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Music, Music Review Aug 11, 2020
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Taylor Swift reckons with her own mythology on Folklore
- By Ed Blair
- Tags: Music Review, Taylor Swift, Swifties, Folklore, Republic Records, Lover Fest, Sofi Stadium, NFL, pandemic, COVID-19, Lover, Reputation, Bon Iver, pop music, Recommended, Video

City Life, Stay at Home May 9, 2020
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 50 and 51

What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Stay at Home, pandemic, COVID-19, coronavirus, stay home order, stay-at-home, stay home, quarantine, Rachael Ray, cooking, High Performance, magazines, durational performance, performance art, Chrissy, Juliana Huxtable, festivals, music festivals, concerts, NFL, The NFL on Fox, Nyege Nyege Festival, Veggie Bingo, Hideout, Twitch, Chicago Ideas

Columns & Opinion, Opinion Feb 26, 2020
Don’t try to tell Black folks that the outrage surrounding Michael Vick isn’t about race

He’s repaid his debt to society, but we all know why people just can’t let his past stay in the past.
- By Evan F. Moore
- Tags: Opinion, Michael Vick, Pro Bowl, NFL, dogfighting, PETA

Music, Concert Preview Sep 7, 2018
Food, football, fund-raising, and Freddie Gibbs at this weekend’s music fests
- Tags: Concert Preview, Beer & Bands for Comfort Station, Comfort Station, Logan Square, Dos Santos, Phoelix, Dim, Campdogzz, Goose Island Beer Company, Virtue Cider, White Claw, The Breaks, Wu-Tang Clan, Freddie Gibbs, Vic Mensa, Yasiin Bey, Talib Kweli, Hurt Everybody, Toyota Park, football, NFL, Chicago Bears, Atlas Genius, beer, Ember Oceans, Bifunkal, Esso, AMFM, food, art, music, Matt Muse, Solo Sam, Avantist, Tamarie T. & the Elektra Company

Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2017
Tailgating with the Grabowskis (and some cheeseheads too)

In McCormick Place Lot B, the only thing richer than the grilled beef tenderloin is the daydream of a Bears championship.
- By Jack M. Silverstein
- Tags: Sports, Food & Drink, News, Chicago Bears, tailgating, Soldier Field, NFL, Monsters of the Midway, Mitchell Trubisky

News & Politics, Sports Nov 30, 2017
Who loves Chicago’s most unlovable losers, the Bears?

Perhaps no local fan base is more loyal than that of the Bears. But what has the so-called pride and joy of Illinois done in three decades to deserve such devotion?
- By Ted Cox
- Tags: Sports, Chicago Bears, sports, tailgating, fans, Mike Ditka, unlovable losers, lovable losers, NFL, National Football League, Styx, Grand Illusion, Rahm Emanuel, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Ron Owens, South Lot, Theresa Price, Andrea Darnhart, Robert Stone, Bozo Show, WGN TV, Mitch Trubisky, Jordan Howard, Wrigley Field, Danny Trevathan, Jerrell Freeman, Kyle Long, West Virginia, Randi Kass, Arizona, Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers, Brad Quellhorst, Detroit Lions, Walter Payton, Charles Barkley, Soldier Field

Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2017
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Chicagoan, former Trump aide pleads guilty to making false statements to the FBI, and other news

Also, a Lakeview poke shop closes just five days after its grand opening.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Robert Mueller, Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, George Papadopoulos, Rick Gates, Russia, DePaul University, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Jeffrey Sallet, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pat Dowell, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, filming, TV shows, Empire, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Gail Peck, missing people, Chicago Bears, Zach Miller, NFL, New Orleans Saints, restaurant closings, poke, FireFin Poke Shop, Video

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 Aug 25, 2017
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Rauner fires new communications team, says the ‘intensity of the battle’ against enemies ‘is going up,’ and other Chicago news

Also, two bars near Soldier Field are supporting Colin Kaepernick by refusing to show NFL games.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, criminal justice, Sandi Jackson, Martha Stewart, Wyndham Lathem, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, Andrew Warren, Adam Sheppard, Northwestern University, Oxford University, Colin Kaepernick, NFL, Soldier Field, Benito Mussolini, Rahm Emanuel, fascism, Italo Balbo, Burnham Park, Dos Toros, restaurant openings, Mexican food, Mission-style burritos, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 2, 2017
May Day protests draw activists, workers, and students, and other Chicago news

Also, Obama is reportedly returning to Chicago for two events Wednesday.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, May Day, activism, Social Justice High School, Barack Obama, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago Club, University of Chicago, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Daniel Biss, Ameya Pawar, Chris Kennedy, gang violence, Walter Burnett, Leslie Hairston, Touhy-Herbert Park, gentrification, Chicago Bears, workers' compensation, Brian Urlacher, NFL, Matt Forte, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls

Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2017
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Illinois senate committee approves longer sentences for repeat gun offenders, and other Chicago news

