Scientists in China have managed to generate electricity from solar panels placed 10 meters underwater, something that's never been done before. Instead of silicon, they used perovskite materials that ...

A parking meter deal poised for City Council approval this week improves on the original transaction but still falls far short of what Chicago would have gained had the original deal never occurred.

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The City Council on Tuesday approved a deal allowing Chicago's privatized parking meters to be sold to a new company, with the city receiving a share of the profits going forward. Coffee linked to ...

Aldermen delayed a vote on the sale of Chicago’s parking meters Friday, punting a fateful decision on whether to turn the page on a decades-long saga widely considered one of the worst deals in city ...

Chicago City Council was poised to vote Friday on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another. But supporters of the deal moved to delay the vote until Tuesday.

CHICAGO — Aldermen chose to delay a vote on the sale of the city’s parking meters on Friday. The sale of the Chicago parking meters system was the only item on Friday’s City Council agenda. But ...

CITY HALL — The clock is ticking, but alderpeople will now wait until at least Tuesday to take a final vote on the sale of Chicago’s parking meter rights from one group of private investors to another ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A planned City Council vote on a proposed transfer of Chicago's parking meter lease was delayed Tuesday after Alderwoman Pat Dowell requested more time for members to review the ...

Chicago parking meter sale moves forward, Bridgeport Amtrak facility pushback | The Chicago Report The Chicago parking meter deal is moving closer to being finalized. And, City Council supermajority ...

Aldermen gave initial approval Thursday to the sale of Chicago’s infamously privatized parking meter system from one owner to another, but not before praise for new perks met concerns that the city is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A negotiated agreement tied to the sale of Chicago's parking meter system cleared the City Council's Finance Committee on Thursday ...