Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 7:36am
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The legislation allows Chicago to use automatic speed enforcement cameras to monitor drivers around the city's schools and parks. The cameras will send $50 tickets if drivers speed between 5-10 mph over the legal limit. Anything faster than that could mean a $100 ticket.
Two well-known Chicago flooring supply stores will now be under one organization. Empire Today, finalized a deal to buy out rival Luna last week.
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin called for better air quality in Chicago's Union Station. In 2010, the Chicago Tribune found high levels of diesel soot and air pollution on platforms and in train cars at Union Station.
Boeing says it's checking its new 787 Dreamliner airplanes after the company found a problem on the fuselage of some of its planes.
New research by Chicago scientists suggests using antidepressant drugs does not increase suicidal thoughts and behavior in kids, which contradicts warnings by government regulators.
Chicago speed cameras; Sen. Mark Kirk's recovery; snow.
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