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First Daily Blank piece

paladin1787 wrote 2 weeks ago: Masks that supposedly resemble the visage of Guy Fawkes, make popular in the movie V for Vendetta. ( … more →

Tags: my work, Journalism, Chicago, Daley, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Reader, Chicago Tribune, Mick Dumke, V for Vendetta

Clout City

paladin1787 wrote 1 month ago: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks at a celebration for a building’s LEED certification. (C … more →

Tags: Journalism, Chicago, corruption, Daley, mayor daley, Richard M. Daley, Clout City, Chicago Reader, leed

The case against the Chicago Olympics2 comments

Brian Johnson wrote 1 month ago: 10/02/09 1:05 p.m. CST: UPDATE: Chicago’s bid has been rejected. Read IOC Blows off Windy City … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, corruption, Sports, 2016 Olympics

A Little Wasteful, Doncha Say, Mayor? 1 comment

ericmonek wrote 3 months ago: I’m really into street art, graffiti, and other on-the-sly “protest” art like the … more →

Tags: Chicago, Politics, mayor daley, green alleys, King Daley, The Machine, Chicago politics suck, Greg Nickels, Seattle Politics

Squash Soup with a side of TIFs

Martha wrote 7 months ago: On Wednesday I hugged an alderman. I don’t know what prompted this breach of protocol. I can o … more →

Tags: Soup Recipes, soup wrapup, butternut squash soup, Daniel O'Neil, jessica prentice, Mark Bazer, Scott Waguespack, Tax Increment Financing

Soup and TIFs1 comment

Martha wrote 7 months ago: Hey Soup and Bread fans! Mark your calendars: we’re teaming up with our alderman to stage a  S … more →

Tags: Soup and Bread schedule, Daniel O'Neil, Scott Waguespack, TIFs

Fretting (As Usual) And Strumming2 comments

glabwrites wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been too busy to rant in these precincts the last few days mainly because I’m hustl … more →

Tags: Big Mike, Chicago Reader, Coping With The Cubs, Cubs, Joe Satriani, Keith Richards, Michael G. Glab, Milo Samardzija, Richard M. Daley

Shootin' Irons, Sputnik, and Lunacy2 comments

glabwrites wrote 1 year ago: So, with recession slamming us, gas prices rocketing toward the moon, the housing market flopping, a … more →

Tags: Michael G. Glab, Big Mike, dementia, Schoolboy, Milo Samardzija, Cubs, US Supreme Court, Guns, Sputnikfest

Rocking the Vote

divisionstreet wrote 1 year ago: Ben and Mick at Clout City take a closer look at the strangest and most surprising votes cast on Wed … more →

Tags: The Daley Show, Dumb ideas, Destroying Our City, Fake Pols, punditocracy, Aldermania, Children's Museum, Clout City, Brendan Reilly

Daley's Superstation2 comments

divisionstreet wrote 1 year ago: Former CTA chief Frank Kruesi is being fitted for the jacket for the absolute disaster that is the C … more →

Tags: Destroying Our City, Dumb ideas, Expect Delays, Fake Pols, Five Ring Circus, The Daley Show, Barack Obama, block 37, Children's Museum

Catch up, Baby!1 comment

glabwrites wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been a long time gone from these precincts. Since April 5th, actually. Been finishing the … more →

Tags: Michael G. Glab, Big Mike, Schoolboy, Milo Samardzija, Coping With The Cubs, Karen Roszkowski, Nelson Algren, Philip Roth

Roll Call

divisionstreet wrote 1 year ago: The Tribune has it here. See how Ben and Mick did! … more →

Tags: The Daley Show, Dumb ideas, Destroying Our City, Fake Pols, Aldermania, Children's Museum, Chicago City Council, Mick Dumke

Odds & Ends

divisionstreet wrote 1 year ago: * Phil Kadner has more on Tony Rezko’s meeting with Jesse Jackson Jr. to discuss the proposed … more →

Tags: The Daley Show, Dumb ideas, Destroying Our City, Fake Pols, Expect Delays, punditocracy, Rod's World, Evil Rich People, Presidential Poop

Division Dispatch #31 comment

divisionstreet wrote 1 year ago: In Studs Terkel’s Division Street: America, Division Street is a metaphor. But here in Chicago … more →

Tags: The Daley Show, Destroying Our City, Fake Pols, Aldermania, division street, Richard M. Daley, Studs Terkel, Jesse Granato, Manny Flores

The City Of Green Shoulders

glabwrites wrote 1 year ago: ~ Richard J. Daley of Chicago (above); the chip off the old block (below, right) expressing himself … more →

Tags: Michael G. Glab, Big Mike, City of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, Vanity Fair, 1968 Democratic National Convention, Earth Hour, green roofs


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