Posted on April 2, 2009 by jasegraves
No Games Chicago, “a diverse group of citizens who have come together to oppose the Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics,” is holding a protest rally today at the Federal Plaza at 5pm.
From their website:
The International Olympic Committee will be in town from April 2-8th to evaluate
Chicago’s potential as a Host City for the 2016 [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2009 by jasegraves
What little people have known for years, apparently wealthy people are learning the hard way. If it seems to good to be true, and it is coming from Florida or Texas…..it is.
First was Madoff, who was running his pyramid scheme for 20 years until it recently fell apart, leaving in its wake West Palm Beach [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2009 by jasegraves
On Friday and Monday, my train was empty, as were others I checked with – all coming from different directions into Chicago’s Loop (financial center). Layoffs? Four-day work weeks?
Normally one cannot find a parking space ANYWHERE near Union Station (home of Metra and Amtrak) at any time of the day, even when gas prices were [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by jasegraves
The mission of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is to marshal the Treasury Department’s policy, enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence functions in order to sever the lines of financial support to international terrorists, proliferators of Weapons of Mass Destruction, narcotics traffickers, and other threats to our national security. There are financial networks that underlie [...]
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