One Offs

Sources told Chicago Sun-Times’ Jim DeRogatis that C3 Presents will play a role in President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration …

Things look pretty grim for the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, with developer Chuck Ratner telling his company’s investors in a conference call, “I must confess, I’ve never seen anything like this [financial crisis] … We believe conditions will worsen” …

Teamsters held a protest in front of KeyArena in Seattle Dec. 13 because the naming-rights holder, KeyBank, finances a freight line that the Teamsters have been battling for about 12 weeks.

A Pittsburgh planning commission has reportedly approved the full development of Rivers Casino, which is expected to include an amphitheatre …

Chicago attorney Ed Genson, who successfully defended R. Kelly against child pornography charges, says he’s now ready to represent Gov. Rod Blagojevich against federal charges …

Taylor Swift will likely be the top-selling country artist of 2008 when Nielsen SoundScan crunches its numbers …

Chuck Berry’s old St. Louis home where he wrote “Johnny B. Goode,” “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Sweet Little Sixteen” has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.