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Knocking New York down to size
Special to the Chicago TribuneEditor's note: Amanda Joyce moved to New York from Hinsdale four years ago. To an outsider, any city can be intimidating. Many Downstaters dread the thought of venturing into Chicago, so they don't. And what a shame, because especially at this time of...Tags: Vehicles, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chicago Skyline, Mini, Empire State Building
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Driven by soaring dreams
Chicago Tribune reporterIn the Chicago probate court proceedings that declared Steve Fossett legally dead last February, it was revealed that his estate was "vast, surpassing eight figures in liquid assets, various entities and real estate." As a celebrity adventurer, Fossett...Tags: High Schools, Jeff Long, California, Nevada, John Muir
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General Growth Properties' shares tumble on report
Chicago Tribune reporterShares of General Growth Properties Inc. fell 48 percent Thursday to a 12-year low as investors grew concerned that the Chicago-based shopping mall operator won't be able to refinance almost $1 billion in debt that comes due in November. The real...Tags: New York, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Real Estate Sellers, Securities, Property
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American Girl gets all dolled up
Chicago Tribune reporterGoodbye, Lord & Taylor. Hello, American Girl Place. The Middleton, Wis.-based doll emporium completed its much anticipated move to Water Tower Place on Wednesday, stepping into Lord & Taylor's highly visible command post at the front of the Magnificent...Tags: Mattel Inc., Miley Cyrus, Toy Industry, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys
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Rolling toward a fare standoff
Chicago Tribune reportersBetween higher gas prices and smaller tips, Chicago taxi driver Yemi Owo says the economy has sent him down a rough road. Owo, 35, spends $93 a day to rent his cab and $55 more to keep it gassed up. If he takes home more than $500 a week before taxes, he...Tags: Chicago Loop, O'Hare International Airport, Wages and Pensions
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General Growth considers selling assets
Chicago Tribune reporterGeneral Growth Properties Inc., under pressure from the tight credit market, said Monday that officials are considering possible asset sales, strategic combinations and other options designed to boost its capital position, as well as its battered stock...Tags: Stocks, Simon Property Group Incorporated, Property, Sales, General Growth Properties Incorporated
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Banking on American songs
Chicago Tribune criticThe stock market's on a roller-coaster ride and the economy seems braced for the worst. Escapism may be the only answer, and it was served up in great frothy helpings Monday night at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place. No wonder the place was packed....Tags: Water Supply, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Oklahoma, Theater
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Chris Jones recommends
The Boys From Syracuse: David H. Bell's swing version of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical moves around scenes, updates arrangements and adds shtick and visual pizzazz. Execution is a good notch below concept, but this enjoyable production has...Tags: Celebrity, George Carlin, Richard J. Daley, Lincolnshire, Kurt Weill
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Festivals
Please submit listings by going online to metromix.com/listings. DANKHaus Oktoberfest 2008: Includes German food and beer for sale, folk dancing performances and live music by the Polkaholics and Paloma. 7 p.m. Sat.; $10. DANK-Haus, 4740 N. Western Ave....Tags: Festive Event, University of Chicago, John Wright, Rockefeller Chapel, Forest Park
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What's your taste? Our chart of 44 shows
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNEWell, it's been quite a year for Chicago, and we're not just talking winning baseball teams, our first " Top Chef," and a certain local politico who is in the race for the White House. Chicago theater has been taking home trophies by the truckload in...Tags: Cults and Sects, Jerry Lee Lewis, Public Holidays, Baseball, Jeff Daniels
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72sc /questions answered
•Dirk Lohan is known for designs with large expanses of glass. The Dragon Tower in Chinatown, the Adler Planetarium's Sky Pavilion and the Elmhurst Public Library are among his creations. •John Ronan is known for ultramodern, upscale...Tags: Park Ridge, Building Material, Glen Ellyn, Architecture, Adler Planetarium
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Coming to the rental stage: devil to 'Dollar'
Most of Chicago's resident theaters announced their seasons several months ago. And when it comes to the big downtown theaters, the big openings this fall are a short reprise run of "Mamma Mia" at the Auditorium Theatre and, of course, the much-hyped...Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, Dancing, Public Holidays, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash
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