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• Commented on Everything I know about journalism, I learned from David in One Story Up
  I love you. And you're doing him proud. Rest in peace, David....
• Commented on "Person of interest", my ass--he's a suspect. in Arresting Tales
  Good post. The less jargon, the better. I will now use the phrase "person of interest" to exclusively describe individuals I have crushes on....
• Commented on The trouble with TANF: why welfare just doesn't work in One Story Up
  Two things: 1) Do these people leaving comments attacking Liz and Nathan want to talk about the larger issues beyond this particular anecdote, or do they just want to continue being nasty for the sake of being nasty toward two...
• Posted Two black employees, wrongfully fired by CTA, sue to recoup backpay to Chicago Bar-tender
  Two nearly identical lawsuits were filed in Cook County court today against the Chicago Transit Authority, alleging that the transit agency owes a combined total of at least $250,000 to two African American employees who were wrongfully fired following an...
• Posted Woman sues ex-bf for posting private photos of her online to Chicago Bar-tender
  A Chicago woman is suing her college boyfriend for posting x-rated photos of her online, in a case filed today in Cook County court.The woman claims Miles Marsh--the man she met at Lake Forest College and dated for three years--invaded her...
• Commented on Even with virtually all-white casts, John Hughes' films offered valuable lessons for black teenagers in Chicago Muckrakers
  Good stuff, Alden. I really liked this post....
• Posted Oyez, oyez, oyez! Chicago Bar-tender hosts casting call! to Chicago Bar-tender
  Three short months ago, I wrote my opening statement on this blog. I didn't know what I was getting into at the time with this crazy thing called ChicagoNow, but it's been an amazing ride--at times fun, at times sad; very...
• Posted Pilot files suit against Boeing after failed takeoff and forced landing to Chicago Bar-tender
  A pilot is filing suit against The Boeing Company, alleging inadequate inspections, instructions, and warnings for its Model 747-200. Filed today in the Circuit Court of Cook County, the complaint details an incident on July 7, 2008, in which Ivan Dankha...
• Posted Lawsuit filed in the fatal police shooting of a man in Lawndale to Chicago Bar-tender
  The mother of a man shot to death by police in Lawndale last month filed a wrongful death suit against the City of Chicago and unknown police officers in the Circuit Court of Cook County today. According to the complaint, Rakeem...
• Posted Naperville woman sues ob-gyn for unauthorized sterilization to Chicago Bar-tender
  A Naperville woman is accusing a gynecologist of performing an unauthorized sterilization on her in May 2008. Today in Cook County Circuit Court, she filed a $2 million medical malpractice lawsuit against the physician, Nizar Olabi of Rush-Copley Medical Center. Last May, Olabi delivered Nada Dollah's third...
• Posted Tweeting ex-tenant's lawsuit against Horizon Realty revealed to Chicago Bar-tender
  Amanda Bonnen's Twitter page, captured last Monday before it went down.   Last week, news of Horizon Realty's lawsuit against former tenant Amanda Bonnen broke on this blog and went viral, spreading across the blogosphere and making national and international headlines.Shortly...
• Commented on The Sun Sets on 660 West Division in One Story Up
  So impressed with how much you dug up--way to go with the RRC and crime stats. I am proud to call you Twinsie....
• Commented on WTF? Twitter, you're killing me!! in RedEye
  Scott, the photo says it all. I feel your pain....
• Posted Attorney v. Cook County judge, filed in Cook County court to Chicago Bar-tender
  An attorney based in Oak Park is suing a Cook County judge for unpaid legal bills. In a suit filed today in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Richard Means accused Dominique Ross of failing to pay in full for his legal...
• Posted Wednesday's bizzaro lawsuit roundup to Chicago Bar-tender
  Filed in Cook County Court today....A lawsuit over a botched eyebrow tattoo job performed at an Illinois spa - eyebrow tattooing suit.pdf...

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