http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:33:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36537/chicago-school-boycott-moves-downtown.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCivic leaders held "teach-ins" at downtown Chicago businesses today to protest uneven education funding in Illinois, the Tribune reports. Educators joined students boycotting a second day of school in the lobbies of buildings including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Boeing Corp. Most businesses said they would welcome the students during the protest, which is expected to last until Friday.http://www.newser.com/story/36537/chicago-school-boycott-moves-downtown.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 03 Sep 2008 13:48:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36426/boycott-disrupts-chicagos-1st-day-of-school.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHundred of Chicago students missed the first day of school today as they tried to enroll in more affluent suburban schools, the Tribune reports. Students and parents are protesting the uneven division of wealth among Illinois public schools by attempting to enroll en masse in top-rated North Shore schools. It’s a symbolic gesture; residency is required to enroll.http://www.newser.com/story/36426/boycott-disrupts-chicagos-1st-day-of-school.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 02 Sep 2008 13:34:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35972/last-call-for-chicago-bar-cars.html?refid=rss_all_defaultChicago’s last commuter-train watering holes will grind to a halt this week, disappointing the tight-knit community of “bar car” regulars, the Tribune reports. The Metra system has been phasing out the traveling taverns in an effort to make more room for passengers, but for many the change feels like the end of a friendlier era, some say.http://www.newser.com/story/35972/last-call-for-chicago-bar-cars.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 27 Aug 2008 15:04:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35732/way-more-than-just-standing-by-her-man.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhen Barack Obama met Michelle Robinson, she was on the fast track at a prestigious Chicago law firm. As the story goes, Obama took her with him when he left to start a public life, surprising Michelle’s friends and family. But Mrs. Obama’s own entrée into not-for-profit circles and public service connected her husband to a Chicago network that has been invaluable, Time reports ahead of her convention speech.http://www.newser.com/story/35732/way-more-than-just-standing-by-her-man.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 9:38:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35729/jewish-clause-in-will-launches-lawsuits.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA Chicago courtroom is the site of a nasty tangle over a Jewish patriarch’s wishes for his family, the Chicago Tribune reports. A wealthy dentist, upset to discover that a grandson was taking a gentile to the junior prom, left a provision in his will disowning any of his offspring who marries outside the faith. Of five grandchildren, four did exactly that. Now they're suing their parents for honoring the request.http://www.newser.com/story/35729/jewish-clause-in-will-launches-lawsuits.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 8:49:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35042/bill-murray-drops-in-on-air-show.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from the Army's Golden Knights parachute team. "It was quite a kick," gushed Murray after a picture-perfect landing.http://www.newser.com/story/35042/bill-murray-drops-in-on-air-show.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 16 Aug 2008 0:06:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32698/chicago-transit-explores-groceries-in-train-stations.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Chicago Transit Authority is looking make more money from the real estate it owns, and is investigating installing grocery stores and restaurants inside “L” (elevated train) stations, the Tribune reports—with the agency hoping to generate $100 million over the next 5 years from such commercial development. "People could get off directly inside the grocery store and go shopping without ever going outside," one official says.http://www.newser.com/story/32698/chicago-transit-explores-groceries-in-train-stations.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jul 2008 11:42:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32606/millercoors-taps-chicago-for-new-headquarters.html?refid=rss_all_defaultChicago will be home to the new corporate headquarters of beer conglomerate MillerCoors, the Tribune reports. The Windy City edged out Dallas to serve as a neutral location for the nerve center of Denver-based Molson Coors and Milwaukee-based Miller. Chicago attracted MillerCoors because it has "access to an attractive base of talent, transportation and business resources," company president Tom Long said.http://www.newser.com/story/32606/millercoors-taps-chicago-for-new-headquarters.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 16 Jul 2008 13:28:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32371/how-chicago-made-obama-a-politician.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBehind the New Yorker ’s fist-bumping Barack Obama cover, Ryan Lizza chronicles the Democrat’s political education in Chicago, where competing imperatives from the city’s fundraising elite, black urban base, and Daley-down political hierarchy taught him how to massage the system—and learn the kind of political evasion that opponents are beginning to detect.http://www.newser.com/story/32371/how-chicago-made-obama-a-politician.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:46:56 CDT