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With Next, Grant Achatz Returns to Escoffier, Again
The Alinea chef’s moment of gastronomic time-travel is due to present its first menu, a tribute to the legendary French chef drawn from his “Le Guide Culinaire,” on April 1. But it’s not the first time Achatz has served up Escoffier’s recipes.
Miguel del Valle Says No to Rahm Emanuel
Mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle says he declined an invitation from Rahm Emanuel to co-chair the mayor-elect’s transition team. Del Valle told me in a phone interview that he turned the position down because—after his term as City Clerk is over on May 15th—he will work on other projects “organizing around progressive issues in the neighborhoods.”…
How Boeing Won the KC-X Tanker Contract, Maybe For Good This Time
Yesterday’s big business news was that Chicago-based Boeing won a $35b contract to replace the Air Force’s extremely old tanker planes over the European conglomerate EADS. It’s the third time the contract has been awarded, and the latest development in one of Washington’s longest, most expensive dramas.
Mayor-Elect Rahm’s High-Profile Brothers
Rich Daley suffered his share of controversial stories about his brothers Bill and John, but they were not nearly as dramatic as what awaits us with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Last night on WIND’s Mike Gallagher Show, the conservative host was in full outrage mode over a story…
Chicago Panics Over Record Snow! (Circa 1896)
The city is set to break a monthly snowfall record that’s stood since the 19th century. Just be grateful that it’s not a dark mush of cigar ashes, soot, and “horseshoe particle” like the one that fell back then.
Political Roundup: In the Wake of the Chicago Mayoral Election
Rahm Emanuel names his transition team; more theories on why voter turnout was so low; the ongoing problems of Meritorious Good Time; sobering stats on minority poverty and unemployment; and more.
Why Rahm Emanuel Won
Meet the new boss, the logical next step after the old boss: Rahm Emanuel will replace Mayor Daley as the mayor of Chicago after a convincing win that emerged from money, power, and history.
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MARCH 2011: Jennifer Tanaka, Amalie Drury, Maria Ponce, Wesley Kimler, Stacey Jones