Happy Thanksgiving!
I'd like to thank everyone who has stopped by, and especially those of you who've taken the time to comment here. I've learned a lot, and I really enjoy our exchanges. I also want to thank the entire ChicagoNow community, but those frighteningly efficient, coffee-fueled,' [...]
Photo courtesy of Tracy Samantha Schmidt
Last Saturday, just after I did my bit on the inaugural broadcast of Chicago Now Radio, I had a conversation with Tracy Schmidt about bullet-proof glass. Specifically, about the glass windows separating the WGN Radio [...]Taylor (Texas) Police Department Officer Keith Urban (yes, that is is real name) is one of the most patient officers I've ever seen.
While on a traffic stop, an affectionate black cat decided to use Officer Urban as a human cat tree. The cat fled on foot' [...]
Tribune photo by Lane Christiansen
The Tribune reports today that the Thomson Correctional Center in Carroll County is being considered as a possible destination for prisoners currently held at Guantanamo Bay. The Thomson Correctional Center was [...]
Teresa Puente of Chicanisima recently wrote about an incident in which a Dallas Police officer cited a woman for driving without being able to speak English. Friday she did another post discussing the revelation that Dallas PD has issued 39 similar tickets since 2007, indicating that [...]
Ever hear the saying "if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is"? I hope you have. There are other sayings that relate essentially the same wisdom: "there's no such thing as a free lunch", or "there's always free cheese in a mousetrap". You get the idea. [...]
