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Blogs, Bleader Jan 3, 2018
Homicides and shootings decreased overall in 2017 but not in every neighborhood, and other Chicago news

Also, a divorce between Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson appears inevitable, says Jackson Jr.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, gun violence, gang violence, Chicago Police Department, Individual A, Dennis Hastert, Kendall County judge Robert Pilmer, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson, divorce trial, Garry McCarthy, Tamron Hall, Happy Camper, Homeslice, pizza, Chicago pizzerias, Piece Brewerty and Pizzeria, Wicker Park, Bill Jacobs, Hosh Iachelli, Clay Hamilton

Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2017
Journalist Jamie Kalven won't be forced to identify his Laquan McDonald story sources, and other Chicago news

Also, a judge has banned Dennis Hastert from unsupervised contact with minors and porn.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, Jamie Kalven, Dennis Hastert, Chicago Transit Authority, Blue Line, CTA, Legionnaires' disease, Dick Durbin, Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy, Dennis Murashko, Bruce Rauner, Election 2018, J.B. Pritzker, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Beatrix, Beatrix Market, DePaul University, restaurant openings

Blogs, Bleader Sep 25, 2017
Bears on Trump NFL comments: ‘This divisive political situation has unified our franchise’

Also, Alderman Ray Lopez wants to overhaul the "deeply flawed" CPD gang database.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Bears, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Donald Trump, Soldier Field, Ray Lopez, Chicago Police Department, gangs, gang database, Dennis Hastert, Tom Cross, Scott Cross, Gianni Versace, Lee Miglin, Andrew Cunanan, serial killers, American Crime Story, FX, Family Matters

Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2017
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Garry McCarthy for Mayor files paperwork for exploratory committee, and other Chicago news

Also, Hispanics are now the second-largest racial/ethnic group in Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Garry McCarthy, Election 2019, Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois State Board of Elections, Laquan McDonald, U.S. Census, demographics, Detroit, JPMorgan Chase, Dennis Hastert, Yorkville High School, Sandi Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr., Jesse Jackson, Tamron Hall, Common, AAHH! Fest, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2017
Rauner: Trump’s Charlottesville comments ‘damage America,’ and other Chicago news

Also, Attorney General Sessions slams Emanuel, Chicago yet again.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Charlottesville, Virginia, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, Donald Trump, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Rahm Emanuel, sanctuary cities, immigration issues, Miami-Dade County, gun violence, Dennis Hastert, Yorkville High School, Kendall County, Diana Rauner, Marquette Park, Larry Langford, Chicago Fire Department, National Socialist Party of America, Museum of Contemporary Art, Pitchfork, Solange, Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2017
Video
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert released from Minnesota prison after 13 months, and other Chicago news

Also, Pritzker and Rauner are raking in millions for the 2018 gubernatorial race.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Dennis Hastert, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Chris Kennedy, Daniel Biss, Election 2018, Ken Griffin, Mount Zion, body man, Ben Tracy, Laquan McDonald, Diane Gordon Cannon, Domenica Stephenson, Sam McCann, Paramount Room, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 27, 2017
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Board votes to revoke Dennis Hastert's state lawmaker pension, and other Chicago news

Also, city treasurer Kurt Summers decides against running for governor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Dennis Hastert, Illinois General Assembly, Yorkville High School, Michael Zalewski, Kurt Summers, J.B. Pritzker, Chris Kennedy, Election 2018, Hyatt Hotels, Robert F. Kennedy, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Elizabeth Warren, Steinmetz College Prep, Cafe Selmarie, Massachusetts, Democratic Party, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Intro Chicago, Stephen Gillanders, S.Y.K., restaurant openings, food, Pilsen, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2017
Video
Report: Judge shot to death outside his home was previously beaten in road-rage incident, and other Chicago news

Also, how the feds built a case against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Dennis Hastert, FBI, Yorkville High School, Cook County, United Airlines, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Public Schools, selective enrollment schools, David Schwimmer, Lookingglass Theatre, Northwestern University, Common, The Chi, Showtime, Lena Waithe, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2017
Rahm has been making a comeback as a ‘national political operator’ since Trump’s election, and other Chicago news

Also, local immigration officials are now detaining deportees in Kankakee County instead of suburban Broadview.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Donald Trump, City Hall, immigration issues, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kankakee County, Zach Fardon, Jeff Sessions, Dennis Hastert, Dean Angelo, Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, Chance the Rapper, SocialWorks, Hamilton, Spamilton, play openings

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 21, 2016
What Trump could learn from Chicago’s kleptocracy

Politicians making a buck on their offices is nothing new here.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Sandi Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr., Dennis Hastert, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, tax increment financing, TIFs, DePaul basketball arena, Willie Cochran, kleptocracy

Blogs, Bleader Nov 23, 2016
Report: Dennis Hastert is fighting to get his teacher pension back, and other Chicago news

Also, an alderman who has spoken out about the city's aggressive squirrels landed in the hospital after a bike accident involving a "suicide bomber" squirrel.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Dennis Hastert, Yorkville High School, Chicago Police Department, Old Main Post Office, Chicago Fire Department, Howard Brookins Jr., Deval Patrick, Obama Presidential Foundation, Obama presidential library and museum, Barack Obama, Jackson Park, Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2016
Emanuel asks for respect, no hateful rhetoric after Joshua Beal shooting, and other Chicago news

Also, Rahm's taking questions from the public for a radio town hall next week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Kurtis, Kendall County, Dennis Hastert, Yorkville, construction, Northwestern University

Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2016
The transcript of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's deposition regarding his security detail is out, and other Chicago news

Also, even Ashton Kutcher couldn't convince the City Council not to pass Airbnb regulations.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, City Council, Airbnb, Ashton Kutcher, Michele Smith, Red Line, domestic violence, Dennis Hastert, U.S. House of Representatives, Uber, Lyft, Anthony Beale

Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton's key local fund-raisers are raising millions, and other Chicago news

Also, Dennis Hastert appears to be the highest-ranking U.S. elected official to spend time behind bars.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Hillary Clinton, J.B. Pritzker, Hyatt Hotels, election fundraising, 2016 election, State of Illinois, charter schools, Chicago Public Schools, Galapagos Charter School, Humboldt Park, Dennis Hastert, SMS Assist, Goldman Sachs, business

Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2016
Houston on track to unseat Chicago as the nation’s third-largest city, and other news

Also, former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert to report to prison in June.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, U.S. Census Bureau, Chicago population, Houston, archdiocese of Chicago, Catholic Church, Holy Name Cathedral, Dan Rutherford, Illinois politics, state of Illinois, Dennis Hastert, Thomas Durkin, Donald Trump, Trump International Hotel and Tower

Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2016
Children in wealthy Chicago neighborhoods are in an 'affluence bubble,' and other news

Also, a survey says Bruce Rauner is the nation's sixth-most unpopular governor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, suburbs, Chicago Public Schools, poverty, Bruce Rauner, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, gangs, Fenger High School, south side, Lee McCollum Jr., Chicagoland, Jackson Park Hospital, Hyde Park, Dennis Hastert, Thomas Durkin

Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2016
Teachers' union is rethinking a spring strike, and other Chicago news

Also, construction on Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower will start this summer.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Vista Tower, Jeanne Gang, Airbnb, taxes, homeless, Dennis Hastert, Anthony Bourdain, Old Town Ale House, Valois Restaurant, CNN

Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2016
Police have taken almost 2,900 illegal guns off the streets this year, and other Chicago news

Also, a former state champion wrestler coached by Dennis Hastert says he feels betrayed.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Austin, gun buy-back programs, Dennis Hastert, Yorkville High School, Lincoln Park, McDonald’s, Chicago Republican Party, CNN, Anthony Bourdain, Fulton Market District, Pilsen, Ukrainian Village, Bridgeport, Uptown

Blogs, Bleader Apr 28, 2016
Dennis Hastert gets 15 months in prison, confesses to molestation, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago Public Schools might cancel finals if the teachers strike.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Dennis Hastert, Tom Cross, Scott Cross, Thomas Durkin, Illinois General Assembly, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, Forrest Claypool, Twitter, online harassment, West Town, East Village, gentrification, Belmont Cragin, cancer

Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2016
Individual A sues Dennis Hastert for allegedly breaking secret money contract, and other Chicago news

Also, Blaine Elementary School parents aren't happy about the sudden removal of award-winning principal Troy LaRaviere.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Dennis Hastert, University of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Blaine Elementary School, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Troy LaRaviere, Bruce Rauner, Chicago State University, Illinois budget, Illinois General Assembly, Englewood, My Block My Hood My City, Jahmal Cole, Taste of Chicago, Elle King, the Decemberists

Blogs, Bleader Apr 25, 2016
Remembering the eight nurses murdered by Richard Speck 50 years later, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago probably won't host the 2017 NFL draft.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Richard Speck, South Chicago Community Hospital, murders, Mad Men, American Horror Story, Chicago PD, gun violence, Roseland, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Chicago Park District, Grant Park, NFL draft, Roger Goodell, Draft Town, Dennis Hastert, Thomas Durkin, Yorkville High School, Mondelez International, start-ups, food, Kitchfix, RXBar, Simple Mills, food trends

Blogs, Bleader Apr 14, 2016
Teenage boy shot dead by police was reportedly climbing over a fence, and other Chicago news

Also, the mayor’s accountability task force has released a scathing report on racism in the police force.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Pierre Loury, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, protests, police-involved shootings, Dennis Hastert, police accountability task force, Rahm Emanuel, racism, Homan Square, The Guardian, Graceland Cemetery, Daniel Burnham, Marshall Field, Joseph Medill

Blogs, Bleader Apr 12, 2016
City Council approves multimillion-dollar settlements for two police-involved wrongful death lawsuits, and other Chicago news

Also, authorities believe a preteen is stealing phones in the Loop.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Philip Coleman, City Council, City Council finance committee, Chicago Police Department, Justin Cook, Mel Reynolds, robberies, the Loop, crime, Andy Richter, Dennis Hastert, Conan O’Brien, Yorkville High School, Jamie Kalven, Laquan McDonald, David Axelrod, gun violence

Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2016
At least four people have reportedly accused Dennis Hastert of sexual abuse, and other Chicago news

Also, Chance the Rapper is designing a new line of White Sox caps.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Dennis Hastert, U.S. House of Representatives, Yorkville, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Chance the Rapper, Chicago White Sox, gun violence, gang violence, real estate, home values

Blogs, Bleader Jun 30, 2015
My friend Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak 188 engineer

The mystery of Amtrak 188 has yet to be solved—but the court of public opinion has found my friend guilty.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Media, News, amtrak 188, brandon bostian, news, philadelphia, amtrak, crash, derailment, Dennis Hastert, Caitlyn Jenner, the Duggars, Rachel Dolezal

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