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Report: Chicago real estate firm bids for Wrigley
AP Business WriterA Chicago-area commercial real estate group has made an offer to buy Wrigley Field, the iconic and historic home of the Chicago Cubs, according to a report Thursday. A story on the Chicago Sun-Times Web site said Inland Real Estate Group of Companies...Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Real Estate Sellers, Chicago Cubs, Real Estate Buyers, Major League Baseball
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Evert, Summerall among 10 other Floridians in national High School Hall of Fame
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhat does it take to be a Hall of Famer? For this particular house of honor in Indianapolis, you don't have to hit the most home runs or throw record touchdown passes. You will be selected for "extraordinary achievements and accomplishments in high school...Tags: Volleyball, Chris Evert, Don Sutton
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State unloads hotel after losing millions
State officials Thursday auctioned off the Collinsville Holiday Inn, part of a controversial loan deal from the 1980s that ultimately cost taxpayers millions. St. Louis-based Lodging Hospitality Management, the highest of six bidders, bought the hotel...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Auction Service, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Virginia Tech statistics
Sport-by-sport Women's soccer ++++++++++++++++++++ || || ACC || ALL || || UNC || 37-2-0 || 89-7-4 || || Florida State || 24-9-6 || 68-19-11 || || Virginia || 24-10-5 || 60-21-11 || || BC || 14-11-5 || 36-18-9 || || Wake Forest || 20-16-3 || 48-29-7...Tags: Chris Riley, PGA Tour, Swimming, College of William and Mary, Major League Baseball
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My grotesque eye swells, your beautiful words flow
A strange thing happened between two emergency room visits the other day, trips I sandwiched around writing the column about former Gov. George Ryan as the Nosferatu of Illinois politics: My left eye shut and is now as swollen as a big purple softball...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Chicago Cubs, Regional Authority, Multi-Sport Events
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Ryan maimed state GOP, and Bush must not kill it
George Ryan is the Nosferatu of Illinois politics, but happily for the taxpayers of his state, new life was denied him Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court declined to hear the imprisoned former governor's appeal on his conviction for...Tags: Government, National Government, Court Administration, Values, Tony Rezko
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Elia call a tough one
Lee Elia nearly lost his job as Cubs manager immediately following his infamous 1983 tirade, and so did the sports editor of the Tribune. Both were called on the carpet by their respective superiors with regard to the incident. Elia initially survived...Tags: Tribune Company, Government, Chicago Cubs, Public Employees, George Halas
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Ryan's final appeal: White House
Tribune reporterFormer Gov. George Ryan, who cleared Death Row in 2003 by granting blanket commutations, is seeking to have his own prison sentence commuted now that his legal options have been exhausted. The switch in strategy came after the U.S. Supreme Court declined...Tags: Government, National Government, Court Administration, Values, Trials
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Look elsewhere
As leading members of a broad coalition that reflects deep public opposition to plans to build a children's museum in Grant Park, we want to correct recent misstatements made by the museum's board ("Museum's park location fits city needs," Voice of the...Tags: Economic Policy, Logan Square, Garfield Park, Bronzeville, Tour Operations Industry
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More Wrigley taxes would help fund fixes
Tribune reporterTribune reporter Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney said Thursday the proposed renovations to Wrigley Field would be partially funded by "incremental" sales tax and amusement tax increases at the ballpark. The Cubs are hoping to sell Wrigley Field to the...Tags: Tribune Company, Chicago Cubs, State Budgets, Sales, Renovation
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Jun 22, 2008
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May 29, 2008
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May 28, 2008
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May 9, 2008
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