The book Thee Almighty & Insane: Chicago Gang Business Cards From the 1970s & 1980s is a snapshot of the city’s street gangs during a period of transition.
In the category of good news, Mayor Rahm's school board punts on Noble's proposal to open a new charter high school in Uptown—just in time for Karen Lewis and Troy LaRaviere to talk about it at next week's First Tuesdays show at the Hideout.
A few hundred or so lefties get together to celebrate Kari Lydersen's book and debate whether Chicago voters can save themselves from the mayor they elected.