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Chicago Rebrands Potholes as “Deep Dish Street”
”We’re hoping to rebrand the issue and turn this problem into another idiosyncratic feature Chicagoans can be proud of, like dibs, political corruption, or sports teams that never win.”
IDOT: “Kennedy Expressway Construction Would Go Faster if People Stuck in Traffic Would Get Out of Their Cars and Help”
“Insteada scowlin’ at us inside your cars, why don’t you lend a hand?” said Murphy Talarico, 57, an IDOT foreman on the project. “If everyone poured a little concrete or carried some rebar, we’d have this fuckin’ thing wrapped up real quick.”
Construction Halted on Belmont Flyover as Crews Struggle to Find Allen Wrench They Dropped
The allen wrench, a short length of bent metal with a 3mm hexagonal shaping on the end, is a popular tool in the construction of modern furniture and public works projects. A study conducted in 2015 by the Department of the Interior found that nearly two thirds of public works projects fail because someone was fooling around or being a space case and lost the allen wrench that came with the construction materials.
Construction on Lincoln Nominated for Landmark Status
“It was going to be in our lives for what felt like forever, right? We’re just putting a stamp on that feeling and making it permanent. You’re welcome, Chicago!”
Tribune Tower Construction Delves Too Greedily, and Too Deep
Although work has stopped at Tribune Tower, the sound of distant drums from the deep has only increased in volume and frequency.
Development Begins on Top of Frozen Lake Michigan
The new project, dubbed “The Ice District” is only the first of many new projects to take advantage of all this new “land” created by the winter.
