In one of the most reasoned, powerful and balanced endorsements I’ve ever read, the Chicago Tribune has got it right (and for the ages) with their (First. Ever. Endorsement. Of. A. Democrat.) ringing endorsement of the hometown kid:
Obama is deeply grounded in the best aspirations of this country, and we need to return to those [...]

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Holy Shit Mayor, I don’t think you want to fuck with John Kass anymore:
A top official for the Chicago Aviation Department resigned Friday amid an investigation into why Commonwealth Edison delivered a generator to his home during a power outage this week.
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass reported in Friday’s editions that a ComEd crew delivered [...]

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So, I’m a big fan of the Chicago Tribune’s Daywatch email newsletter written by Charlie Meyerson.
One of my favorite things on Friday is to see what Charlie did on the weekly news quiz, and then try to beat (or at least match) his score. So I was pretty disappointed this past Friday when I couldn’t [...]

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