• Newsletters
  • Donate now
  • CITY LIFE
    • Out Here
    • Public Service Announcement
    • Shop Local
    • Street View
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: City Life
    • Best of Chicago: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago: Cannabis
    • Best of Chicago: Sports & Recreation
  • NEWS & POLITICS
    • News
    • Features
    • En español
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • COLUMNS & OPINION
    • Anthony Ehlers: On Prisons
    • John Greenfield: On Transportation
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • Gossip Wolf
    • The Listener
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Music & Nightlife
    • Chicago in Tune guide
    • Bull Horn (paid sponsored content)
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Spring Theater & Arts Preview
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Book reviews
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Arts & Culture
    • Arts listings community calendar
  • FILM
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Drinks Issue
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Best of Chicago: Food & Drink
    • Sommelier Series (paid sponsored content)
  • READER
    • About
      • Contact
      • Staff
      • Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Find a print copy
      • Print subscriptions
    • Advertise
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Classifieds
      • Matches
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Best of Chicago
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

Donate now
  • »
  • We’re hiring!
  • The Sound Issue
  • Latest issue
  • Reader 50
  • Nonprofit Guide
  • En español
  • Contests
  • Reader Store
  • Advertise
Home » Patrick Fitzgerald

Tag: Patrick Fitzgerald

Posted inBlogs

A mock trial at the Art Institute revisits the dicey question of who owns culture

by Deanna Isaacs March 23, 2017August 18, 2021

A mock Parthenon Marbles trial in Chicago renders a verdict in favor of sending the loot back to Greece.

Mug shot of Pedro Flores, August 20, 2009
Posted inNews & Politics

The Chicago cocaine kingpin who was a federal informant

by Jason McGahan November 7, 2013August 19, 2021

Why did the DEA look the other way while two brothers imported as much as eight tons of cocaine into the city?

Posted inBlogs

Kass throws Mitt Fitz

by Michael Miner March 18, 2012August 19, 2021

With due respect to John Kass, it’s too early for Miss Romney to make any promises about the U.S. attorney in Chicago

Posted inBlogs

Jon Burge Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison

by Michael Miner January 21, 2011August 19, 2021

Jon Burge awaits sentencing.

Posted inBlogs

24 Charges, One Pissant Conviction

by Michael Miner August 17, 2010August 19, 2021

A long trial and one cheesy conviction count for Rod Blagojevich, but the feds aren’t done yet.

Posted inBlogs

If I Were on the Jury II …

by Michael Miner July 28, 2010August 19, 2021

Did Rod Blagojevich’s lawyer take the right tone in his closing?

Andy Shaw
Posted inNews & Politics

To Investigate and Advocate

by Michael Miner July 15, 2010August 19, 2021

The Better Government Association was in on some of the most exciting investigative reporting of yore. But director Andy Shaw says just exposing wrongdoing is no longer enough.

Posted inNews & Politics

Time for a Revolution

by Mick Dumke March 11, 2010August 19, 2021

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you’ve noticed: he rarely ever gets one.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Posted inNews & Politics

Should Unfair Be Illegal?

by Michael Miner October 22, 2009August 19, 2021

Thanks to Conrad Black, the Supreme Court is set to think on the mushy concepts of honesty and intangible rights.

Posted inArts & Culture

Blagojevich: Think Socrates, Not Icarus

by Mick Dumke September 17, 2009August 19, 2021

The Governor isn’t mythological material, though it contains plenty of myth. But it’s a fine warning on the pitfalls of democracy.

Posted inBlogs

Conrad Black on the Blagojevich investigation

by Michael Miner January 12, 2009August 19, 2021

Imprisoned Sun-Times owner Conrad Black writes to support Governor Rod Blagojevich and denounce their common enemy, U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.

Posted inBlogs

Madison Hobley gets his settlement

by Whet Moser January 6, 2009August 19, 2021

Madison Hobley, whose lawsuit led to Jon Burge’s indictment for perjury, gets his full settlement from the city. Here’s the whole story.

Posted inBlogs

For the moment let’s forget about Jon Burge . . .

by Michael Miner December 12, 2008August 19, 2021

Former state’s attorney Richard Devine hasn’t been offered a job defending Rod Blagojevich, but what about the job he might have done prosecuting him?

Posted inBlogs

Is Cook County ready for reform? Or at least sassy T-shirts?

by Mick Dumke December 10, 2008August 19, 2021

The leader of the Cook County Republican Party–and yes, it still exists–speaks out on Blago and reform.

Posted inBlogs

Thanks, Rod — you made Chicago journalists happy again

by Michael Miner December 10, 2008August 19, 2021

Governor Blagojevich’s arrest was a story that made being a Chicago reporter the best job on earth.

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts

Get the Reader's free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday.

Recent Posts

  • A skateboarding symposium, drag performances, and art talks
  • El Condado de Cook al Descubierto: La Junta de Revisión
  • A very dark place
  • Song and dance, but not enough story
  • Horsegirl and the dream of a teen rock scene
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Best of Chicago 2021

About the Chicago Reader
Reader Staff
Reader Careers
Freelance Information
Contact Us
Become a member
Donate

Advertise

Find the Paper
Subscribe
Shop the Reader Store
Contests/Giveaways/Promotions

Reader Classifieds

Reader Matches

Chicago Reader Nonprofit Guide

Get our free newsletters

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

© 2022 Chicago Reader. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic