City Hall renovation: $12 million - but savings projected in long run
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has agreed to spend $12 million to renovate Chicago’s century-old City Hall — and consolidate city offices in other downtown buildings — with the hope of recouping those expenses over three years and saving $4 million a year after that.
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More mob ties to contractor in O’Hare cleaning deal
A high-ranking employee of the contractor who recently won a $99.4 million janitorial contract with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration once served a prison sentence after he was charged in the same corruption case as late Chicago mob boss Anthony “Big Tuna” Accardo.
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Illinois students’ vocabulary skills on par with nation
Updated: 2012-12-06 10:46:01
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News
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8 arrested after Dolton dog fight busted
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Controversy over Mooseheart’s Sudanese hoops players draws overflow crowd
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Man accused of bank robberies plans to defend himself at trial
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Rev. Jackson testifies in Franklin Adell estate case
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Ex-cop in perjury trial insists bottle hit her in the face
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Mayor Emanuel joins forces with new federal agency to protect consumers
Sports
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Belinelli’s career-high 23 points lift Bulls to 95-85 win over Cavs
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Cubs strike deal with OF Nate Schierholtz
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New Cubs TV analyst Jim Deshaies ready for challenge
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Unlikely new NIU football coach Rod Carey was players’ choice
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White Sox, Jeff Keppinger agree on 3-year, $12 million deal
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Jovan Belcher’s mom begged dying girlfriend to live
Business
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Rate on 30-year mortgage ticks up to 3.34 pct.
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Planned job cuts by Illinois companies spike in November
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U.S. unemployment aid applications drop to 370K
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Stocks open mixed as Europe holds off on stimulus
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Community sharing site shuts down
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Dreamliners inspected after reports of fuel leaks
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Cerberus close to buying Albertson, Save-A-Lot, not Jewel: report
Entertainment
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Some quite delicious moments in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
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Jack White averts a musical feud with Lady Gaga
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Common Pantry tells clients’ stories in ‘I Am Your Neighbor’
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Former Dose Market crew launches Fete, an evening shopping event
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Piano jazz great Dave Brubeck dies
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Rihanna to start a fashion series on Style network
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ named year’s best film by National Board of Review
Spotlight
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Local profs help find ancient microbes under Antarctic ice
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