Fine that the city will issue to anyone caught smoking or tossing a cigarette scrap within 15 feet of a beach.
July 15 Last day for Chicago residents to purchase a 2008-09 city vehicle sticker.
75
Anniversary of the Museum of Science and Industry celebrated this week. Since opening June 19, 1933, the museum says, 175 million visitors have passed through.
7-8 miles per gallonEstimated gas mileage of a lighter-weight hybrid electric-powered bus that the CTA is testing.
40
Number of days until Lollapalooza. The schedule for the Aug. 1-3 fest in Grant Park was released Tuesday.
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Good week/bad week
It was a good week for …
Chicago chef Stephanie Izard. The winner of Bravo’s “Top Chef” scored an additional $10,000 this week after she was voted fan favorite during the reunion show. Izard won $100,000 last week when she was named “Top Chef.”
It was a bad week for …
Chicago’s Adobo Grill restaurant chain. The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday identified the Wicker Park and Old Town locations as the source of a cluster of salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes. The city’s Health Department said both restaurants are in compliance with food safety regulations.
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Quotable
“Usually when I’m addressing this much press at 9 a.m., it means I’ve done something stupid the night before.”
PETE WENTZ [ during a news conference Monday at Chicago’s Hard Rock Hotel announcing details of the city’s fashion week in October. Wentz was later spotted canoodling with his new wife who also was present. ]
