Article: FICTION Ed King is impressed by this American-based follow-up to an Egyptian bestseller

Article: Chicago Title Corporation Declares First Quarter Dividend.
PR Newswire;  February 17, 1999 ;     428 words ...CHICAGO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Chicago Title Corporation (NYSE: CTZ) declared a first quarter...record at the close of business on March 1, 1999. John Rau, Chicago Title's president and chief executive officer stated, Our...

Article: Chicago Title Acquires California's Continental Home Warranty.
PR Newswire;  April 8, 1999 ;     508 words ...CHICAGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Title Corporation (NYSE: CTZ), announced today that its primary subsidiary, Chicago Title and Trust Co., has purchased the business and assets of Continental Home Warranty Inc. (CHW). CHW, headquartered in...

Article: Book Review: Chicago: Egyptians blow into windy city
Scotland on Sunday;  August 31, 2008 ;     331 words ...CHICAGO by Alaa Al Aswany Fourth Estate, GBP...Cairo, Alaa Al Aswany's debut novel The Yacoubian Building, depicting modern Egyptian society...Illinois Medical Center, in a post-9/11 Chicago, provides the setting. Here a cohort...during his forthcoming formal visit to Chicago. Then Nagi meets ...

Article: Chicago.
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 1, 2008 ;     436 words ......breeze in the Windy City Chicago By Alaa Al Aswany Fourth...His second novel, The Yacoubian Building, hit the bestseller...confessions to cram The Yacoubian Building with the stories...but this time it's Chicago rather than Cairo that...even cartoonish, and Chicago itself ...

Article: Chicago: a portrait and brief history.
Social Policy;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, with about...city. Only New York City and Los Angeles have more people. Chicago also ranks among the world's leading industrial and transportation centers. The Chicago area manufactures more fabricated metals and food products...

Article: Chicago in the Nineteenth Century
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Chicago in the Nineteenth Century From Cottage to Bungalow: Houses and the Working Class in Metropolitan Chicago, 1869-1929. By Joseph C. Bigott. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001. Pp. xvi, 261, bib., illus., index. Cloth, $45.00). Nature...

Article: Chicago.(Brief article)(Book review)
New York;  November 3, 2008 ;     123 words ......gained international acclaim with The Yacoubian Building, a swirl of a novel about the inhabitants...candid exploration of sex and sexuality. Chicago, which plumbs the lives of several Egyptians...predecessor, perhaps because it's set in Chicago. But it has similar things going for...

Article: Chicago Title Corporation Announces Record First Quarter Earnings.
PR Newswire;  April 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ...CHICAGO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Title Corporation (NYSE: CTZ), a leading provider of title insurance...along with commercial business, remain quite strong. In June 1998, Chicago Title was spun off from Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) and became...

Article: Poll Puts Chicago at Wit's End // Creativity Survey Sharply Denounced
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 3, 1992 ;     436 words ...Chicago is home to broad shoulders and dull minds, at least according to a new survey of top business...while Los Angeles and the category "other" tied with 14. "Don't know" got 8 votes and, finally, Chicago earned just 5 mentions. Baloney, say some Chicago business leaders, who resent the stereotype of ...

Article: United Airlines Cuts Fares, Eases Restrictions in Major Markets Served From Chicago.
PR Newswire;  August 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ...CHICAGO, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines announced today...stay restriction for travel on specific flights linking Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, its largest hub, with major...to meet the current needs of our customers in these key Chicago markets, said Patricia A. Mash, vice-president of ...

Article: 'Wicked' test for Broadway West Broadway's new spin on 'The Wizard of Oz' heads to Chicago for an open-ended run. What will it mean for the Loop's long-term hopes?
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Chicago's dream of becoming "Broadway West" took a ruby-slippered...company's set and will feature a mixture of New York and Chicago actors, with the latter making up about 30 percent of the cast. Producer Marc Platt said the Chicago production -- to be staged by the show's Tony-winning director...

Article: First Chicago Invests $1.3 Billion In Communities; Pace is One Year Ahead of Announced Commitment
PR Newswire;  September 17, 1997 ;     580 words ...CHICAGO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping its promise to its communities, The First National Bank of Chicago has invested more than $1.3 billion in low- and moderate-inco...30 months of its six-year, $2 billion commitment in the Chicago area. The $1.3 billion investment through June 30 represents...

Article: Chicago Title Cuts Deals with RealEC And with DEXMA.(Brief Article)
National Mortgage News;  December 6, 1999 ;     490 words ...Chicago--Chicago Title Corp. here reached an agreement with RealEC Inc. under which Chicago Title's customers will be able to use RealEC's technology to electronically order, track and receive Chicago Title's flood, title and appraisal products...

Article: Chicago's star as film center is rising anew // A remake of Hollywood on the lake
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 13, 1986 ;     700+ words ...Chicago's blustery, overcast fall was too much for film producer...release, Hollywood was born. It has taken a long time, but Chicago now is enjoying a sweet morsel of revenge. Filmmakers are...even appreciate our weather. Director Peter Hyams came to Chicago to film "Running Scared," a police comedy, in ...