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Music, Music Feature Sep 5, 2019
Video
Riot Fest’s elephant in the room

Does a for-profit festival with a majority-white audience have any business taking over a public park in a largely Black and Brown neighborhood?
- By Aaron Allen, Salem Collo-Julin, Leor Galil, and Philip Montoro
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, Chicago Park District, Chicago Westside Music Festival, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, neighborhood, protest, gentrification, structural racism, poverty, Riot Fest Foundation, Roberto Maldonado, Concerned Citizens of Riot Fest, Michael Scott, Douglas Park Advisory Council, George Cardenas, George Daniels, George’s Music Room, Video

News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2018
Black pols stuck in the Democratic machine’s spin cycle explain themselves

Here's why they're still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.
- By Adeshina Emmanuel
- Tags: Feature, J.B. Pritzker, Jesse White, Michael Scott, Roderick Sawyer, Eugene Sawyer, City Council Black Caucus, Walter Burnett, Emma Mitts, Anthony Beale

News & Politics, Politics Sep 27, 2017
Forrest Claypool messed with the wrong alderman

The brownnosing Chicago Public Schools CEO gets “dunked on” after questioning the honesty of tough-as-nails Tenth Ward alderman Susan Sadlowski Garza.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Forrest Claypool, Susan Sadlowski Garza, Scott Waguespack, John Arena, George Cardenas, Ricardo Muñoz, Paul Simon, Rahm Emanuel, Martin Ritter, Chicago Teachers Union, aldermen, City Council, City Hall, Michael Scott, Francis Parker

Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 15, 2017
Slideshow
The printed relics of Chicago’s predigital gangland

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.
- Tags: Feature, Thee Almighty Insane, gangs, book, Brandon Johnson, hee Almighty & Insane: Chicago Gang Business Cards From the 1970s & 1980s, Zingmagazine, Almighty Gaylords, Insane Spanish Cobras, Downers Grove, Royal Capris, Latin Kings, Fenton High School, My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King, Reymundo Sanchez, Mark Watson, Romantic Violence in R World, Simon City Royals, Lords of Lawndale: My Life in a Chicago White Street Gang, Michael Scott, KKK, Larry Hoover, Folk Nation, People Nation, Conservative Vice Lords, Stoned Yarders, Party People, Playboy, Almighty Vice Lords Nation, LA Art Book Fair, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book, Slideshow

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Nov 10, 2016
Fun Home, Betrayal, Graeme of Thrones, and 12 more new theater reviews

The Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel and a Pinter classic are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Another Snowy Day With Beatrix Potter and Friends, Chicago Children's Theatre, Will Bishop, Grace Needlman, Betrayal, Raven Theatre, Harold Pinter, Abigail Boucher, Sam Guinan-Nyhart, Keith Neagle, Cosmic Events Are Upon Us, Waltzing Mechanics, the Romanovs, Keely Leonard, Anastasia, Tsar Nicholas II, Chicago Opera Theater, The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell, Baroque opera, semi-opera, Andreas Mitisek, Haymarket Opera Orchestra, Marc Molomot, Kimberly E. Jones, First Lady Suite, Michael John LaChiusa, Jackie Kennedy, Mamie Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, Nick Graffagna, Nicholas Reinhart, Circle Theatre, Fun Home, Alison Bechdel, Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori, David Zinn, Sam Gold, Robert Petkoff, Abby Corrigan, Graeme of Thrones, Ali Brice, Libby Northedge, Michael Condron, Krampus!, Ghostlight Ensemble, Underground Wonder Bar, Jaclyn Jensen, Mike Wozniak, The Little Flower of East Orange, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Eclipse Theatre Company, Steve Scott, John Henry Roberts, Moon Shot, Theater Unspeakable, Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gargarin, Mark Frost, John F. Kennedy, Apollo 11, Wernher von Braun, NASA, Murder on Mount Olympus, Plautus, Public House Theatre, Byron Hatfield, Bye Bye Liver, Xolotl, Out of This World, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Cirque de Soleil, Rutherford's Travels, Charles Johnson, Middle Passage, Ilesa Duncan, David Barr II, Breon Arzell, Pegasus Theatre, Shrewish, The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare, Artemisia Theatre, Singin' in the Rain, Tammy Mader, Michael Scott, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds

Music, Music Feature Aug 29, 2016
The uprising against Riot Fest continues

Activists refuse to be silent about the festival’s occupation of Douglas Park.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, Freedom Square, Homan Square, Humboldt Park, Concerned Citizens, Concerned Citizens of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sara Heymann, Chicago Park District, Sharaya Tindal, Damon Williams, #LetUsBreathe Collective, Charles Rice, Paul Norrington, Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, Nas, Douglas Park Advisory Council, Michael Scott, Nichols Tower, George Cardenas, activists, dispute, controversy

Music, Summer Guide May 18, 2016
Are music festivals a sound use of Chicago’s public parks?

