Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’

CHICAGO- They call them The Sammies named after Sam Adams, and the contest is are unlike your typical award show. It’s a contest in which people from across the country submit entries for political activism. There are six categories, and the winners selected get a modest monetary award totaling $20,000. And the winners are- Watchdog:  Brian Costin of Schaumburg, IL. Given for his work on exposing waste ... Full story

Filed under: Apple Fortune's Apple 2.0 reports on Experian's Simmons survey of the top Apple markets in the US. Experian launched the survey in order to predict where consumers were most likely to line up to buy the iPad, and you can see the results above. Besides the list of the 206 most Mac'd out cities, the survey revealed another ... Full story

Guess which metropolitan areas are the biggest users of Apple products? Click to enlarge. Source: Experian Simmons In a report issued Friday, Experian Simmons surveyed 206 so-called DMAs (designated market areas, or what we used to call "cities") and identified those that have the highest concentration of Apple (AAPL) users. The idea was to anticipate in what ... Full story

In Illinois … On Tuesday, lawmakers traveled back to Springfield to begin the second half of their regular session. High on the agenda is a proposed rewrite of the state's telecommunications regulations, which is being pushed by politically-connected communications companies such as AT&T (pic 6). The State Senate also passed a redistricting reform bill that may or may not see the light ... Full story

Posted by Hal Dardick at 7:05 p.m. A contractor sold medical test kits paid for with city money, and city workers failed to disclose a free trip and rigged hiring, according to a report by Chicago’s new internal watchdog released at a time when aldermen are balking at being placed under his oversight. Inspector General Joseph Ferguson's quarterly report is more detailed than its predecessors, in keeping ... Full story

Ever wondered where Apple (AAPL) draws its greatest following? A new report by Experian Simmons has all the answers. Not surprisingly, the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area leads the way. In that market, 32% of adults use an Apple product, according to the report. Here are the top 10 markets, based on percentage of adults that use an iPod, iPhone or Mac: 1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose:32.3% 2. ... Full story

Boise State University’s MFA Reading Series will close out the semester with a reading by poet Stephen Rodefer at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Room 106 of the Liberal Arts Building, and a reading by short story writer Lee K. Abbott at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, in the Simplot A Ballroom in the Student Union Building. Both are free and open to the ... Full story

There are big crowds at stores across Illinois today, with people rushing to buy new government-labeled Energy-Star refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, air conditioners, and freezers as part of the “Cash for Appliances,” program. Anyone that purchases a qualifying appliance gets an automatic and immediate 15% discount from Uncle Sam, who has set aside $300 million for this initiative, $6.5 million of that here in ... Full story

In the second episode of Bellator's second season, fledgling promotion came to the Chicago Theatre in Chicago. The card is packed with tournament bouts and a local-filled undercard.  After engaging smart stand-up with Georges St. Pierre's training partner, Mike Ricci, Patrick Curran knocked Ricci down with a right hand punch and followed with a flurry of punches on the ground to ... Full story

Olympian and two-time NCAA champion wrestler Ben Askren won in his first televised MMA bout with Bellator in Chicago on Thursday night.  Askren, wearing the colors of his alma mater and mine, took a couple of punches and smiled before taking Ryan Thomas down. He looked to be in trouble early, getting caught in a triangle choke before slipping out. ... Full story