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Saul, folks
Change of SubjectUPDATED with many new links: Saul Alinsky, really? What small percentage of Americans knows enough about Saul Alinsky to understand Newt Gingrich's continual use of his name to slur President Barack Obama? A list of recent commentaries and relevant... -
Boundary violation
Change of SubjectProtesters crossed the line earlier this week when they marched on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's North Side home. I don't mean the legal line, though the demonstrators, who marched peacefully to express their anger over plans to close seven public...... -
The Zorn/Thayer papers
Change of SubjectMy Wednesday print column pulls portions out of the following e-mail dialogue (lightly edited) I had with Andy Thayer, local veteran activist and spokesman for the Coalition Against NATO/G-8 War & Poverty Agenda: To Andy: I’d like to do short...... -
Theater review: ‘Early and Often’ at Open Fist Theatre
Culture MonsterPhilip Brandes reviews the political satire "Early and Often" at the Open Fist Theatre.... -
Newsman scrootens his archives to find Daley's 'Greatest Hits'
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column. Of all the nuggets of Richard M. Daley's wit and wisdom that veteran WLS-AM 890 political reporter Bill Cameron unearthed in a recent search of his audio vault, my favorite is this: What really makes narcotics so...... -
Maggie Daley 1943-2011: Chicago's longtime first lady
Maggie Daley, who dedicated herself to children's issues and the arts while also zealously guarding her family's privacy during 22 years as Chicago's first lady, died on Thursday, Nov. 24, more than nine years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer....Tags: Illinois Elections, Obituaries, Cancer, Family, Arts
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Occupy Chicago arrests are seen as a trial run for international summits to come next year
With two international summits coming to Chicago in just seven months, the city got a chance to conduct a trial run early Sunday in arresting a large group of protesters without it escalating into violence.
Throughout Saturday evening, police remained in...Tags: Prisons, Democratic Convention (1968), Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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The Beatles invade Chicago
When you dive into the Tribune's coverage of the Beatles in 1964, you find fear. Fear about the hair, the strange music and the screaming. The hair was an affront; the mop-topped four sported a sheep-dog look that was ridiculed mercilessly. Bob Hope...
Tags: Bob Hope, John Lennon, U.S. Cellular Field, Paul McCartney, Regional Authority
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A truly foul, nasty river ran through it
Cleaning up the Chicago River, a waterway engineered to flow backward and lined with dozens of sewage pipes, has always been a tough fight. At the turn of the last century, officials reversed the river and started sending Chicago's waste toward the...
Tags: Elections, Rivers, Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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On the Chicago set of 'The Playboy Club'
RedEyeSmoke wafts over the stage as a sexy chanteuse bursts through a curtain of gold streamers and reaches for the microphone to sing "The Lady Is a Tramp." "Wait. Can I try that again?" asks the singer, Laura Benanti, who plays Bunny mother Carol-Lynne in...Tags: NBC (tv network), Jenna Dewan, Ryerson Incorporated, Drama (genre), Billiards, Snooker and Pool
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'Playboy Club: The Scarlet Bunny' recap: Abe Froman, Laura Benanti & a big ol' gay-gasm
RedEyeCriticize NBC’s “The Playboy Club” all you want, but Carol-Lynne is one fierce Mother Bunny, er, Bunny Mother. “The Scarlet Bunny” opened with Laura Benanti putting everyone “In the Mood” with her knockout...Tags: Government, NBC (tv network), Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Public Employees
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Children's Museum out of plan for renovating Grant Park's northeast corner
Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin reports: In the latest sign that the controversial plan to move the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park is crumbling, Chicago Park District officials tonight will unveil revised plans for the section of the park...Tags: Chicago Park District, Arts and Culture, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Grant Park, Museums
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