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Your Morning Phil: Quade, Maddon, Hendry
Talking baseball while wondering if the Blackhawks are headed back to the top of the NHL: 1. Theo Epstein says he’s going to try to get to know Mike Quade before deciding if he’ll get a chance to manage the 2012 Cubs, but it doesn’t...Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Twins, Arte Moreno, Employers, Boston Red Sox
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Quinn to lawmakers: End delays on gambling
SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday challenged lawmakers to stop playing games with gambling expansion as the Senate prepares to serve up legislation modeled after what the governor says he favors but that may have trouble passing....Tags: Gambling, Executive Branch, Wages and Pensions, Terry Link, Pension and Welfare
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Hurricane Irene costs dent Exelon 3Q earnings
Dow Jones NewswiresExelon Corp. reported lower third-quarter earnings due to costs associated with Hurricane Irene, but the company stuck to its 2011 earnings forecast and said its merger with Constellation Energy Group Inc. remained on track. Exelon agreed to buy...Tags: Natural Disasters, Constellation Energy Group, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Small businesses turn out to protest Elgin’s license fees
TribLocal - Elgin » NewsMore than 100 people representing Elgin small businesses spilled out the door at a City Council meeting this week, showing their disdain for the city’s …... -
Fire station No. 3 nears completion
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsJoliet's new fire station No. 3 is expected to be done by December and will replace a 35-year-old building that is need of several upgrades. …... -
Yes to the smart-grid bill
Considering how Illinois lawmakers tend to vote first and ask questions later, it's good to see the so-called smart-grid bill getting put through the wringer. This legislation would clear the way for Commonwealth Edison and Ameren to make high-tech...Tags: Alternative Energy, Executive Branch, Ameren Corporation, Lisa Madigan, Illinois Governor
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Fun with pension math
Change of Subject(Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod) Blagojevich stood to get a state pension of about $65,000 a year. If he loses that pension, he would be eligible for a refund of about $128,000 in personal contributions he made to the state's...... -
Numbers don't lie: Sandberg logical next Cubs manager
Ryne Sandberg will be the next manager of the Cubs.
We say this with NBA-lockout-induced certainty, er, creativity. And, really, the logic is as simple as 1, 23.
That's one, twenty-three in case the subtlety didn't take. But because Theo Epstein is such...Tags: Boston Red Sox, NBA Lockout (2011), Chicago White Sox, Michael Jordan, Theo Epstein
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Motorola Solutions Q3 profit beats expectations on record sales
Tribune staff reporterDefying concerns about squeezed government budgets in a weak economy, Motorola Solutions reported Thursday record sales revenues and operating earnings for the third quarter. The Schaumburg-based maker of communications technology for government,...Tags: Buyback, Microsoft Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, File Sharing, Safety of Citizens
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Rogers: Epstein unlikely to pursue Pujols or Fielder; Quade chances slim
First impressions from Theo Epstein’s opening remarks as the Chicago Cubs' new president of baseball operations:
1. The Cubs probably will not pursue Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder with much vigor this winter.
“I’m not going to...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein, David Ortiz, Prince Fielder, Starbucks Corp.
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Epstein in driver's seat
With an air of confidence and an abundance of wide-eyed optimism, Tom Ricketts handed the keys to his baseball operation to the boy genius, Theo Epstein.
Better that than the family Lexus, it seems.
"I hope he gets a house that is walking distance to...Tags: Minnesota Twins, Employers, Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles
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Quinn: new gambling measure not 'serious effort' to address concerns
Clout StreetA stripped-down version gambling expansion emerged today with provisions for five new casinos, including one in Chicago, as Democratic senators rolled out their own version of legislation they say would fit into Gov. Pat Quinn’s outline of what's...Tags: Gambling, Executive Branch, Terry Link, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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