Posts Tagged Chicago
Happy Independence Day! 2 More iPhone wallpaper backgrounds
Posted by Brian Mayzure in Chicago, Tech Stuff on July 4th, 2009
To celebrate Independence Day (the proper name of ‘the 4th of July’ in case you’ve forgotten), I’ve got two more new iPhone wallpaper backgrounds for you. The first is the U.S. flag, in all its stars-and-stripes glory. The other, is the City of Chicago flag (because, after all, I am a Chicagoan, and we do have an awesome flag). You can download both of them for free and sync them with your iPhone. Enjoy!!
If you need directions on how to do that, see my previous post here.
CTA accidents and self-centered passengers
Posted by Brian Mayzure in City Life, Mass Transit on June 30th, 2009
According to an article on Tribune’s ChicagoBreakingNews, this morning, a person was hit and killed by a Red Line train at the Sox-35th station. It is still unclear if this person was accidentally hit by the train (which can be caused by being too close on the blue safety line), if this person intentionally jumped in front of the train, or perhaps was pushed in front of the train. The ensuing operation by emergency responders caused the line to be shut down for a time, and even upon restoration, caused massive delays along the red line in this morning’s rush hour.
It’s official: 10.1% Unemployment
Posted by Brian Mayzure in Economy, Illinois on June 18th, 2009
It’s official: Illinois has hit 10.1% unemployment, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security and a report by NBC5. At 10.1%, the state’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average, which is currently at 9.4%. So what does that mean in real-people-numbers? There are currently 671,400 people unemployed and receiving unemployment benefits in the state of Illinois.
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