ridge labor contract in dispute
A month after Park Ridge aldermen reaffirmed a new contract with an employees' union, members are claiming its provisions are not being adhered to by the city.Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers said paychecks were hit with $68 more for health insurance co-payments since May 1, but new salary rates were not included as of that date.The contract had not been signed by ...
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Homer Glen plan commissioners learn about open meetings
Homer Glen Plan Commission member Tom Bernicky, left, receives Open Meetings Act training this week with Kevin Hoffmeister, the commission ...
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Stormwater-detention area worries Lake Forest residents
Lake Forest residents Betty Pierret, from left, Bruce Bennett, Patrick Lumpton and Hildo Hoogcarspel shared their concerns about District 115's plan for a stormwater-detention ...
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Lawmakers expected to use special session to punt pension reform to committee
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is expected to join with House Speaker Michael Madigan in approving a conference committee of lawmakers from both parties to reach a compromise on pension ...
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For 2nd time woman gives Chicago athlete 1-finger salute
A Boston Bruins fan aims some anger toward Chicago Blackhawks center Dave Bolland during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday at the TD Garden in ...
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The Burning [DVD]
Everybody has to start somewhere, and for Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the independent producer/distributors who founded Miramax Pictures and helped reignite the fire of American independent cinema in the early 1990s, it was a cheap Friday the 13th-knockoff called The Burning. Pro ... ...
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Professional naming by the numbers
Recent columns On Tuesday I called Matt Gordon to find out more about how Chicago's ambitious new park, previously known as the Bloomingdale Trail, got rebranded as the 606. I was at my laptop in ZIP code 60614. He was at his office at Landor Associates, ZIP code 60601, where he invents names for a living. Gordon, a linguistics major in college, has helped name things big and small. ...
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Witness Ex-Cook County Board head gave deputy signatory power
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's name was raised repeatedly Tuesday at the criminal trial of his former deputy chief, whose alleged theft of $300,000 in taxpayer money appeared to have been helped along by his authority. Soon after the county rejected attempts from Carla Oglesby to award emergency contracts, Stroger signed paperwork making Oglesby a signatory on the ...
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CTA unveils artwork destined for 7 Red Line stations
Commuters on the Red Line's north branch will notice a new splash of color at seven stations by the end of the year.The CTA on Tuesday revealed renderings of the artwork during an event at the Granville station. The agency chose seven artists to carry out the project after 297 applied in the fall.The seven are Chicago artists Thomas Denlinger, Jim Bachor, Dorothy Hughes and Lynn Basa and ...
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2 naval landing craft on auction block at Great Lakes
The auction of the LCM-8s, also known as Mike Boats, began Tuesday morning and runs through 4 p.m. Thursday on govliquidation.com — search for ';Illinois.'; Bids started at $25, but had reached $6,000 and $6,150 by Tuesday ...
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Oak Lawn cancels pensions for part-time officeholders
The move to eliminate pensions for part-time officeholders was backed by newly elected Mayor Sandra Bury and the slate of board members who campaigned with her this ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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