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News from September 02, 2007

Hypocrisy? A Look at MWRD’s Recent Discharge

It appears that God has a sense of humor after all.

Having jumped on the “BP is poisoning the lake” bandwagon over a month ago, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago dumped a load of waste into Lake Michigan that vastly exceeded anything the oil giant has contemplated. If anything could put the BP project into proper perspective, this event should have done it.

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Shareholder wants Sun-Times Media on block immediately

A group of shareholders led by investment manager K Capital Management LLC has urged newspaper publisher Sun-Times Media Group Inc. to immediately put itself up for sale, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.

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CTA explores Block 37 deal

The massive subway station under construction at Block 37 is running as much as $150 million over budget, a shortfall that has prompted city officials to move to privatize the project. Sources close to the matter say the city has begun discussions with Macquarie—the Australian…

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Electric Man Preserved in Block 37