The debate has never been so noisy.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Summer Guide, Riot Fest, Concerned Citizens of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork Music Festival, North Coast Music Festival, Sara Heymann, Sharaya Tindal, Nance Klehm, Michael Scott, George Cardenas, Charles Rice, Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Park District, Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, Lynda Lopez, Bob O’Neill, Grant Park Conservancy, Douglas Park Advisory Council, Elaine Sobol

News & Politics, Politics Sep 16, 2010
Me and My Mayor

Reflections on the end of an error.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Richard M. Daley, Ben Joravsky, Michael Scott, Block 37, United Neighborhood Organization, UNO, Millennium Park, International Olympic Committee, Chicago Olympics, IOC, TIF, tax increment financing, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, South Shore, Chicago budget crisis, Chicago budget hearings, Michael Bailey, Tom Tunney, O'Hare express train

News & Politics, Politics Apr 1, 2010
Do as We Say, Not as We Do

The Chicago Public Schools are broke. Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, Mayor Daley, Board of Education, Monique Bond, Eduardo Garza, Martin Sandoval, Ed Burke, City Hall, Board of Ed, David Pickens, Arne Duncan, Michael Scott, Rufus Williams, Barbara Lumpkin, CEO for external affairs, Chicago budget, CPS budget, city budget crisis, education

Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2009
Steve Rhodes Leaves NBCChicago.com

Steve Rhodes quits his gig writing for the NBC Chicago Web site.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News Bites, Steve Rhodes, NBCChicago.com, Beachwood Reporter, Chicago Tribune, Sam Zell, Randy Michaels, Michael Scott, Chicago Community Trust. Lora Johnson LeSage, Toni Falvo

News & Politics, Politics Nov 26, 2009
The Insider

Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Michael Scott, John McDermott, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Richard M. Daley, Dion Scott, Collins High School, Ed Smith, Bernie Epton, Office of Special Events, Alderman Bill Henry, Eugene Sawyer, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Regional Transportation Authority, RTA, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, McPier, Navy Pier, McCormick Place, Pat Hill, Arne Duncan, Rickey Hendon, Danny Davis, Edna's, Grady Jordan

Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2009
Video
CPS Pres Michael Scott's Backroom Meeting at Edna's

A backroom meeting between CPS board president Michael Scott (now deceased), Arne Duncan, Danny Davis, and Rickey Hendon is making the rounds. I reported on that meeting in 2006.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, Michael Scott, Rickey Hendon, Danny Davis, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, backroom meetings, Edna's, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2009
Clouted Dude of the Week...
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Michael Scott, Chicago Board of Education, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympics, Douglas Park, Lawndale

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2009
Rick Telander For Mayor

Sportswriter Rick Telander speaks the truth about Mayor Daley's Olympic bid: there's no way the games should come to a town whose politics are so "blatantly corrupt and/or stupid."
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Sun-Times, Mayor Richard Daley, International Olympic Committee, Chicago politics, 2016 Olympics, Rick Telander, parking meters, Michael Scott, Collins High School

Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2009
They got theirs

Aldermen approving a plan to ensure community benefits if Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics have a lot to be thankful for.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Terry Peterson, Ed Smith, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago City Council, Willie Cochran, Pat Dowell, Chicago politics, Walter Burnett, Chicago 2016, Freddrenna Lyle, Ike Carothers, Latasha Thomas, Michael Scott, Bid committee, Olympics bid, Chicago aldermen

Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2009
The Usual Suspects

The fix is in, as the mayor's guys announce that they support his plan for the 2016 Olympic games.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, Terry Peterson, Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago 2016 Olympics, Michael Scott, Chicago Housing Authority, Maggie Daley, Juan Rangel, United Neighborhood Organization, Outreach Advisory Council

Blogs, Bleader Dec 24, 2008
My Blagojevich problem...

Does Rod Blagojevich really look like someone Tom Cruise ought to play in the movie? What about Steve Carell?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, Rahm Emanuel, Governor Rod Blagojevich, Tom Cruise, Patti Blagojevich, Macbeth, Steve Carell, The Office, Michael Scott, Shannon Doherty

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Does a for-profit festival with a majority-white audience have any business taking over a public park in a largely Black and Brown neighborhood?

Here's why they're still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.

The brownnosing Chicago Public Schools CEO gets “dunked on” after questioning the honesty of tough-as-nails Tenth Ward alderman Susan Sadlowski Garza.

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.

The Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel and a Pinter classic are among this week's best bets.

Activists refuse to be silent about the festival’s occupation of Douglas Park.

The debate has never been so noisy.

Reflections on the end of an error.

The Chicago Public Schools are broke. Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?

Steve Rhodes quits his gig writing for the NBC Chicago Web site.

Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott

A backroom meeting between CPS board president Michael Scott (now deceased), Arne Duncan, Danny Davis, and Rickey Hendon is making the rounds. I reported on that meeting in 2006.

Sportswriter Rick Telander speaks the truth about Mayor Daley's Olympic bid: there's no way the games should come to a town whose politics are so "blatantly corrupt and/or stupid."

Aldermen approving a plan to ensure community benefits if Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics have a lot to be thankful for.

The fix is in, as the mayor's guys announce that they support his plan for the 2016 Olympic games.

Does Rod Blagojevich really look like someone Tom Cruise ought to play in the movie? What about Steve Carell?

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