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Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 31, 2018
Pulitzer winner Mark Konkol to lead
Chicago Reader
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Konkol is named executive editor of the
Chicago Reader
.
Tags:
News
,
Media
,
Behind Our Scenes
,
Mark Konkol
,
Chicago Reader
,
John J. Kim
,
Frank Main
,
2011 Pulitzer Prize
,
Pulitzer Prize
,
executive editors
,
Chicago Reader
,
Edwin Eisendrath
,
Sun-Times Media LLC.
,
DNAInfo
,
Chicago Sun-TImes
,
Daily Southtown
,
television
,
CNN
,
Jake Malooley
News & Politics
,
Worst of Chicago
Dec 20, 2017
Joe Ricketts made a bad year for local news far worse
When he pulled the plug on DNAinfo Chicago and Chicagoist, the city lost an invaluable source for information.
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Worst of Chicago
,
Joe Ricketts
,
DNAinfo
,
Worst of Chicago
,
Chicagoist
,
TD Ameritrade
,
Wrigley Field
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 6, 2017
Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, and the fearsomeness of labor
Unions give conservative billionaire Ricketts the willies.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
Politics
,
DNAinfo
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Tom Ricketts
,
Pete Ricketts
,
Chicago Cubs
,
Ted Cox
,
Alisa Hauser
,
Nebraska
,
organized labor
,
Writers Guild of America
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 6, 2017
Kanye West returns to Chicago, makes first live appearance in nearly a year, and other news
Also, the Chicago Police Department discredits terrorism plot rumors.
By Kate Shepherd
Tags:
News
,
Did You Read __________?
,
Chicago
,
Illinois
,
Kanye West
,
Kid Cudi
,
Aragon Ballroom
,
Life of Pablo
,
Harold's Chicken Shack
,
Chicago Police Department
,
terrorism
,
OEMC
,
Office of Emergency Management and Communications
,
Alicia Tate-Nadeau
,
gun violence
,
Starbucks
,
Joe Ricketts
,
TD Ameritrade
,
DNAinfo Chicago
,
Chicagoist
,
DNAinfo
,
unions
,
debt rating
,
Standard & Poor's
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Michael Halberstam
,
Writers Theatre
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 2, 2017
Joe Ricketts penned a love letter to Trump while shutting down DNAinfo and Chicagoist
The writing may have been on the wall, aka the anti-union billionaire's blog.
By Ryan Smith
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
Whoa
,
DNAinfo
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Chicago Cubs
,
Donald Trump
,
Gothamist
,
Chicagoist
Food & Drink
,
Restaurant Review
Mar 13, 2017
Recommended
Slideshow
Quiote’s offbeat Mexican food pairs perfectly with agave spirits
The multifaceted Logan Square concept from former Salsa Truck owner Dan Salls includes a basement bar with a wealth of mezcal.
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Restaurant Review
,
Quiote
,
Dan Salls
,
Mexican
,
Salsa Truck
,
mezcal
,
agave
,
spirits
,
DNAinfo
,
Paul Biasco
,
Recommended
,
Slideshow
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 8, 2016
Looking to Nebraska—and the Ricketts family—for leadership
Illinois should consider a trade with Nebraska: our struggling Republican governor for theirs.
By Michael Miner
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Media
,
News
,
Politics
,
Sports
,
Ricketts family
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Pete Ricketts
,
Tom Ricketts
,
DNAinfo
,
Chicago Cubs
,
Nebraska
,
Illinois
,
Bruce Rauner
,
Chicago Cubs
,
Wrigley Field
,
Tribune Company
,
"Ricketts Plan
,
"
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 3, 2015
What happened to Dane Tidwell?
