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Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2018
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High-ranking Chicago Police commander Paul Bauer shot and killed near the Thompson Center, and other Chicago news

Also, City Council Black Caucus chair Roderick Sawyer criticizes Garry McCarthy for being "disrespectful to black people."
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, Paul Bauer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Thompson Center, gun violence, John Hancock Center, Roderick Sawyer, Garry McCarthy, Election 2019, City Council, City Council Black Caucus, Southwest Air, Midway International Airport, winter weather, Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang, South Korea, P.F. Chang's, Father and Son Pizza, restaurant closings, ABC 7 Chicago, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 7, 2018
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J.B. Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape, and other Chicago news

Also, Jeanne Ives is "a little bit surprised at some of the hysteria" over controversial campaign ad.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Rod Blagojevich, FBI, Barack Obama, Jesse White, Daniel Biss, Chris Kennedy, Jeanne Ives, Bruce Rauner, City Club of Chicago, University of Chicago, immigration issues, Steve Bannon, The Peninsula Chicago, The Langham Chicago, hotels, Won Now, Chinatown, Al Capone, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 24, 2018
Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news

Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Department of Justice, immigration issues, sanctuary cities, Eddie Johnson, Toni Preckwinkle, Jeff Sessions, Election 2018, Daniel Biss, J.B. Pritzker, Quintonio LeGrier, Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Police Department, police involved shootings, police issues, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, The Office, Rainn Wilson, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Bin 36, restaurant closings

Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2018
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Illinois's late payment charges on its bills add up to $1 billion, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago police used a Trump Hotel conference room during the Women's March.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Susana Mendoza, state budget impasse, late bills, Bruce Rauner, Illinois General Assembly, Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago Police Department, Anthony Guglielmi, Women's March, University of Illinois at Chicago, public health, pharmacies, pharmacy deserts, coworking spaces, EvolveHer, Amtrak, Detroit, Michigan, Rick Bayless, Fonda Frontera, restaurant closings, Xoco Bistro, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2018
Activists clash with aldermen over community benefits at Obama Presidential Center hearing, and other Chicago news

Also, city clerk Anna Valencia discusses her struggle to be taken seriously as a woman in politics.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Obama Presidential Center, Obama Foundation, Jackson Park, Roderick Sawyer, City Council, City Council Black Caucus, Jitu Brown, Election 2018, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Biss, Chris Kennedy, Luis Gutierrez, Jan Schakowsky, Dan Lipinski, Marie Newman, Congress, Anna Valencia, "Me Too", women's issues, mothman, mothman sightings, Honey's, restaurant closings, Fulton Market District

Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2018
Patti Blagojevich slams Rauner's campaign ad using Blagojevich FBI wiretap, and other Chicago news

Also, public health officials warn passengers about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Patti Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, immigration issues, Lindsey Graham, David Perdue, Tom Cotton, public health, Illinois Department of Public Health, measles, O'Hare International Airport, Obama Presidential Center, Curtis Duffy, Grace, restaurant closings

Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2017
Judge blocks last-minute conservative attempt to prevent new Illinois abortion law from taking effect Monday, and other Chicago news

Also, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is running for a Cook County judgeship.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, abortion, Thomas More Society, Jeanne Ives, Peter Breen, City Council, Howard Brookins Jr., abortion issues, Election 2018, Lincoln Park Zoo, Rahm Emanuel, Luis Gutierrez, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Election 2019, Grace, restaurant closings, Michelin, The Chi, Showtime

Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2017
E-mails about the veterans' home Legionnaires' crisis reveal what the state knew, and other Chicago news

Also, Grace restaurant has closed its door for good.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Legionnaires' disease, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Veterans' Home, Quincy, Cook County, Joseph Berrios, Grace, Curtis Duffy, Michelin, restaurant closings, Pennsylvania, Northern Illinois University, aliens, UFOs, O'Hare International Airport, Pentagon, Chicago Bulls, Nikola Mirotic, Bobby Portis, NBA

Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2017
Susana Mendoza: Rauner can’t handle her criticism, and other Chicago news

Also, West Town's Green Zebra restaurant is closing after 13 years of business.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Susana Mendoza, Bruce Rauner, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, O'Hare International Airport, Midway International Airport, ComEd, gun violence, construction, Green Zebra, vegetarian food, restaurant closings, Michelin, Bib Gourmand

Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2017
Conductor James Levine accused of sexual misconduct during his time as Ravinia's music director, and other Chicago news

Also, Jim DeRogatis asks why the music industry has given R. Kelly a free pass despite numerous sexual misconduct allegations.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, James Levine, New York City, The Metropolitan Opera, Ravinia Festival, classical music, sexual misconduct, Luis Gutierrez, Proco "Joe" Moreno, R. Kelly, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Harvey Weinstein, music industry, Sony Music, Chicago Bears, John Fox, Greektown, Pegasus, restaurant closings, curling, Winter Olympics, winter sports

Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2017
Cook County commissioner wants to add marijuana legalization referendum to March 2018 ballot, and other Chicago news

Also, Emanuel slams Trump for "pointing fingers" at Chicago again.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, cannabis, Chicago, Chicago Brauhaus, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Donald Trump, Ed Burke, George Papadopoulos, German food, gun control, gun violence, Hillary Clinton, Illinois, Jesse Jackson, John Fritchey, marijuana, marijuana legalization, mass shootings, Northwestern University, pot, pot legalization, Rahm Emanuel, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, restaurant closings, Russia, Trump International Hotel and Tower

