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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 02:14 PM) Taco Burrito king on Broadway (I think) really delivered a few weeks ago. But not all of them are created equal. As to the $1 subs, I walked past a store at 10:30 and people were in line, I had no idea why. When I found out it was for $1 sub, I determined that Id rather pay than wait in line. TBK in Greektown rocks.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:47 PM) Were they black girls? Black girls get vicious. Nope. Its funny. The boyfriends were yapping the whole game back and forth (one Cubs fan, one Sox fan). It wasn't anything that anyone cared about, just the usual s*** talking, mixed liberally with plenty of drinking. (remember this is before the drinking rules got pretty strict pre-idiots running on the field). Then one of the girlfriends jumped in and said something back to one of the guys to which the other girlfriend got pissed off and said something back to her. The first chick comes flying down the aisle after the other one, and it was on. They went at it for a solid few minutes before security got mustered to get up there and break it up. It was bad enough that the Sox players were on the top step of the dugout, looking back up the upper deck to watch it. (it was on the 3b side of the upper deck by a couple of sections)

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) White Castle has jumped the shark for me. Just not interested anymore You've jumped the shark.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) NJ/NY are possible, but keep in mind the taxes there will be just about as bad as IL all-told. Plus cost of living increases to those places would be dramatic, which means losing talent (again), and/or major increases in salaries that take away some of the savings. Texas may actually be the most realistic - doesn't have the costs of NY/NJ, but there is some degree of finance and tech knowledge down there. I still say the chances of them moving anything of note are miniscule, and that IL will throw some money at them just to make sure. Lots of those reasons are why NWI could be perfect. There are already plenty of established transportation options, so not much of a talent-loss. Heck a sizable amount of CME workforce already comes from NWI on a daily basis. Cost of living is cheaper, and they would get an incredible TIF package in addition to the $100ish million in income tax savings. Add in all of those factors and the CME could be looking at hundreds of millions in saving per year for the foreseeable future. I do still think they aren't going anywhere.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:37 PM) Harold's Chicken was the hands-down best drunk food of choice when I still lived in Chicago. Damn. I need to make the walk over there. It has been way too long.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:18 PM) LOL, yeah, because the electronic trading tech gurus are really going to want to move to Indy when there are lots of jobs for them in Chicago. Not gonna happen, unless you are suggesting the whole derivatives world is going to up and move out, which is also a non-starter. Though I agree that the state will probably throw some money at them just to make sure. That's just it. If you took most of the CME out of Chicago, there wouldn't be nearly the reason for many firms to be here. There is a reason these industries are clustered around Chicago and NY primarily, and now San Fran and Atlanta secondarily. I think the ICE actually proves better than anyone that if you have work, people will come to you. That is a financial powerhouse HQ'd in the deep south. If you can do that, you can do it anywhere.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 10:38 AM) He probably met a woman... Or he and Travis Hafner quit seeing the same doctor.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:14 PM) Damn, I wish I was still in Urbana. A lot less people there right now for summer school and two Jimmy Johns close by. JJ's the best super late night food. Bleh.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:13 PM) They won't move either way. CME Group is made up of a whole lot of very skill and knowledge-specific individuals, many of which are not willing to move to Indianapolis, or commute to Gary or the like. The brain drain would hit them real, real hard. This isn't some simple manufacturing business. Here is a better breakdown of what they are looking at. At the end of the day I am sure that Illinois won't be stupid and will give them a nice break so that they don't move. But don't get the idea that this doesn't happen. http://www.suntimes.com/business/5854347-4...ve-chicago.html

