Another sports blunder from City Hall: Mayor Rahm invites Whitney Young’s state-champion boys basketball team to be honored at City Hall, but not Young’s girls basketball champs.
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Posted inMusic
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Dottie Bee
Indomitable big-band singer Dorothy Brady, aka Dottie Bee,
retired from a four-decade career 20 years ago–and she turns 90 next
week!
Posted inBlogs
Fifty years ago: A basketball title and a school boycott for Chicago
In 1963, the Loyola Ramblers struck a blow for integration, while the Chicago Public Schools were preserving segregation.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
As Mayor Daley cashes in, ousted teacher gets cut off
Mayor Daley’s had a great run over the last few weeks. Since leaving office May 16, he has, let’s see, landed a gig at the University of Chicago, where he’ll have to “coordinate” a handful of lectures in exchange for a reported $100,000 a year. That would be the same University of Chicago that last […]