City & Country: Chicago Spire awaits white knightThe global credit turmoil has struck what was once touted to be the world’s tallest residential building. Targeted to be ready sometime next year, the Chicago Spire is still a gaping hole in the ground, with no completion in sight.Rainbow Garden remembered with nostalgiaFREMONT -- Staff at Birchard Public Library planned for about 50 people to show up for their \"Remembering Rainbow Garden\" presentation Thursday.Chicago gambler could get $1 million from East Coast suitWithout admitting wrongdoing, two East Coast nursing home chains and their principals agreed to pay the federal government and state Medicaid programs a total of $14 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the Justice Department announced Friday.KC Airport to get body scannersDo you think the full-body scanners are an invasion of privacy? Tell us in the comments forum below.Chicago gambler could get $1 million from East Coast suitWithout admitting wrongdoing, two East Coast nursing home chains and their principals agreed to pay the federal government and state Medicaid programs a total of $14 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the Justice Department announced Friday. Adam Resnick, a Chicago businessman, brought the fraud allegations in a 2006 civil lawsuit filed in Boston ...Vectren's plan to move gas regulatory station away from Noblesville road eases some fearsMost neighbors say their concerns have been eased by a new agreement on a planned Vectren natural gas regulator system on Little Chicago Road.Chicago up 2 among 'most wired'Forbes magazine ranks Chicago No. 19 on its list of \"Most Wired\" cities, behind smaller venues such as Raleigh, N.C., Seattle, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Chicago ranked No. 21 last year.Forbes uses information such as the number of people with high-speed Internet access and the number of public Wi-Fi high-speed hot spots available. The list, released Tuesday, follows by six months a ...Chicago schools cut spring sophomore sportsBudgetary conditions have prompted Chicago Public Schools to halt all spring sophomore sports, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune. District sports director Calvin Davis sent the memo to school athletic directors today saying that only varsity and freshman teams will be allowed to practice for now. The memo, which some coaches called confusing, comes at the last possible moment for ...Supreme Court likely decision to overturn Chicago's gun ban could impact New YorkThe Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to overturn Chicago's handgun ban in a case gun rights groups plan to use against firearms laws in New York City and nationwide.Ducks trade defenseman Boynton to ChicagoANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Anaheim Ducks traded defenseman Nick Boynton to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for future considerations.Job Creation to Bring Biotechnology Leaders to Chicago for BioParks 2010Focused on job creation, leaders in biotechnology and life sciences will convene in Chicago, Illinois this spring to evaluate the role of biotechnology parks in the economic recovery. The Association of University Research Parks' (AURP) BioParks 2010 will bring together executives from research and science parks around the world to learn the latest on building communities of biotechnology ...
