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Alderman Week / Politics Aldermanic rap sheet
Posted by Steve Bogira on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:00 PM
You'll find them listed here in Appendix 1 of this report (page 14). There also are bios of each offender. Twenty-five of those convicted were products of the Democratic machine, three were Republicans, and only two were independents—Lawrence Bloom of the Fifth Ward, and Fred Hubbard of the Second Ward, who defected to the machine shortly after his election.
Paranormal / Film Get weird with Fantastic Planet on Saturday
Posted by Luca Cimarusti on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM
The film's dull colors, disconnected voice-overs, and surreal imagery provides either the perfect cannabis companion or intense nightmare fodder or both, depending on what you're into. The viewing begins at 9 PM and is free.
You can view the trailer for Fantastic Planet after the jump.
Crickets / Music 12 O'Clock Track: BBU, "Jumpers"
Posted by Miles Raymer on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Crickets / Music The drum circle goes electric Saturday at the Burlington
Posted by Leor Galil on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Experimental noise artist and Nihilist Records honcho Andy Ortmann, who organized the show, got the idea in the mid-90s, when he noticed an influx of people holding drum circles. He'd been collecting drum machines for years, and something clicked. "It just kind of made sense," he says. "Why isn't there an electronic drum circle?"
Music / Post No Bills My last year-end music list from 2011, I promise
Posted by Peter Margasak on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Film This week's movie action
Posted by J.R. Jones on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Alderman Week / Politics My mixed luck with aldermen
Posted by Steve Bogira on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:00 AM
I grew up in the 23rd Ward, west of Midway Airport. My first alderman, or the first I can remember, was named Frank Kuta. I was 13 when he was elected, in 1967. He went to prison in 1974 for taking a bribe to fix a zoning matter, and for tax evasion. He'd accepted a $1,500 check from a builder in return for not opposing a zoning change—a check he'd neglected to report in his tax returns. "I consider myself guilty only of the sin of being a politician," he told the judge who sentenced him. He got six months.
In the 1971 election, before Kuta's extortion had been discovered, Joseph Potempa unseated him as our alderman. Potempa also went to prison in 1974—for taking a $3,000 bribe to fix a zoning matter, and for tax evasion. He told the sentencing judge he'd been naive and stupid. He got a year. The federal bureau of prisons was probably considering opening a wing for 23rd Ward aldermen.
Mudville / Sports SoxFest: We dare ya, we double dog dare ya
Posted by Ted Cox on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:48 PM
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- Bud Selig: Say wha?
Mudville / Politics / Sports The Tim Floyd era begins at the Chicago Public Library
Posted by Ben Joravsky on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:01 PM
- Bobak Ha'Eri/Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Floyd. Thanks, coach!
That's when Tim Floyd replaced Phil Jackson as the coach of my beloved Chicago Bulls.
Before I go further—time out for an explanation for our more sports-challenged readers. We'll take it one step at a time, like it's a TIF explanation.
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