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May 3, 2018

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Chicago eyes 606 extension, light rail route from North Side to downtown

Thursday, May 3

RYAN ORI: A light rail train linking North Side neighborhoods to downtown Chicago and an extension of The 606 trail are part of a plan taking shape to accommodate the expected arrival of thousands of new residents and workers along near the Chicago River along the Lincoln Park area and Bucktown.

United Airlines names former Obama press secretary Josh Earnest as spokesman

Reeling from a year of PR disasters, United Airlines has named former Obama press secretary Josh Earnest as its new spokesman.

MeTV FM goes from low-power TV station to top-10 Chicago radio station

In three years, MeTV FM has become a top-10 Chicago radio station with no DJs, an eclectic oldies format and a frequency many radios can't even tune in.

Life Time Fitness, Lands' End, L.L. Bean, to open in Oakbrook Center as Sears downsizes

Life Time Fitness is headed to Oakbrook Center, helping the suburban shopping center lure workout enthusiasts beyond the mall-walking crowd.

Canadian apparel chain Roots heading to Michigan Avenue

Roots has leased 11,448 square feet at 605 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago-based mall operator GGP said in a news release Thursday.

'Do not buy' Tesla stock: Elon Musk's unusual statements to investors

Elon Musk's usually chummy relations with Wall Street just took a troubling turn after a testy call with analysts, in which he advised some investors not to buy Tesla stock.

First death linked to romaine E. coli outbreak reported

An E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce has killed someone in California, and has now sickened 121 people in 25 states — the worst such case since a 2006 outbreak in spinach, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Restaurant chains still feeling chilly as wintry weather fades

Warm weather may be here at last, but the restaurant industry will be feeling the effects of the long, harsh winter for months to come. Across the industry, the trend would amount to millions of dollars of lost revenue in 2018, experts say.

Alaskan Blockbuster hopes Russell Crowe's jockstrap will support business

The story of comedian John Oliver, one of the last Blockbuster Video stores in the nation and actor Russel Crowe's jockstrap: "[It's] the very first jockstrap memorabilia I can think of."

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