Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Grande dame trio in charge of Chicago – now THERE’S a historic first

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The Associated Press billed Monday’s inaugural as a “first black woman” being sworn in as mayor, while other news entities found ways to wor...
Monday, May 20, 2019

EXTRA: Does it take an out-of-towner to realize Chicago’s the place to be?

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“We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business. We are each other’s magnitude and bond.” --Gwendolyn Brooks, as quoted by new M...

How much of a change-agent can Lori Lightfoot really represent for Chicago?

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Come Monday, Lori Lightfoot will take the oath of office essentially promising to uphold the constitutions of the United States and Illinois...
Saturday, May 18, 2019

No more Mayor Rahm-bo?!?

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For all practical purposes, the era of Rahm Emanuel as Chicago mayor is over. EMANUEL: Kaput as of Monday, but will he return? The tr...
Friday, May 17, 2019

Dems hope ideologues shoot selves in 'right' foot with Alabama abortion law

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There’s a lot of rhetoric flowing around about abortion these days – what with the state of Alabama having passed an overly restrictive law ...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Lightfoot fantasizes about dumping city parking meter deals – but can she?

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It’s not unheard of (in fact, it’s all too common) for government officials to “talk tough” about things they’d like to be able to do – but ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

EXTRA: Guaranteed Rate not quite so absurd, now that we have Ring Central

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Now can we stop bashing about the Chicago White Sox for supposedly playing their ballgames in the most ridiculously-named of all stadiums th...