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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mike McConnell 9:05 a.m. Single people are paying more for healthcare than married people. Mike McConnell takes a stand for singles everywhere! 12 - 3 p.m. John Williams 12:05 p.m. Indiana...Tags: Empire State Building, LEGO Group
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Q & A with Mike McConnell
Q: What's on your Chicago bucket list? A: To base jump from Willis Tower. Q: How would you describe yourself as a radio host? A: Witty, charming, intelligent and honestly, one of my favorites. Q: How did you get started in the radio business? A: I was a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Education, Radio, Television
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Tom Skilling
Chief MeteorologistTom Skilling, WGN chief meteorologist, appears on WGN-TV weekdays on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine and on WGN Radio during afternoon drive and special coverage. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with WGN in August 2008. Since...Tags: Romeoville, Disasters, Batavia, Weather, Entertainment
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Sears Tower name to change to Willis Tower
Chicago TribuneCome this summer, Chicago's iconic landmark known around the world is getting a new moniker: Willis Tower. Willis Group Holdings a London-based insurance broker, announced Thursday that it will consolidate its area offices to Sears Tower and as part of...Tags: Willis Group Holdings Ltd., Aon PLC, House Building, Services and Shopping, Chicago Tribune
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Obama Names Chicagoan Ambasador to Britain
(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated retired Chicago investment banker Louis Susman to be ambassador to Britain, one of the plum appointments available to the president. Susman was a top fundraiser for Obama's presidential campaign and...Tags: Elections, Gold Coast, Indiana, Citigroup Incorporated, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.
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Sears Tower "Ledge" To Open Thursday
(WGN-AM)- For those who can stand heights, the new "Ledge" that will allow visitors to the Sears Tower Skydeck to look straight down 1,353 feet opens Thursday at 9 a.m.
The Ledge--actually enclosed glass boxes--extends about 4.3 feet from the building,...Tags: Millennium Park, Cloud Gate, Chicago Tribune, Forehead
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Former Post Office Ready For Auction
(WGN-AM)- For almost a decade, George Kopes' job has been to babysit the empty post office building straddling the Eisenhower expressway. In winter, he's made sure the heat stays at 50 degrees, because otherwise the building contracts 2 1/2 feet from the...Tags: Mail Order Industry, Marketing, 2016 Olympic Games, Travel, Auction Service
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United To Move Main Offices To Willis Tower
(WGN-AM)- United Airlines is expected to announce as early as Thursday that it is moving its giant operations center and 2,800 employees from the northwest suburbs to downtown Chicago, sources tell the Tribune. The city is pulling together about $25...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Boeing Co., United Air Lines, Unrest, Conflicts and War, O'Hare International Airport
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Eco-Friendly Sears Tower Neighbor Being Planned
(WGN-AM)- The owners of Sears Tower will build an environmentally friendly hotel next to the skyscraper, which is also going green. A hotel will be built at Wacker Drive and Jackson Boulevard, said John Huston of American Landmark Properties,...Tags: Washington, DC, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, John Huston
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Daley On Hand For Official Opening Of Willis Tower
(WGN-AM)- What's in a name? Not much, Mayor Richard Daley said today after Chicago's tallest building was officially renamed from Sears Tower to Willis Tower.
Asked if he would call the building "Big Willie," as the CEO of Willis Group Holding has joked,...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Management Change, Chicago Tribune
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United Eyeing Move To Willis Tower
(WGN-AM)- United Airlines is talking to owners of the Willis Tower about moving the airline's Elk Grove Township operations center into the famous Chicago skyscraper, according to sources familiar with negotiations. The move, if it were to happen,...Tags: Willis Group Holdings Ltd., Travel, Politics, United Air Lines, O'Hare International Airport
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Chicagoans React to Sears Tower Name Change
(WGN-AM)- There was one question that anyone aware of the Sears Tower name change couldn't help but ask on Thursday.
"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
The famous phrase from television sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" could be heard throughout the city when...Tags: Entertainment, Chicago Tribune, Companies and Corporations, Television
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