The creator of the gay website Opus Chicago disappeared and reemerged—but his troubles persist.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
LGBT
,
Media
,
News
,
Dane Tidwell
,
Adam Henderson
,
Opus Chicago
,
Chicago Reader
,
Holger Schlageter
,
DNAinfo
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 21, 2015
Search for Dane Tidwell enters second week
The founder of gay media site Opus Chicago (formerly Chicago Phoenix) and former partner in
Gay Chicago
has vanished.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
Dane Tidwell
,
DNAinfo
,
Opus Chicago
,
Chicago Phoenix
,
Gerald Farinas
,
Holger Schlageter
,
Adam Henderson
,
Courtney Bednyak
,
Daniel Bednyak
,
Craig Gernhardt
,
Ralph Paul Gernhardt
,
Jacob Meister
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 22, 2015
Keeping up with the Rickettses
From the death penalty to Wrigley rooftops, the Rickettses are active on many fronts
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
Politics
,
Sports
,
News
,
Tom Ricketts
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Pete Ricketts
,
Wrigley Field
,
death penalty
,
Nebraska
,
heinous crimes
,
DNAinfo
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 28, 2015
The double life of Darryl Holliday, Chicago's award-winning news drawer
The DNAinfo reporter talks about his day job and his passion for illustrated news.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Neighborhoods
,
Media
,
News
,
Darryl Holliday
,
E.N. Rodriguez
,
Jamie Hibdon
,
DNAinfo
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
Chicago Reader
,
CityLab
,
the Atlantic
,
Community Media Workshop
,
Studs Terkel Awards
,
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
,
medium.com
,
the NIB
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 13, 2015
Video
Using Jimi Hendrix to beat Mayor Rahm's fund-raising machine
Here's hoping some positive vibrations can overcome the negativity paid for by Mayor Rahm's limitless bank account and get this election to a runoff.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
Politics
,
News
,
Jimi Hendrix
,
Little Wing
,
Chicago Bulls
,
Miami Heat
,
The Hideout
,
First Tuesdays
,
Jen Sabella
,
DNAinfo
,
Perri Small
,
Dan Mihalopoulos
,
Sun-Times
,
Lisa Lampanelli
,
Ken Davis
,
Chicago Newsroom
,
Darth Vader
,
Peter Holderness
,
Mick Dumke
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 26, 2015
Mayor Rahm sends me a kinder, gentler version of a dead fish
Some of the greatest journalistic minds in Chicago will come to the Hideout on February 3 to discuss, among other things, whether there's any truth whatsoever to Rahm's campaign propaganda.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
Politics
,
News
,
The Hideout
,
Bob Fioretti
,
Jesus Garcia
,
William Walls
,
Willie Wilson
,
Dan Mihalopoulos
,
Jen Sabella
,
Perri Small
,
dnainfo
,
WVON
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Bruce Rauner
,
Reader
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Sun-Times
,
Mick Dumke
,
Chicago
,
minimum wage
,
Rick Santorum
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 12, 2014
Kedzie Avenue gets the Illustrated Press treatment
Darryl Holliday and company are Kickstarting their effort to collect stories for a second book,
Kedzie Avenue
.
By Bianca Betancourt
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Books
,
Arts
,
Neighborhoods
,
News
,
illustrated press
,
north lawndale
,
kedzie avenue
,
ashland avenue
,
dnainfo
,
darryl holliday
,
kickstarter
,
aan
,
association of alternative newsmedia
,
chicago
,
neighborhoods
News & Politics
,
On Politics
Aug 27, 2014
As TIFs keep collecting tax dollars, schools face more cuts
Mayor Emanuel sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in TIF reserves.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
Ben Joravsky on Politics
,
TIFs
,
tax increment financing
,
Tom Tresser
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
schools
,
CPS
,
Chicago Public Schools
,
activists
,
taxes
,
property taxes
,
blight
,
Civic Lab
,
think tanks
,
budgets
,
TIF districts
,
transparency
,
school budgets
,
education funding
,
FOIA
,
Freedom of Information Act
,
CTU
,
Chicago Teachers Union
,
spending
,
Jeanette Taylor
,
local school councils
,
Mollison Elementary School
,
south side
,
receiving schools
,
school closings
,
Kimberly Henderson
,
Barbara Byrd-Bennett
,
DNAinfo
,
3rd Ward
,
Pat Dowell
,
accounting
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 9, 2014
Is the Near North Side the right neighborhood for Obama College Prep?
The pros and cons of putting another selective enrollment high school in the Near North area.
By Steve Bogira
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Education
,
Neighborhoods
,
Poverty
,
Segregation
,
Politics
,
News
,
Obama College Prep
,
Barack Obama
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Chicago Public Schools
,
Alderman Walter Burnett Jr.
