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Former Yahoo executive Shashi Seth to head Tribune digital
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources. The company said on Wednesday that Seth was named president of Tribune...Tags: eBay Inc., Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry, Media Industry, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Tribune names Internet veteran to head new digital venture
Tribune reporterTribune Co. has named Internet veteran Shashi Seth as president of Tribune Digital Ventures, a new standalone unit aimed at developing digital products to capitalize on the Chicago-based media company's content. Seth, a former Yahoo senior executive...Tags: Social Media, Los Angeles Times, Television Industry, Media Industry, Computer Networking and Internet
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Downers Grove, Westmont, Woodridge police blotter: May 22
The following items were taken from police reports: Downers Grove •Three laptop computers worth almost $2,600 and computer chargers were stolen from the Best Buy at 7401 Lemont Road on May 10. Two men who said they were visiting from Puerto...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Police Arrests, Lemont, Apple iPhone
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John Wayne celebration a tribute to co-star Maureen O'Hara
You could be forgiven if you thought John Wayne was born in the back of a covered wagon headed west across the Plains or came into this world in a one-room thatched-roof house in a small Irish village. Such was the towering stature of this actor (larger...
Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Only the Lonely (movie), Arts and Culture
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Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing
ReutersBy Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education is due to vote on Wednesday on a controversial proposal to close 54 schools in the country's third-largest public school district in what would be the largest mass school...Tags: Justice System, Separation of Church and State, Elections, Karen Lewis, Washington, DC
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: CNBC (tv network), Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Finance
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Voice of the People, May. 22
Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Karen Lewis, Teaching and Learning, Tornadoes
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Editorial: Pass the Illinois House pension bill, not the weaker Senate bill
Dear John, We hope this note finds you and your Illinois Senate well. How fortunate that we can write a postscript to our "Dear President Cullerton," letter published Tuesday: We were relieved later in the day to finally see actuarial math attached to...
Tags: Employees, Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
Tags: CNBC (tv network), Executive Branch, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Finance
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Briggs adjusting without Urlacher
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Chicago Bears - INSIDE SLANT For the first 10 years of his NFL career, weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs lined up next to middle linebacker Brian Urlacher in the Bears' defense. That combination resulted in eight...Tags: Troy Nolan, Florida State University, Turk McBride, Chilo Rachal, Buffalo Bills
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Police blotter
The following items were taken from police reports: Wheaton •Someone entered an unlocked car and took loose change from the center console in the 1600 block of Woodcutter Lane between 8 p.m. May 19 and 9 a.m. May 20. •A handicapped...Tags: Warrenville, Bloomingdale, Winfield, Glen Ellyn, Theft
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Wilmette Golf Club to close for major renovations
The Wilmette Park District will close its public golf course on July 29 for a $2 million renovation that officials say will reduce flood problems and provide new challenges for golfers. It will be the largest renovation ever for the Wilmette Golf Club,...
Tags: Renovation, Golf, Architecture, Sports, Arts and Culture
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