Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Konkol is named executive editor of the Chicago Reader.
Tag: DNAinfo
Posted inNews & Politics
Joe Ricketts made a bad year for local news far worse
When he pulled the plug on DNAinfo Chicago and Chicagoist, the city lost an invaluable source for information.
Posted inBlogs
Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, and the fearsomeness of labor
Unions give conservative billionaire Ricketts the willies.
Posted inBlogs
Kanye West returns to Chicago, makes first live appearance in nearly a year, and other news
Also, the Chicago Police Department discredits terrorism plot rumors.
Posted inBlogs
Joe Ricketts penned a love letter to Trump while shutting down DNAinfo and Chicagoist
The writing may have been on the wall, aka the anti-union billionaire’s blog.
Posted inFood & Drink
Quiote’s offbeat Mexican food pairs perfectly with agave spirits
The multifaceted Logan Square concept from former Salsa Truck owner Dan Salls includes a basement bar with a wealth of mezcal.
Posted inBlogs
Looking to Nebraska—and the Ricketts family—for leadership
Illinois should consider a trade with Nebraska: our struggling Republican governor for theirs.
Posted inBlogs
What happened to Dane Tidwell?
The creator of the gay website Opus Chicago disappeared and reemerged—but his troubles persist.
Posted inBlogs
Search for Dane Tidwell enters second week
The founder of gay media site Opus Chicago (formerly Chicago Phoenix) and former partner in Gay Chicago has vanished.
Posted inBlogs
Keeping up with the Rickettses
From the death penalty to Wrigley rooftops, the Rickettses are active on many fronts
Posted inBlogs
The double life of Darryl Holliday, Chicago’s award-winning news drawer
The DNAinfo reporter talks about his day job and his passion for illustrated news.
Posted inBlogs
Using Jimi Hendrix to beat Mayor Rahm’s fund-raising machine
Here’s hoping some positive vibrations can overcome the negativity paid for by Mayor Rahm’s limitless bank account and get this election to a runoff.
Posted inBlogs
Mayor Rahm sends me a kinder, gentler version of a dead fish
Some of the greatest journalistic minds in Chicago will come to the Hideout on February 3 to discuss, among other things, whether there’s any truth whatsoever to Rahm’s campaign propaganda.
Posted inBlogs
Kedzie Avenue gets the Illustrated Press treatment
Darryl Holliday and company are Kickstarting their effort to collect stories for a second book, Kedzie Avenue.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
As TIFs keep collecting tax dollars, schools face more cuts
Mayor Emanuel sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in TIF reserves, but somehow schools face more cuts.