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In Fear City's vision of a demented Chicago, the devil's in the details
"Aren't you old for a haunted house?" asked one of the androgynous seasonal residents of a nondescript warehouse deep in Morton Grove. His/her job, clearly, was to taunt Saturday night visitors to the Halloween attraction Fear City, so that insult goes...Tags: Restaurants, Chicago Transit Authority, Halloween, QVC (tv network), La-Z-Boy Incorporated
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Emanuel, Preckwinkle say city, county could save up to $140 million a year by teaming up
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick and Erika Slife at 12:21 p.m.; last updated at 1:58 p.m. The city and county could save up to $140 million a year by working together to deliver services and oversee programs, according to a new...... -
Cook County applies again to convert Oak Forest Hospital to clinic
Clout StPosted by Erika Slife at 1:12 p.m. The Cook County Health and Hospital System has filed a second application to turn Oak Forest Hospital into a regional health center --- this time with 24-hour service. "Obviously, this will further enhance...... -
Chicago Magazine's '100 Most Powerful Chicagoans' ranking released
Change of SubjectSome highlights from the list. 1 Rahm Emanuel 2 Michael Madigan 8 Toni Preckwinkle 10 David Axelrod 13 Dick Durbin 15 Sam Zell 20 Lisa Madigan 22 Ed Burke 24 Karen Lewis 30 Garry McCarthy 37 Cardinal Francis George 45...... -
Hadiya Pendleton: An exceptional victim of an everyday crime
Change of Subject(Wednesday's print column) Now that two suspects have been charged in the slaying of Hadiya Pendleton, our focus turns from the extraordinary qualities of her life to the ordinary qualities of her death. Hadiya, 15, was mourned at her funeral...... -
Dart v. Evans v. Preckwinkle
Change of SubjectOriginally published April 17; moved to the top of the blog because it's the subject of my Friday print column. I've been meaning to get to this extraordinary spat on "Chicago Tonight" earlier this month. WTTW-Ch. 11 invited Cook County...... -
Toi story: Hutchinson gets big boost from Preckwinkle
Change of SubjectRick Pearson has the details: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle bypassed a former top aide and endorsed state Sen. Toi Hutchinson in the 2nd Congressional District contest Monday, saying she feared a third candidate — former U.S. Rep.... -
Why are leading Dems neutral in Derrick Smith race?
Change of SubjectCarol Marin today notes with dismay that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other Democrats are remaining neutral in the 10th District state rep race between indicted former incumbent Derrick Smith and... -
Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW-Ch. 11) Guest host Phil Ponce with Kerry Lester, Daily Herald; Mick Dumke,...... -
Dithering Dems give hope to indicted candidate
Change of SubjectDemocratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson’s bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson (right), a lifelong Democrat,... -
Evans makes a bad call
Change of SubjectIn the posts below you will another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans: Brace yourself. That’s all I can say, since you ignored...
Dec 1, 2011
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Oct 11, 2011
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Jun 13, 2011
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Jun 8, 2011
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Feb 13, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
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Jan 28, 2013
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Sep 17, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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Sep 25, 2012
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Apr 12, 2013
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