Aldermen want to require a 30-day waiting period between the time a lease deal is proposed and when it’s voted on. But why do they need another law to get them to do their jobs?
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 30
Issue of Apr. 16 – 22, 2009
Time Out Chicago theater editor stepping down
Christopher Piatt to leave his job as Time Out Chicago’s theater editor. Kris Vire will take over.
This week’s food and drink events
Alice Waters at Green City Market, buses to Dark Lord Day, a champagne and french fry tasting, and more.
Tortured logic
The Tribune editorial board would like us to take the torture scandal seriously, but not to the extent of enforcing laws or anything unfortunate like that.
Gone from the Tribune, a running count
These people lost their jobs at the Chicago Tribune Wednesday
Owners fired en masse by hired help!
As layoffs continue at the Chicago Tribune, the Tribune Company Web site makes the company sound fabulous.
“Fast fashion” can fool even the experts
The Wall Street Journal conducts an experiment: can fashion experts tell the difference between designer garments and their “masstige” cousins?
From the Department of Missed Opportunities
The Go’s “You Can Get High,” two days after 4/20
It actually happened
The City Council unanimously passed the TIF Sunshine Ordinance. Is it possible there’s more transparency on the way?
For the haves — bonuses; for the haven’ts — severance
Tribune Company asks bankruptcy court for permission to issue bonuses and pay severance.
No Joke: Jackie Mason a no-show
Jackie Mason pulls out of Skokie show at last minute.
When sneaker fetishism and “South Park” collide
An enterprising jokester remixes Kanye’s Air Yeezy.
53 out at Tribune — victims of “changing priorities”
Chicago Tribune lays off 53 news staffers
Wayne Hancock’s meticulous brand of 50s honky-tonk
Honky-tonk preservationist Wayne Hancock headlines Martyrs’ on Wednesday night.
4/22 — Trade items for free, plant a tree
Trade a book, DVD, CD, or video game today on Swaptree.com and the site will plant a tree