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Chicago Blues Festival: Shemekia Copeland, James Cotton to headline
Shemekia Copeland, Irma Thomas, Otis Clay, James Cotton and Billy Branch will be among the headliners at the 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 6 through 9. The festival, expanded to four days this year, will open for the first time at the...
Tags: Festive Events, Otis Clay, Millennium Park, Entertainment Events, New Music Mondays Millenium Park
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Chicago Blues Festival expands to four days
The 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival will expand to four days, with opening night June 6 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Chicago blues star Shemekia Copeland will kick off the fest that night, with guest guitarist Quinn Sullivan. The...
Tags: Chicago Blues Fest, Grant Park, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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Fighting mental illness
Maybe something good will come from the Shakespearean tragedy that is the Jesse Jackson Jr. saga: A deeper understanding of mental illness and more empathy for those afflicted with it. Or maybe not. The level of cynicism in these parts is so high that...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, WebMD Corporation, Substance Abuse, Philosophy, Jesse Jackson
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The moutza is for what really bugs us
Is it bad manners to give the moutza to a dead man who killed himself by cockroach? This is not a philosophical question. Today is the day we hand out the venerable Moutza of the Month award, this time for October. As loyal readers know, the moutza is a...
Tags: Illinois Elections, The Miami Herald, Lena Dunham, Rod Blagojevich, Girls (tv program)
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Forget the debate: Happy days (for Obama) are here again
The presidential campaign is over. So pack it up, Mitt Romney. Forget about that post-debate bump in the polls. Just find a dog, put it on the roof and drive away. President Barack Obama will be filling those upcoming vacancies on the Supreme Court,...Tags: Al Gore, Career and Workplace, Joe Biden, Unemployment, Music
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'Whose schools? Our schools!'
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds I attended the Chicago Teachers Union rally and march yesterday — as an objective spectator — along with the new editorial board intern David Uberti. Those of you who have read the Tribune's editorials on CPS closings...... -
Be careful what you wish for, Romney fans
Change of SubjectIn the next debate, Obama may listen to his bug-eyed liberal militants and attempt to tear into Romney. I hope Obama does. I think it could be a further plus for Romney to show off the aplomb and skills he...... -
The one in which I talk about the scramble to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
Change of SubjectTranscript: Flash back to the mid 1990s and ask —who are the most prominent African American politicians in Illinois? Jesse White, Roland Burris, Danny Davis, Tim Evans, Bobby Rush, Carol Mosley Braun, Emil Jones, John Stroger and the up and...... -
Presidents elect, minus nine years
Change of SubjectThere has been some talk, not only on this blog, that first-term New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 49, may be considering a run for president in 2016 or, if the Republican candidate wins next fall and runs for re-election as...... -
Congressman compares NCAA to Al Capone and the Mafia
The Fabulous ForumCongressman compares NCAA to Al Capone and the Mafia... -
Orland Park mayor concerned about new district map
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsOrland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin isn’t going as far as Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady in his comments about Gov. Pat Quinn’s redrawing of …... -
Sin of omission
Change of SubjectCatching up with this story: What viewers of CBS-2 saw in a story aired June 29 about a shooting in Park Manor-- Voice over: “The male’s in good condition while the girl’s expected to recover and kids on the street......
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