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MIA PEARSON – The Globe and Mail Word travels quickly when you’ve got a crisis on your hands. Clothing retailer Urban Outfitters learned that social media is more than just a conversation around engaging its brand champions. Stevie Koerner, an independent jewellery maker from Chicago, wrote a blog post last …

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges. EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge. The Supreme Court held in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), that a federal enclave’s ban on operable handguns in the home violates the Constitution’s second amendment. In 2008 the City of Chicago and …

Posted by Mick Dumke on Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:02 AM Among his many promises to change the way Chicago operates, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has vowed to bring an unprecedented level of transparency and technological innovation to city operations. “I understand that sounds crazy coming out of a City …

By Michael Hawthorne Tribune reporter 2:42 p.m. CDT, June 2, 2011 The Illinois Pollution Control Board today took the first step toward designating stretches of the Chicago River, Cal-Sag Channel and Little Calumet River safe for “primary contact,” a legal term that includes activities such as kayaking, canoeing, boating, wading …

AURORA — The city of Aurora expects gaming tax revenues to be seriously impacted if all the casinos in the state’s proposed gambling expansion bill are built. “It would make it difficult for existing casinos like the one in Aurora to compete,” said city spokesman Kevin Stahr about Hollywood Casino …

By: Jessica Hartogs Assistant Producer, CNBC.com Investors should prepare themselves for a third round of quantitative easing, Simon Maughn, co-head of European equities at MF Global, told CNBC Wednesday. “The bond market is going in one direction which is up-falling yields which is telling you quite clearly the direction of …

Associated Press 8:02 a.m. CDT, June 1, 2011 An Illinois state senator says he has filed a statement with police alleging he was punched in the chest by a fellow lawmaker. Republican Sen. Kyle McCarter says he was punched by Sen. Mike Jacobs on the Senate floor after a debate …

The Daily Herald editorial “Stop dimming transparency efforts,” failed to understand the crux of the Freedom of Information Act argument. The Herald correctly stated that the point of the law is to help citizens keep government accountable so as to limit corruption. This is a valid goal, and indeed, should …

John Garcia May 30, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — The Illinois House has approved a major expansion to legalize gambling, and it includes five new casinos, including one in Chicago. The bill is expected to move on for a vote in the Senate Tuesday before the legislative session is scheduled to …

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Tolva is counting on his chief data officer, Brett Goldstein, to expand upon Goldstein’s work developing a Chicago Police Department program that aims to predict when and where crime will happen. “We want to apply analytics to sets of data to identify patterns,” Tolva said. That could mean comparing a …

By Dave Gathman dgathman@stmedianetwork.com May 24, 2011 6:22PM BARTLETT — The Bartlett Police Department has become one of only a handful of area departments to have a Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT. It is composed of five law enforcement officers who received intensive specialized training on dealing with people who …

They have become so common that even organic retailer Whole Foods says it can’t avoid stocking some Protesters demonstrate against GMOs in food at the Whole Foods Market on North Kingsbury Street in Chicago earlier this month. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / May 24, 2011) By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter …

Startup companies bet locally sourced fish, produced in self-sustaining habitats, can win over city-dwellers By Christopher Weber, Special to the Tribune May 25, 2011 Amid the worst economy in decades, Andrew Fernitz, 23, thinks he can raise fish and organic produce for a living. While his classmates are searching for …