The internet is rife with stories about mistakes made using social media – that’s because as a workforce, we’re all still trying to figure out where the boundaries are.  The wrong time to find out where the boundaries are is after they’ve already been crossed, so what follows are some valuable tips regarding use of [...]

NEWSFLASH: Chicago traffic can be rather congested at times. Of course, this is paramount to saying the Cubs are due for a championship. New data however suggests just how the congested it is, and how commuters are impacted.  According to the Urban Mobility Report published by Texas A&M, traffic in Chicago ranks near or at [...]

When the G8 Summit comes to Chicago May 15, 2012, the leaders of Russia, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and President Obama will meet for eight days of talks – and they won’t be alone. As many as 35,000 protesters could converge on the city similar to Seattle in 1999, and Chicago police agencies [...]

As the concept of urban farming continues to take root, Chicago finds itself home to the Top Two Urban Farms in the nation, according to Natural Home magazine. City Farm took the number one spot, producing over 30 different varieties of tomatoes, as well as beets, carrots, arugula and gormet lettuces from its location bordering [...]

The recent historical downgrade of U.S. Government debt was akin to a star student getting a poor grade in class, and potentially losing “teacher’s pet” status, despite a steady history of bringing in shiny red apples and always being chosen to pound out the erasers after class. For the first time in over seventy years, the [...]

If invasive fish species were not a problem, then the Army Corps of Engineers wouldn’t be considering reversing the Chicago River, again, at a cost of possibly billions to the City of Chicago.  But they are – hence the discussion of such drastic measures to control the asian carp’s march up the Mississippi River, through [...]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel likes the idea of a Chicago casino, but as with everything, there are large groups of supporters and large groups of detractors.  Supporters include the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Chicago Convention and Visitors Bureau who claim a new casino would help draw more conventions and tourists. Proponents say that the [...]

Here in America, unemployment is hovering around 9%.  Meanwhile across the globe in Eastern Europe, Hungary specifically, unemployment is 44%.  To deal with this situation, the Hungarian government passed a law back in July to provide hundreds of thousands of jobs through a new work program. After the fall of communism, thousands of Hungarians found [...]

Forget the debt ceiling crisis, the most important economic news of the week might be the return of the NFL.  Seriously.  The economic impact of an NFL lockout being averted will be widespread, especially helpful to those with “limited discretionary money”, i.e., waitresses and bartenders and those people who depend on tips and crowded restaurants [...]

Recent developments suggest there may be some intriguing changes coming to Chicago in the very near future. Let’s start with the Chicago River.  Many readers already know the Chicago River flows backwards, it’s flow having been officially reversed in 1900 to avoid pollution of Lake Michigan.  No small feat, the river’s reversal was accomplished by [...]