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A Kink in the Campaign

If his challenge to Deb Mell's nominating petition succeeds, state rep candidate Joe Laiacona just might run unopposed in the Democratic primary. But can a leather master actually win in the general election?

Ground Zero for the Pumpkin Shortage

Posted by Mike Sula on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:51 AM

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For some people, the news from Morton, Illinois, that heavy rains may force a shortage of canned Libby's pie filling is a little more dire than the threat of going pumpkin pieless for the holidays:

"But just a week in Morton can bring in more money than a year of farming. In bad years, farmers in La Soledad lose money. There are no farm subsidies, and there are few other jobs."

What? You didn't know Morton was the pumpkin capital of the world?

The Chicago News Cooperative Debuts

Posted by Whet Moser on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:44 AM

The first big story is a doozy by Dan Mihalopoulos on the parking meters. It's obviously been widely reported, but the former Trib city hall reporter scored some internal documents on how much dough Chicago Parking Meters, LLC is baking. 70% profit margin is pretty good, by which I mean totally infuriating. As to the parts about how the city didn't get a sufficiently good deal, well, we kinda figured that, but the more the merrier.

Arts & Culture is somewhat less successful. There's a Modern Wing at the Art Institute, and it features modern art.

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