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Posts in category "Chicago"

Pat Fitzgerald for Illinois governor. Or Chicago mayor.

Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. attorney for Northern Illinois, blazed a trail right into the slammer for an entire catalogue of the state’s politically corrupt. Now that he is retiring after an unprecedented (for Illinois) decade of integrity, he said at a press conference on Thursday that he would like to remain in public service of some... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
Friday at 11:01 am
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The left, including Obama, abandons women in Afghanistan

Want to see a real “war on women?” Wait until 2014 when U.S and NATO forces effectively leave Afghanistan to the whims of the bloodthirsty Taliban. The savagery will make the alleged Republican sins against women — as politically motivated Democrats have charged — pale in comparison. The Taliban’s strict enforcement of Sharia law, or Islamic law, has resulted in what can... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
Tuesday at 11:45 am
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Why Wrigley Field must be destroyed

Here’s a great read about why the Cubs won’t win until they tear down Wrigley Field. The real “curse” isn’t Billy Goat, but the ball park itself. I always thought it was a dump anyway, offending the sensibilities of certain fans who regarded the place as some sort of shrine. A shrine for losers, if... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 15, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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The goofy Sarah Palin sculpture reminds me of Harold Washington in women's undies

Conservatives are riled over an ugly sculpture of Sarah Palin, now on exhibit at the Bridgeport Art Center. The sculpture, which has been on tour, features a gapping, yawling mouth in which a pig can be roasted. Conservatives also have been riled about the nude (full frontal) painting of  of Palin in the Old Town Ale... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 29, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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Zay Smith's QT feature returns. Will be thrice weekly on WBEZ blog.

As reported by Rob Feder, another former and great Sun-Times columnist: Veteran Chicago newspaperman Zay N. Smith, whose Quick Takes column was a popular fixture in the Sun-Times for 13 years, is bringing it back as a blog on the website of Chicago Public Media’s WBEZ-FM (91.5). This is great news for Chicago readers who have missed his witty and... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 26, 2012 at 5:26 pm
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It must be Thursday--the Sun-Times has a new owner, editor and vision

Jim Kirk discusses a new life for the Chicago Sun-Times on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight Sometimes it seems that new owners, new leadership and new new inspiration at the Chicago Sun-Times come as frequently as the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Perhaps someone is keeping track of the changes at... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 26, 2012 at 12:16 pm
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Personal PAC, Fred Eychaner and big money bought an Illinois supreme court justice victory

Last minute personal smears by radical pro-choice group funded by big money contributions and backed by Rahm Emanuel’s Democratic machine carries the day for Illinois Supreme Court justice. Never heard of Fred Eychaner? Then you need to read this post in With Both Hands, a blog by a genuine Chicagoan, Pat Hickey. Eychaner is the Daddy Warbucks... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 21, 2012 at 12:21 pm
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Occupy protestors celebrate snuffing out freedom of assembly in Chicago

The Occupy Jacobins are at it again. Reports the Chicago Tribune: Meeting in a sunny city park Sunday, they echoed the rallying cry of other protest groups: President Barack Obama‘s decision to drop plans for holding the G-8economic summit in Chicago the same weekend as NATO was a victory that should encourage even more demonstrators to show... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 19, 2012 at 1:46 pm
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No tears for William Heirens, the Chicago serial killer who claimed he was framed

William Heirens recently died in prison after serving a lifetime term for the murder of a little girl, two women and countless burglaries. (For those who don’t remember this famous case, read Norm’s Chicago Then for an excellent account.)For years, “Friends of Bill Heirens” and various innocence project folks tried to get him sprung, claiming that... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 12, 2012 at 4:41 pm
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Obama carries on Chicago lakefront liberal tradition

The impression in some quarters — usually outside of Chicago — is that President Barack Obama has infected the White House with The Chicago Way of governing. Not quite. He was elected The Chicago Way. But he is governing the Chicago Lakefront Liberal Way. By doing so, he has answered the question that many Chicagoans never wanted to contemplate... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm
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