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WBEZ Bureau Check In: This week we check in with Northwest Indiana Bureau Reporter Mike Puente. He talks about the runway extension of Gary/Chicago International Airport set to open later this year and other plans for the complex.
Handling New Income: Graduation season is upon us and with…
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How does a professor of English end up writing a book about the recession and the American dream? That’s the case for William Hazelgrove, adjunct professor of English at Elmhurst College, and author of Rocket Man. The novel follows a writer who deals with how to attain a happy life while handling a house and lifestyle he can’t afford. Luis, Shantell and William Hazelgrove discuss his novel plus how tough economic times have shifted the American dream.
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Leave Chicago & Come to Texas: ”Everything’s bigger in Texas” and Governor Rick Perry traveled all the way to Chicago to let business owners know that. The reason for the Governor’s trip? To lure the city’s businesses to the southwest. We discuss.
The American Dream Inverted: William…
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The $5 Looking Fee: A grocery store in Australia is sick and tired of consumers coming into their establishment but going elsewhere to purchase goods. So much to the point where they charge those who enter without purchasing a $5 looking fee. We Discuss.
Virtual Currency: George Lara…
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Fined for leftovers? A restaurant in Japan is making sure that every plate is clean. We talk about Hachikyo’s strict policy of fining patrons who do not finish their meals.
Rubio Water Bottles: No matter what political party you align with, everyone agrees that Marco Rubio’s water sip during his speech after the President’s State of the Union address was kind of strange. Turns out that awkward moment of thirst-quenching has raised over $100,000 for a PAC that supports Rubio. We discuss.
Job from Around the Way:We present the latest job lead in hopes of making the search a bit easier in this tough economy.
What does a 4’11 97lb. insurance agent and a 6 foot-something thief in a Burger King uniform have in common? They both were written about by famous columnist Mike Royko. Shantell’s mom Sandra Jamison takes us back to that fateful spring 1978 day where chasing down an macing a thief landed her in the paper . Click below to hear the “A-Macing” Chase.
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