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:05 PM) Can I apply the same standard when only a firm or two winds up actually relocating out of illinois? Depends on if they stay because they get money or not. The cost of doing business in the state of Illinois is the problem at the center of all of this. The CME's taxes are 9.5% now in Illinois. In Indiana they would be 6.5% now, so they would save even more than the $50 million increase they just saw. If the State of Illinois comes up with a package that saves them a good chunk of that money, then their number one complaint is solved. Why should they move at that point.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:58 PM) Have you been following the news? It's the same type of criminals committing the same types of crimes in some of the "safest" areas of the city. That's completely new. It's not as if the media just decided to open up a crime desk. It will also be years before any of this shows up in any statistics.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:56 PM) Of course there are. I personally met one of the former heads of VP's of AIG Financial Products who lives up there (yeah, that AIGFP). I found it particularly interesting to watch that trend of tax evacuations start to turn around. I can't really provide much more info because of privilege through work, but suffice to say a firm or two isn't a trend.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:51 PM) What the hell is happening to this city? This is like 3-4 events in the same amount of days. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/lo...0,5229666.story Well obviously the answer is to ban cellphones because they are being used to harm people.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:46 PM) To me the question is how much "slower" is he and I don't personally know that answer. Part of him getting thrown out could just be him having a flaw in his technique when it comes to getting good jumps and part of that is about confidence. The more he "thinks" about something, the slower he might appear. As long as he has above average speed, he should be a solid player. When that skill isn't there, than I think it is time that he is reduced to more of a bench role. I personally don't know if I've seen enough to say he doesn't have the speed anymore to be effective or if it is more of a mental thing as of this point. Kind of like how fathom points out that part of his problems in defense seem to be his “timidness”. I don’t know the answer because I’m not around Pierre enough to see first-hand the difference in his actual skills (e.g., his practice, the time it takes him to get from 1st to 2nd, etc). The eye test isn’t pretty to date, but as I pointed out above, part of that could be due to practice or a slump. The longer it goes though, the more you think it isn’t a slump anymore. He has looked for a while like he is nursing a pulled hammy or groin. Pierre has no explosiveness right now.

D. particle accelerator

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:43 PM) Then it should be easier to find people willing to work in Connecticut, not harder. I can tell you for a fact there are a ton of places in the financial sector still HQ'd in Connecticut.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:38 PM) I was at that game in 2000. Wow- 11 years ago! IIRC Durham's hit was from the right side and down the 3rd base line. I was there too. About 20 rows high in the UD behind home plate. The next section over had one of the best chick fights I have ever seen during extras.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 11:19 PM) Another hilarious and entertaining episode of Franklin & Bash. QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:11 PM) Franklin & Bash rocked again last night, btw. Was there a three am showing or something?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:06 PM) Chances of CME moving anything significant out of state are Just for s***s and giggles, that extra fifty million dollars works out to just under a dollar a share of the outstanding shares.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:01 PM) I'm honestly not sure that our media knows any better...they aren't exactly the most baseball-savvy bunch. Eh, more than anything they lack testicular fortitude. The only ones who will ask tough questions, are afraid to go into the lockerroom and do it. They are much tougher behind a microphone or keyboard.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 11:57 AM) Tim Thomas has decided he's just going to beat the s*** out of all the Canucks.

The Indiana Mercantile Exchange has a nice ring to it... http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/09/cme...leave-illinois/

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 11:24 AM) All of my facebook pictures are stolen from some guy who lives in the NW suburbs and reposted. You got me Nice work.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 11:16 AM) Excellent post. See, you went into detail. Most everybody else was saying they were going to quit the NBA simply if Miami won it. I've gotten used to the inadequacies of NBA referring. That's why it doesn't bother me as much. It's not just the NBA. It's the NFL. The MLB. The NHL. Wait, hockey doesn't really count. All the other things you referred to could change dramatically when all is said and done. All that said, this has been the most entertaining season since the Jordan era, IMO. Look at the replies in this thread. That's not just coincidence. The young stars we have today are pretty breathtaking. The skills, quickness and athleticism on display every night is as good, or better, than it's ever been. There's a lot of good things about the NBA. That's all i'm saying. I would never just stop watching. It's the Bulls being really, really good, for the first time in about a dozen years.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 11:17 AM) Bob Geren = He gone! Bob Melvin to take over for the rest of the season. I hope that doesn't spark the A's this weekend to turn around their losing streak. Damn. Couldn't they have waited until after this weekend?