Does Riot Fest have any business taking over a public park in a largely Black and Brown neighborhood?
Tag: Michael Scott
Posted inNews & Politics
Black pols stuck in the Democratic machine’s spin cycle explain themselves
Here’s why they’re still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.
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Forrest Claypool messed with the wrong alderman
The brownnosing Chicago Public Schools CEO gets “dunked on” after questioning the honesty of tough-as-nails Tenth Ward alderman Susan Sadlowski Garza.
Posted inArts & Culture
The printed relics of Chicago’s predigital gangland
The book Thee Almighty & Insane: Chicago Gang Business Cards From the 1970s & 1980s is a snapshot of the city’s street gangs during a period of transition.
Posted inArts & Culture
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.
Posted inMusic
The uprising against Riot Fest continues
Activists refuse to be quiet about Riot Fest, but boosters say their claims are off base.
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Are music festivals a sound use of Chicago’s public parks?
The debate has never been so noisy.
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Do as We Say, Not as We Do
The Chicago Public Schools are broke. Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?
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Steve Rhodes Leaves NBCChicago.com
Steve Rhodes quits his gig writing for the NBC Chicago Web site.
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CPS Pres Michael Scott’s Backroom Meeting at Edna’s
A backroom meeting between CPS board president Michael Scott (now deceased), Arne Duncan, Danny Davis, and Rickey Hendon is making the rounds. I reported on that meeting in 2006.
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Clouted Dude of the Week…
… goes to Michael Scott, winning high marks for being at the center of two local controversies simultaneously. Whether or not he’s done anything unusually improper, it’s still a good look at local political power by Todd Lighty, David Heinzmann and Kathy Bergen.
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Rick Telander For Mayor
Sportswriter Rick Telander speaks the truth about Mayor Daley’s Olympic bid: there’s no way the games should come to a town whose politics are so “blatantly corrupt and/or stupid.”
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They got theirs
Aldermen approving a plan to ensure community benefits if Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics have a lot to be thankful for.