This blog is intended to be your guide to the best of ChicagoNow news and opinion blogs with occasional commentary by community manager Fernando Diaz. Some of the blogs you can expect to see featured here on a regular basis:
Arresting Tales
Joe is my favorite cop in the whole wide world and his posts are genuine and often classic. Catch his comments all over ChicagoNow.
An offshoot of Craig Kanalley's Breaking Tweets where Sophia Madana and others jump on stories that Chicagoans twitter.
Chicago Bar-tender
Jen Fernicola is our gal at the courthouses searching for the strange (and sad) but true dramas that unfold in lawsuits.
ChicagoBusiness Insider
The ChicagoNow home of Crain's Chicago Business, loosening the flagship's tie on coverage of
Chicago's movers and shakers.
Chicago Muckrakers
The staff of The Chicago Reporter magazine investigate the racial and socioeconomic roots of inequity in our city and region.
Chicagosphere
Mike Doyle waxes on Chicago's blogosphere and provides insightful commentary on the changing media landscape.
Chicanisma
Seasoned-journalist Teresa Puente opens a door on the Latino community to show us a world we may have never
known existed.
Dennis Byrne's Barbershop
Dennis Byrne brings a Chicago context that can't be borrowed or stolen. Our politics
aren't funny, but he'll make you laugh anyway.
District 299
Alexander Russo's coverage of the
Chicago Public School district is required-reading for insiders,
parents and policy makers.
Garrard McClendon Live
Garrard McClendon pulls no punches and doesn't slow down to catch
his breath. The CLTV host's blog is an extension of his show.
Love Lawyer
Former Playboy columnist Corri Fetman riffs on relationships with a twist, dissecting pop romance and taking our questions too.
On Ramp
The ChicagoNow home of Andrew Huff's Gapers Block is a
window on the Chicago we love but are often too busy to appreciate.
One Story Up
Megan Cottrell's unflinching coverage of the people in Chicago's public housing is one of the city's most respected sources.
Parking Ticket Geek
The "Geek" is your source for ongoing coverage of the city's meter privatization as well as advice on getting out of
those tickets.
Rent or Buy
Maureen Wilkey has housing covered, whether you want to
buy, rent, or find out which celebrities call Chicagoland "home."
The Doctors Next Door
Doctors Carrie and Brenda break down how to preserve our
health and which vices to kick. They're also sports fans.
Vicente Serrano Uncensored
Vicente Serrano is keeping elected officials accountable and often calling politicians out for their interactions in the Latino community.
When in Iran
Mohammad Sagha has spent the summer providing first-hand accounts of the presidential election and making us
hungry.
About your community manager:
Fernando is looking to build a newsroom of the present with bloggers
who break news, as well as discuss and do something about it.
Before joining the team as news and opinion community manager, he was
an investigative reporter at The Chicago Reporter and a daily newspaper reporter before that. He is on the board of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and micro-tweets under the handle @thefuturewasnow. Send tips, comments and suggestions to fediaz (at) chicagonow (dot) com or leave them in the comment thread below.