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 Oct 26, 2017
The Illinois house failed to override Rauner's veto of ‘right-to-work’ zone ban by one vote, and other Chicago news

Also, a Chicago priest blessed the Mandalay Bay hotel floor where Las Vegas shooter conducted massacre.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Billy Dec, Bottlefork, Bruce Rauner, Catholic Church, Chicago, Clete Kiley, Gilbert Villegas, gun violence, Illinois, Illinois Capitol, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois senate, JDL Development, Kevin Hickey, labor unions, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, mass shootings, One Chicago Square, real estate development, restaurant closings, right-to-work, Rockit Burger Bar, sexual harassment, skyscrapers, Springfield, Stephen Paddock, Toi Hutchinson, unions, Wrigleyville

Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2017
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Congressman Luis Gutierrez wants the military to help storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, and other Chicago news

Also, more than 1,000 people turned out for Kenneka Jenkins's funeral.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Luis Gutierrez, FEMA, Puerto Rico, James Meeks, Kenneka Jenkins, House of Hope, San Francisco, New York City, Manhattan, cost of living, Amazon, Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Boykin, Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, soda tax, pop tax, Katsu, Katsu Imamura, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 8, 2017
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Chicago Public Schools lays off nearly 1,000 employees, including hundreds of teachers, and other news

Also, Walter Payton College Prep was named the nation's top public high school in a new set of rankings.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, Wyndham Lathem, Andrew Warren, Kenneth Wine, San Francisco, Northwestern University, Walter Payton College Prep, Niche, Northside College Prep, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Jones College Prep, Lane Tech, Chicago Police Department, police entrance exam, Rahm Emanuel, Malia Obama, Rumer Willis, Lorde, Killer Mike, Halsey, Ben Zobrist, Three Dots and a Dash, Charlie McKenna, Lillie's Q, Dixie, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 21, 2017
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More than 1.2 million people could be getting partial refunds for red light tickets, and other Chicago news

Also, CPS is expecting about 8,000 fewer students for the 2017-2018 school year.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, red light cameras, red light tickets, lawsuit settlements, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Forrest Claypool, Steve Koch, Bob Rivkin, Chicago Transit Authority, City Hall, Roberto Maldonado, Chicago Police Department, police body cameras, Hamilton, Miguel Cervantes, epilepsy, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, CURE, Matthias Merges, Yusho, Yusho Hyde Park, Charlie Trotter's, Folkart Restaurant Management, Billy Sunday, A10, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2017
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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 Jun 7, 2017
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Mike Quigley: Russians hacked the Illinois State Board of Elections’ voter database, and other Chicago news

Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Mike Quigley, Russia, hacking, Illinois State Board of Elections, Sun-Times, Reader, Tronc, Edwin Eisendrath, Neil Bluhm, Chicago Federation of Labor, O'Hare International Airport, scorpions, Mexico City, Aeromexico, Michelin, Michelin Guide, 42 Grams, Graham Elliot, Moto, Charlie Trotter's, Avenues, restaurant closings, AFL-CIO, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Michael T. Carrigan, Bottled Blonde, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 6, 2017
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Shot down again, Rod Blagojevich takes his sentencing appeal to the Supreme Court a second time, and other Chicago news

Also, gas prices in Illinois are the lowest they've been in 12 years.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, Leonard Goodman, Colorado, Donald Trump, The Celebrity Apprentice, taxis, cabs, Uber, Left, ride sharing, City Council, gas, Whole Foods, Resident Association of Greater Englewood, Brendan Reilly, Bottled Blonde, River North, Englewood, 42 Grams, Michelin Guide, Michelin stars, Chicago Michelin restaurants, Jake Bickelhaupt, Alexa Welsh, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2017
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More than 1,000 people have been shot in Chicago in 2017, and other news

Also, there are plenty of condos for sale in the Trump Tower.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, gun violence, gang violence, Walter Payton College Prep, Northside College Prep, Chicago Public Schools, high schools, Bruce Rauner, state budget impasse, Trump International Hotel and Tower, real estate, River North, criminal justice, The Bedford, restaurants, restaurant closings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2017
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Trump signs executive order to end federal funding of sanctuary cities, including Chicago, and other news

Also, CPD Chief Eddie Johnson hopes Trump won't send National Guard troops to Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel, immigration, sanctuary cities, gun violence, gang violence, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, National Guard, Bruce Rauner, John Cullerton, Christine Radogno, Illinois, budget impasse, Illinois General Assembly, Field Museum, Art Institute, museums, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, Chicago Cubs, Javy Baez, honorary street signs, Puerto Rico, restaurant closings, restaurants, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 3, 2017
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Trump: If Rahm can't solve Chicago's gun violence crisis, he should ask for federal help, and other Chicago news

Also, former CPD superintendent Garry McCarthy says Black Lives Matter is causing an increase in violent crime.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, gun violence, gang violence, Rahm Emanuel, Adam Collins, Chicago Police Department, police-involved shooting, Eddie Johnson, Garry McCarthy, Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Obama farewell speech, McCormick Place, Riviera Theatre, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Michael Stipe, Bar Toma, Tony Mantuano, Spiaggia, Terzo Piano, River Roast, restaurant closings, James Beard Awards, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2009
"The cheese loved you more than you loved it"
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, passive aggressive notes, passiveaggressivenotes.com, restaurant closings

Blogs, Bleader Feb 1, 2008
No more Kevin

Kevin, the eponymous River North restaurant run by chef Kevin Shikami and his brother Alan, will close March 1.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Shikago, Kevin, restaurant closings, Valentine's Day specials

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