She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.
Tag: John F. Kennedy
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Speaker Mike Madigan fires aide for alleged sexual harassment, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS alters plans to shut down three Englewood high schools over the summer.
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Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news
Also, Chris Kennedy discusses the Kennedy family history with gun violence.
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Kennedy family scion Chris Kennedy announces gubernatorial bid, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago police have stopped using a dated, controversial training video.
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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.
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Report: Rahm’s 2017 budget for police misconduct lawsuits will end up costing taxpayers, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago’s election history proves that truth is stranger than fiction.
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Trump may be a grandiose narcissist, but he’s no match for the Lyndon Johnson of All the Way
The HBO movie about a narcissist-in-chief reveals a lot about our potential new narcissist-in-chief.
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Cook County state’s attorney candidate Kim Foxx’s campaign anthem should be Sweet’s ‘Fox on the Run’
The only electoral decision that matters: choosing a soundtrack.
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George Clooney is well cast as America’s inner child
In Tomorrowland, the Ocean’s Eleven star acknowledges the schoolboy fantasies underlying his star persona.
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How press photographers got Pulitzer-winning pictures
Great pictures photographers got by doing what photographers do
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Pundits say presidents who won’t lead the country into war have trouble leading it anywhere
It’s in America’s nature to be at war because freedom always needs defending.
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Yes, there are black Republicans in Chicago
South-side GOP committeeman Darnell Macklin makes his case.
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What moved LBJ to target poverty?
Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was more than a play for votes.
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The missing link in the War on Poverty
To better help the urban poor, government must address not just their deprivation but also their segregation.
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Why my fourth-grade class didn’t respond appropriately when we learned JFK had been killed
A sigh of relief, followed by the donning of somber faces