edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
On the morning of Thanksgiving when normally I would either be watching Jerry Springer, Hawaii Five-0, or even Steve Wilkos there was a special on the Bozo show on WGN. It was very good seeing the evolution of a classic Chicago produced children's program. I would have [...]
This morning I fired up my PC and found some horrible news about Michael Scott. He had been found dead in the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart this morning. In February, Scott was re-appointed as President of the Chicago Board of Education. He also [...]
Graphic to the left found via Exurban League with a link to a report regarding the nationwide unemployment rate. So that's what that graphic represents. That link is to a CNN story ironically.
I've been wanting write this post for a long while now.
On Friday, there was this man who got on with two see-thru plastic bags that contained blankets. They were protected by cardboard boxes that had the Arizona Tea logo. And this guy seemed restless.
Hey this makes sense to me, but the current environment it seems policy is not going to head into this direction:
Damn it Dunston!
I just found out about this morning. I quickly Googled her name and found this article.
Yesterday was probably the first time I actually paid attention to the remembrances of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. He died Wednesday morning at 77 of a brain tumor.
I was at the library on Friday and saw this display over the atrium on the lobby looking down into the basement. The display was several Styrofoam cups attached to cotton strings. I got the idea that this display was interactive for children to play with toy [...]
This casket was part of the whole Burr Oak tragedy when greed took over and they resold plots that were bought and paid for. It was supposed to be used for a memorial or exhibit on Emmitt Till, but instead it was rusting and home [...]
The AKA story continues:
I've taken to the reruns airing on USA. The show has been on the air since 2004.
Perhaps in the grand scheme of things, this senate race coming up next year isn't important. Perhaps this Senate seat for which Ms. Jackson is seeking election may not be a competitive seat, especially since I think Republicans may have a pick-up here. This Senate seat may' [...]
A few years back Kurt Angle left WWE (WWF) due to personal reasons. Then in a short time he was in TNA back in the game. It seemed as if he was taking a sabbatical to handle his personal problems only to get back into the [...]
This Wall Street Journal column from Whole Foods CEO, John Mackey (via Newsalert) talks more about his company's solution to any health care crisis:
You have got to be kidding me! Over two years ago Ald. Jackson (7th Ward - South Shore/South Chicago), the wife of US Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr & daughter in law to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., beat Darcel Beavers. Darcel Beavers, just so happened to the be [...]
William Jefferson, former Louisiana US representative was convicted on 11 of 16 counts of corruption today. Last year he lost his seat to his Republican opponent Joseph Cao. Here's more from CNN:
Rich Miller wrote a syndicated column about the current state Senate Majority Leader that he posted onto his blog on Monday. Last year when then Senate Pres. Emil Jones (you may know him as Obama's political mentor when our current president was in the Illinois' [...]
You know I can't believe that I missed Thursday's CapFax question of the day, asking about whether or not Wal-Mart should be allowed to open more stores in the city. I could go further, should Wal-Mart be allowed to open a supercenter or a store in' [...]