Also, Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears part ways after a tumultuous eight years.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Eddie Johnson, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois senate, gun violence, criminal justice, Jeff Sessions, Rahm Emanuel, Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears, NFL, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, Marisol, Museum of Contemporary Art, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2016
CPD top cop: Only ‘certain parts of the city’ are violent, and other Chicago news

Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Governor Bruce Rauner to publicly support Chicago's sanctuary city status.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, gang violence, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Chicago, George W. Bush, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Susana Mendoza, City Council, immigration issues, Chance the Rapper, Grammys, Coloring Book, music, rap music, Chicago Bears, Rashaan Salaam, NFL

Blogs, Bleader Dec 2, 2016
Chicago area forecasted to have the weakest real estate market in the U.S. in 2017, and other news

Also, there have been more than 700 murders in the city so far this year.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, real estate, Chicago real estate, economy, unemployment, Chicago, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Colin Kaepernick, NFL, San Francisco, Black Youth Project, Black Youth Project 100, Soldier Field, Chicago Bears, racial inequality, Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff's Office, hate crimes, Elske, restaurants, Fulton Market, David Posey, Anna Posey, Blackbird, The Publican

Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2016
Prince used to obsessively watch the 90s Chicago Bulls—even while performing onstage

A TV at the side of the stage would carry Bulls games.
- By Jake Malooley
- Tags: Sports, News, Chicago Bulls, Prince, Chappelle's Show, Notorious magazine, Timberwolves, Twins, Vikings, NFL, Purple and Gold, Minneapolis Sound

Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2016
Chicago finally scores an NHL Draft, teenage girl shot while walking to school in West Humboldt Park, and other Chicago news

Also, runners rank the most dangerous spots in the city, and now you can stay in Vincent Van Gogh's Arles bedroom—in River North.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, winter weather, NHL, NFL, NFL Draft, gun violence, West Humboldt Park, Art Institute of Chicago, Vincent Van Gogh, River North, “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, Fleet Feet Sports, running, Lincoln Park, University Village, Ed Burke, Leslie Hairston, Chicago City Council, tampon tax

Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2016
Chicago State University fights for its life, aldermen reject Rahm's attempt to raise smoking age, and other Chicago news

Also, a young activist is shot dead, and NFL's Roger Goodell is criticized over comments on player safety.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, winter weather, Chicago State University, state budget, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, gun violence, Larycia Hawkins, Wheaton College, Chicago Bears, NFL, Roger Goodell, Dave Duerson

Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2016
Football players—gladiators or crusaders?

The Missouri strike was the best thing that happened last year in football
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Education, Media, News, Sports, NFL, Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game, University of Missouri, Northwestern University, striking football players, unionizing football players, CTE, George Will, Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, trigger words, "no means no, " James Joyce

Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2015
Did Tom Brady's punishment befit his offense?

Does justice exist in the NFL?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, NFL, Rick Morrissey, Roger Goodell, Ray Rice, Greg Hardy, Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2014
Mike Ditka is trapped in time at the 1992 Republican National Convention

The former Bears coach schools us on child abuse
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, News, child abuse, Hillary Clinton, Mike Ditka, Adrian Peterson, Roger Goodell, NFL, David Haugh, Chicago Tribune, Mike Royko

Blogs, Bleader Sep 22, 2014
In football, colleges fatten calfs and the NFL sacrifices them

The strange life of an NFL player begins long before the pros
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, News, NCAA, NFL, Jameis Winston, NCAA survey on "student-athlete experience, " Sean Coffey, University of Missouri, Nebraska-Miami football rivalry, Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go, Roger Ebert, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2014
Who's ultimately responsible for the Ray Rice disgrace?

The media look for the ultimate power—and scapegoat—in the NFL's latest scandal.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, News, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, NFL, New York Times, Jarrett Bell, USA Today, Juliet Macur, Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times, Keith Olbermann, ESPN, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Cleveland, the Plain Dealer, Joe Nocera, Maureen Dowd, Alan Schwarz, Sarah Krautkremer, Kyle Gaynor, Rosalind Moore

Blogs, Bleader Oct 29, 2013
The suspense on the sports pages will kill you

And the other team was who?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, News, Seahawks, Rams, Seattle, saint louis, sportswriting, NFL, football, journalism, media, chicago, chicago tribune

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2013
On Brandon Marshall, mental illness, and the Bears' win over the Giants

Should the league fine the Bears' receiver for his green-cleat advocacy?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Sports, News, Brandon Marshall, NFL, Borderline Personality Disorder, Mental Illness, Mental Health Awareness Week, green shoes, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Soldier Field, Eli Manning, Jay Cutler, Tim Jennings, Bill Pennington, New York Times, Marsha Linehan, University of Washington

Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2012
Have the NFL and referees finally come to an agreement?

Ted Cox predicted "potential disaster" with the replacement refs
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Mudville, Recycling Week, Sports, Variations on a Theme, NFL, replacement referees

Blogs, Bleader Sep 19, 2012
Cutler completes one of two apologies to his lineman

The Bears' QB only yells because he cares
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Mudville, Sports, News, Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears, NFL, J’Marcus Webb, Chicago Sun-Times, WMVP-AM, Green Bay Packers, Charles Woodson, interceptions

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