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Free Wi-Fi comes to O'Hare, Midway but options limited
Tribune reporterTravelers at O'Hare and Midway airport now have access to free Wi-Fi, but only a few dozen websites. The Chicago Department of Aviation and Boingo, the airports' Wi-Fi provider, have inked a deal that allows free access to more than 30 websites offering...Tags: Email, Midway, Southwest Airlines Co., Computer Networking and Internet
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United Dreamliner retakes to the skies
Signaling confidence to the public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner. The flight, which touched down at 1:14 p.m., early and without...
Tags: Air Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering, Corporate Officers, Transportation
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United Dreamliner lands in Chicago after 4-month grounding
Tribune staff reporterSignaling confidence to the flying public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner. Monday's flight, which touched down at 1:14 p.m., early and...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering, Corporate Officers, Japan, Aerospace Manufacturing
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The Bean featured as cover photo on Bing search engine
The Bean just got Binged. People doing online searches Tuesday via Bing were being treated to a full-screen image of Cloud Gate, the official name of the sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park, as it reflects some of the city's skyscrapers. A "Like"...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Field Museum of Natural History, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Online Media Industry
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Skilling: Record-setting surge in temperatures
WGN-TVIt was more than 50 degrees warmer today than Monday -- the most dramatic spike in temperatures the Chicago area has seen during May. Today's high of 91 degrees at O'Hare International Airport -- so far -- is a 55-degree increase from Monday morning's... -
Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min
When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...
Tags: Authors, Arts and Culture, China, Stanford University, Chicago Public Library
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The Bean featured as cover photo on Bing search engine
Tribune reporterThe Bean just got binged. People doing online searches Tuesday via Bing were being treated to a full-screen image of Cloud Gate, the official name of the glassy sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park as it reflects some of the city's skyscrapers. A...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Field Museum of Natural History, Arts and Culture, Millennium Park, Cloud Gate
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Austrian Airlines resumes O'Hare service Friday
Tribune reporterAustrian Airlines begins nonstop service between Chicago O'Hare and Vienna on Friday after a five-year absence, the Chicago Department of Aviation said. Five flights a week will be available from Chicago. Austrian expects that 70 percent of its...Tags: United Air Lines
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Some restaurants using on-site soilless gardens to grow food
To satisfy diners who clamor for local produce, Nana takes it to a new level — the basement. That's where the restaurant, 3267 S. Halsted St., maintains a 100-square-foot hydroponic garden, which produces mustard greens, basil, broccoli and more,...
Tags: Restaurants, McCormick Place, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wicker Park, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Airways
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Boeing resumes Dreamliner deliveries
Tribune reporterBoeing resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner to airline customers on Tuesday, following a four-month gap after federal regulators grounded the plane model because of overheating onboard batteries. Boeing delivered a plane made in its Everett, Wash.,...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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Tribune poll: Support remains tepid for Chicago casino
Chicago voters remain lukewarm to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for a city casino and aren't sold on his plan to put slot machines at the airports, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. The results come as the mayor presses for the third straight year to get the...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Lobbying, Travel, Casino and Gambling Industry, Transportation Industry
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