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...former IOP Fellow Lynn Sweet, the head of the Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau, cautioned that celebrity endorsements weren’t always entirely sincere...
Pundits have long been asking whether Islam is ready for a reform. The answer is that across the U.S., a quiet tide of Islamic reform is very much under way. In Chicago last year, the Downtown Islamic Center made room for four women on its board after they protested the design of a new mosque that would have given women inadequate space in which to pray. Instead, women got access to the main hall when the new mosque opened in July. In Dearborn, Mich., earlier this year, Imam Mohammed Mardini welcomed Christian women who weren't covering their hair, over...
...Drink the Water must seem like darn good advice to Chicagoans. Illinois is suing the socially conscious jam band and one of its drivers for allegedly discharging "80 to 100 gallons of liquid human waste" from its tour bus onto a boat full of sightseers on the Chicago River. According to the $70,000 suit, the driver violated state environmental laws and doused dozens of tourists, causing some to be hospitalized. "We feel awful for the people who were on the boat," says the band in a statement. "We have worked closely with Chicago law-enforcement officials and are continuing...
...placed kiosks in about two dozen of its Sheraton hotels and is in the process of installing them in the rest of that chain's nearly 200 locations. Guests can visit kiosks to check in, check out, upgrade rooms or leave messages for other guests. Hilton has kiosks in Chicago, New York City and Boston and plans to expand to a total of 45 hotels by the end of the year. Marriott is running a pilot kiosk program in a handful of its hotels as well, and the smaller, members-only hotel chain Club Quarters has kiosks in multiple locations...
When a preschooler paints a masterpiece, it is usually hung on the family fridge. But eventually the artwork piles up in a box under the bed--or winds up in the Dumpster. But Chicago entrepreneur Angela Mendez has launched an ingenious service aimed at preserving children's creative efforts and eliminating clutter. Her business, Me, My Room and I, takes kids' artwork or poetry and turns it into collages, murals, wallpaper border or giant stickers. The art is scanned and then imaginatively transformed into custom-made keepsakes and decorations. Prices range from $88 for 12 ft. of customized wallpaper border...