It’s an hour or so before game time, and I’m up in the nosebleed section, waiting for my beloved Bulls to start playing, and wondering what, oh what, to write about for the Best of Chicago issue. And all of a sudden it hits me—right there in front of my face. Up on the huge, […]
Tag: Michael Jordan
Posted inNews & Politics
Inside the basketball card boom
Over the past year, basketball cards—and sports cards overall—have seen their popularity and worth increase exponentially. Will it last?
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Be like Mike
Imagine if Jordan, not Obama, was the leader of the Democratic Party.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Benny, the Bulls fan
Why one of Chicago’s most loyal Bulls fans missed the opening of The Last Dance
Posted inNews & Politics
Bouncing back
Hometown basketball phenom Markese Jacobs was poised to bring glory to DePaul—until he heard a pop in his knee.
Posted inBlogs
Former Chicago Bulls guard Craig Hodges was dropped in 1992 for suspicious reasons
Hodges was an outspoken champion for racial injustice. He believes that’s the reason.
Posted inBlogs
J.B. Pritzker, Pat Quinn win top spots on March 2018 primary ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, the state senate plans public hearings on Illinois Veterans Home deaths.
Posted inBlogs
Daily Show’s final night in Chicago: Hasan Minhaj on 90s Bulls and North Korea; Vic Mensa on the city’s ‘toxic situation’
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah wraps up a stint at the Athanaeum Theatre.
Posted inNews & Politics
Hard hat, lunch pail: The myth of toughness in Chicago sports
How the fabled athletic monsters of Chicago’s Midway were created
Posted inBlogs
Emanuel slams Trump over Charlottesville: ‘Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner isn’t happy with the state senate’s override of his school funding veto.
Posted inBlogs
R. Kelly is allegedly running an abusive ‘cult,’ and other Chicago news
Also, new Chicago Water Department emails show attempts at firearms deals and jokes about the city’s gun violence.
Posted inNews & Politics
Did the NBA blacklist former Chicago Bulls player Craig Hodges because of his political beliefs?
In his new book, Long Shot: The Struggles and Triumphs of an NBA Freedom Fighter, the legendary three-point shooter recounts how his on-court success was stopped short by his outspokenness.
Posted inCity Life
The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays
Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.
Posted inBlogs
Michael Jordan breaks his silence on police shootings, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin’s name surfaces again as a possible 2018 candidate for governor.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Long live the 1990s Bulls
Deathless memories of Jordan’s team help us cope with Chicago basketball’s dysfunctional present.