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...Per Starr et al., a 10 per cent increase in the number of non-competes leads to 6 per cent lower wages in states that enforce the agreements versus those that do not....
...Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, one-time chief of staff to President Obama, says, “Chicago’s image of itself, and others’ image of Chicago, has long been of a city on a lake....
...Chicago, America’s second city, needs little introduction....
...But as a dynamic local institution, it could sell participations in its loans to other banks, such as Seafirst of Seattle and Continental Illinois of Chicago....
...“Gangs have always existed in Chicago, back to Al Capone – this is a gang city,” said Ms Price, who grew up in the city. “But now they’re fighting block to block. We never had that when we were young....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...Meanwhile, a debate has broken out in Illinois over the prospect of converting a state prison in Thomson, a town 150 miles west of Chicago, into a facility to house Guantánamo Bay prisoners....
...Nick Hornby et al followed. Davies deserves this reissue under a new title....
...And black and white residents of a still-segregated city – whose appalling race relations earned it the monicker of “Beirut by the Lake” only two decades ago – came together for about six hours of genuine...
...A bizarre episode in 2006, when naked photos of Wentz were posted on the internet, taught him that the sort of games that Warhol et al played with the media no longer work in the web age....
...As a former investment banker, Augar tells the story of the disaster in the financial markets. What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
...Charles Kreidl, Chicago, Illinois, US Alex Frankel: There is no doubt that loyalty and turnover are huge issues in the front-line retail environments where I worked (Starbucks, Gap, et al.) as well as across...
...He has also been busy of late helping another embattled Chicago institution – Richard Daley....
...Al Alschuler, law professor at the University of Chicago, says Mr Fitzgerald has creatively exploited vague laws, such as mail fraud, which dates back to a 19th century statute....
...among scores of theatres, a vast array of restaurants, vaunting architecture and joyous public arts in the heart of that great city, Chicago....
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