,
Near North Side
,
Stanton Park
,
selective enrollment schools
,
socioeconomic diversity
,
Payton College Prep
,
Jones College Prep
,
Whitney Young Magnet
,
Lane Tech
,
Lindblom Math & Science Academy
,
Northside College Prep
,
Brooks College Prep
,
King College Prep
,
South Shore International
,
Westinghouse College Prep
,
DNAinfo
,
Meghan Harte
,
tax increment financing
,
Cabrini-Green
,
Robert Taylor Homes
,
Stateway Gardens
,
ABLA
,
Chicago Housing Authority
,
mixed-income housing
,
Near West Side
,
Pilsen
,
Little Village
,
Saint Rita High School
,
Mount Carmel High School
,
Ashburn
,
Woodlawn
,
De La Salle Institute
,
Saint Ignatius College Prep
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 6, 2014
DNAinfo Chicago covered every local homicide—until it didn't
DNAinfo did good but wouldn't own up to it.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
DNAinfo
,
"The Human Toll
,
" "blue" crimes
,
Bill Mullen
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Anne Keegan Award
,
Sharon Cohen
,
AP
,
Shamus Toomey
,
Mark Konkol
,
"Chicagoloand
,
" Erica Demarest
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
WBEZ
News & Politics
,
On Politics
Nov 26, 2013
Rahm says the schools are out of money—but not for Lincoln Park
After closings and cuts around the city, the mayor finds $18 million for an affluent neighborhood school.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
Ben Joravsky on Politics
,
43rd Ward
,
Michele Smith
,
City Council
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
CPS
,
Chicago Public Schools
,
school closings
,
teachers
,
Lincoln Elementary School
,
Lincoln Park
,
school funding
,
gifted programs
,
French programs
,
Tim Cawley
,
school utilization
,
LaSalle Elementary School
,
Children's Memorial Hospital
,
development
,
Dan McCaffery
,
school expansion
,
DNAinfo
,
neighborhood schools
,
neighborhoods
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Oct 23, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Is Chief Keef selling enough for Interscope?
Plus: New music from Circuit des Yeux, a new label for Mount Salem, and more
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Chief Keef
,
Almighty So
,
Finally Rich
,
DNAinfo
,
Nielsen Soundscan
,
Haley Fohr
,
Circuit des Yeux
,
Overdue
,
Ba Da Bing!
,
Cave's Cooper Crain
,
Little Village
,
Hegira
,
Mount Salem
,
Endless
,
Charles Manson
,
Emily Kopplin
,
Metal Blade
,
Uzala
,
Yob
,
Mike Scheidt
,
seapunk
,
Ultrademon
,
Seapunk
,
Bahrain
,
Omega Point
,
Mainframe
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 17, 2013
On top of everything else, Stony Island is the wrong street
Stony Island is the wrong street to rename in honor of Bishop Arthur Brazier
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Transportation
,
Media
,
News
,
Bishop Arthur Brazier
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Apostolic Church of God
,
Stony Island Avenue
,
63rd Street
,
Mary Mitchell
,
The Woodlawn Organization
,
DNAInfo
,
Hermene Hartman
,
N'Digo
,
Valorie Jarrett
,
Jackie Grimshaw
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 23, 2013
Reason for concern? The Ricketts family own the Cubs
and
DNAInfo
Joe Ricketts launched DNA Info. His son Tom runs the Chicago Cubs. What are we to think?
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
Sports
,
News
,
DNAInfo
,
Chicago Cubs
,
Wrigley Field
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Tom Ricketts
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Tribune Company
,
Jay Mariotti
,
Rick Telander
,
Dan McGrath
,
Sammy Sosa
,
Serena Dai
,
Shamus Toomey
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 1, 2013
The Salsa Truck will be the first to cook onboard and food news bites
Mrs. Patmore, Alpana's replacement, Alderman Ed Burke, and more
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
DNAinfo
,
Downton Abbey
,
Mrs. Patmore
,
food trucks
,
the Salsa Truck
,
Alpana Singh
,
Check
,
Please!
,
Alderman Ed Burke
,
reason.com
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 27, 2012
DNAinfo launches in Chicago
The New York news site launches its Chicago operation
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
DNAinfo
,
Joe Ricketts
,
Mark Konkol
,
Ted Cox
,
Chicago Cubs
,
hyperlocal journalism
,
Dave Newbart
,
Shamus Toomey
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