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Dao Thai in Streeterville is a lot like other Thai restaurants in Chicago. But it bears even more resemblance to Star of Siam in River North, really not that far from Dao. This is because, despite the different names, they are owned by the same people and have almost exactly the same menu with maybe […]
BP pollution tiff hits Chicago bond underwriters
A powerful Chicago alderman, upset about oil company BP’s plan to release more pollutants from an Indiana refinery into Lake Michigan, says municipal bond underwriting firms with ties to BP will be excluded from city business.
[via Reuters.uk]
Chicago man diagnosed with West Nile virus
Officials at the Chicago Department of […]
Flash Flood Warnings Issued for Chicago Area
Flash flood warnings were issued today for Chicago and nearby areas by the National Weather Service as a series of severe thunderstorms moved across the Upper Midwest.
The storms come packing heavy rainfall that the service could be as much as 5 inches in some locations. These storm drenched eastern […]
Police are looking into the cause of an explosion that severely damaged a sport-utility vehicle parked outside a River North nightclub overnight.
No one was injured when the SUV exploded around 3:20 a.m. in the 300 block of West Erie Street, said Chicago Police Officer John Henry. Bomb and Arson investigators are on the scene this […]