http://coldchicago.com My Life - My Thoughts - My City Thu, 15 May 2008 16:11:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://coldchicago.com/2008/05/15/the-dude/ http://coldchicago.com/2008/05/15/lebowski-f-bombs/ I got this as an email and it seemed interesting enough to post. Could be a bunch of BS, but hey it might work. Plus, I am not even sure if Chicago has a point system, but read below. This advice was sent by a retired State Farm agent! ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/05/14/90/ For everyone who is expecting a Stimulus Check from good old Uncle Sam, but has no idea when that little gift will be in the mail, here is a link that will show you the date you'll get your check. The main component is the last two digits of ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/05/06/when-are-you-getting-stimulus-check/ If you, like many Chicagoans, have received a fine from the illinois tollway, this is an article you have to read. The Illinois Tollway has been sending out over 10,000 old tollway violations a day because they were previously not sending out anything. Each violation costs you $20 ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/05/05/i-pass-loophole-allows-some-to-escape-fines-beacon-news-news/ http://coldchicago.com/2008/04/28/michael-jordan-smashes-backboard/ Wm. Wrigley Jr., in a move it said will provide 'enhanced prospects for growth,' confirmed this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by privately held candy-industry giant Mars Inc. for a hefty $80 a share, or nearly $23 billion. The Chicago chewing-gum company said its board has already approved ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/04/28/wrigley-to-be-sold-to-mars-for-23-billion-chicagotribunecom/ Chicagoans have a vital connection to the waterfront, whether it is the shoreline of Lake Michigan or the banks of the Chicago River. That link will become stronger—and longer—by the end of the year when the riverwalk trail downtown is extended. Construction is scheduled to begin in July to literally bridge the ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/04/28/chicago-riverwalk-extension-to-begin-in-july-chicagotribunecom/ A teenager was struck and killed by a train Sunday afternoon in Hoffman Estates, apparently as he crossed the railroad tracks, police said. The 14-year-old boy was walking when he was hit at about 12:50 p.m. by a Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. train about 500 feet north of Columbine ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/04/28/boy-14-struck-and-killed-by-train-in-hoffman-estates-chicagotribunecom/ (Crain’s) — New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman made a formal offer to buy Tribune Co.’s Newsday just days after News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch seemed to have clinched a deal for the paper in a complex transaction worth $580 million. Crain's sister publication Crain's New York Business reported Friday ... http://coldchicago.com/2008/04/28/nys-zuckerman-bids-on-trib%e2%80%99s-newsday-crains/