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Chicago skyscrapers slash energy costs with green gadgets
Chicago’s skyline is going green, as property managers install energy efficient tools like motion-detectors on office lights, in a project officials hope will inspire changes across the United States. At the riverside Sheraton hotel, chief engineer Ryan Egan cannot get over what his new thermostats can do — or the…
Anti-war protesters falsely arrested in Chicago get $6.2 million settlement
Some 800 people are to receive payments between $500 and $15,000 for false arrests carried out by the city of Chicago during a 2003 anti-war demonstration, according to the terms of a settlement offered by city attorneys on Thursday. The city council could vote on the settlement as soon as…
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