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Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2018
Arrests for marijuana in Chicago hit a historic low in 2017, and other Chicago news

Also, it's so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, marijuana, pot, drug-related arrests, Chicago Theatre, neo-Nazis, Election 2018, Bruce Rauner, Navy Pier Ferris wheel, winter weather, Navy Pier, Henry County, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Election 2016, State of the Union address, pension crisis, bond rating, halal food, food festivals, I Heart Halal Festival

Blogs, Bleader Jan 2, 2018
Report: George Papadopoulos told Australian diplomat that Russia had dirt on Hillary Clinton, and other Chicago news

Also, the cold caused a glass panel to crack in the new Apple flagship store.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, George Papadopoulos, Robert Mueller, Donald Trump, Russia, Hillary Clinton, Election 2016, DNC, Rahm Emanuel, Apple, Apple Store, Chicago Bears, John Fox, winter weather, Man's Country

Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2017
Report: Chicago-based Trump adviser Papadopoulos was a lot closer to the campaign than Trump admits, and other news

Also, Rauner is facing a primary challenge from the right.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Donald Trump, George Papadopoulos, DePaul University, Stephen Miller, Hillary Clinton, Election 2016, Russia, FBI, Jeanne Ives, Illinois General Assembly, Bruce Rauner, Election 2018, Chicago Bulls, NBA, Jerry Reinsdorf, Adam Silver, Rahm Emanuel, Yingying Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Iowa, Chicago expats, Thanksgiving, Restaurant Michael, Tavern on Rush

Arts & Culture, Comedy Jan 18, 2017
Forget Trump—Second City E.T.C. reminds us of the ‘humor in humanity’

The latest E.T.C. show, Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno, focuses more on the people than the politics.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Comedy, Second City E.T.C., Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno, President-elect Donald Trump, Jasbir Singh Vazquez, Tien Tran, Sayjal Joshi, Katie Klein, Julie Marchiano, Election 2016, Andrew Knox, Alan Linc

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Dec 15, 2016
Marchofdildos.com and other responses to Trump

The “Orange Julius Caesar” has a thing or two coming.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Donald J. Trump, Election 2016, dildos, Clinton County, Republican Party, TrumpMinus100.com, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, LBGT equality, Ghost Ship fire, Oakland

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Dec 14, 2016
The conversation breaks down in Second City’s The Winner . . . of Our Discontent

A poor casting choice damages the theater’s new main-stage revue.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, Second City, The Winner . . . of Our Discontent, Martin Morrow, Paul Jurewicz, Kelsey Kinney, Jamison Webb, Rashawn Nadine Scott, Shantira Jackson, Anthony LeBlanc, Second City E.T.C., Election 2016, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton

Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2016
Rahm Emanuel makes it clear that he's not running for DNC chair or president in 2020, and other Chicago news

Also, Lakeview's The Alley is set to reopen in 2017.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Democratic National Committee, Washington DC, Election 2016, gun violence, gang violence, Second City, improv, theater, real estate, A. Finkl & Sons, Sterling Bay, Mark Thomas, The Alley, Lakeview

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Nov 24, 2016
All about vore

A GF earns a platinum GGG card for open-mindedness. Plus: sex toys for the novice buyer
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, vore, Erica Moen, Matthew Nolan, Oh Joy Sex Toy, vibrators, Minna Limon, Vibratex's Mystic Wand, the Doxy, Vibratex's Magic Wand, ACLU, Planned Parenthood, National Center for Lesbian Rights, International Refugee Assistance Project, Election 2016, Donald Trump, inauguration

Columns & Opinion, Identity & Culture Nov 16, 2016
We don't need ‘unity’ after Trump's election. We need resistance.

He's #NotMyPresident.
- By Derrick Clifton
- Tags: Identity & Culture, Election Day, election, Election 2016, presidential election, president, 2016, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, voting, protest, resistance, unity, politics, White House, Stephen Bannon, white supremacy, racism, white nationalism, Muslim, Mexico, Mexicans, LGBT, gay, black, African American, women, sexism, misogyny, #NotMyPresident

Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2016
Hospital official: Trump anxiety is sparking a ‘public health crisis,’ and other Chicago news

Also, an artist wants to install a photo mural of Michelle Obama on the first lady's south-side elementary school.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, public health, Lurie Children's Hospital, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan, Election 2016, Bruce Rauner, Father Pfleger, St. Sabina Church, gun violence, Michelle Obama, public art, Chicago history, Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2016
Rahm promises that Chicago will remain a ‘sanctuary city’ for undocumented immigrants, and other news

Also, there's been a huge increase in demand at Planned Parenthood.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, immigration, Donald Trump, Election 2016, heroin, Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, Oprah Winfrey

Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2016
Video shows 50-year-old man beaten by group yelling "Don't vote Trump!" and other Chicago news

Also, former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock is indicted.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, Chicago Police Department, Election 2016, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, police reform, Aaron Schock, Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, taxes

Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2016
Signs of the time: Chicago protests president-elect Trump

The best signs at Wednesday's anti-Trump demonstration.
- By Carly Ries
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Whoa, News, Donald Trump, Chicago, protest, demonstration, politics, Election 2016, Trump Tower

Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2016
Rahm says he's not worried about Trump trying to ‘penalize’ Chicago, tries to cheer up City Council, and other news

Also, the Cook County Board is supposed to vote on a penny-per-ounce soda tax Thursday.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel, Election 2016, Trump Tower, Hillary Clinton, Cook County Board of Commissioners, taxes, Toni Preckwinkle, San Francisco, Joshua Beal, Chicago Police Department, police brutality, Susana Mendoza, Proco Joe Moreno, Ariel Reboyras, Ray Lopez, Chicago Cubs, World Series, pop music

Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2016
The election is over, and here’s what you can do about it [UPDATED]

Some suggestions for donating your time, money, and energy.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Immigration, LGBT, News, Politics, Poverty, Race, Women's Issues, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, CAASE, Rape Victim Advocates, BYP100, Heartland Alliance, Howard Brown Health, Equality Illinois, Iraqi Mutual Aid Society, Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights, Chicago Environmental Network, Latino Union of Chicago, Latino Policy Forum

Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2016
Seeing Hillary Clinton's rise in All the King's Men

What did it take to make the woman on the ballot?
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: News, Politics, Women's Issues, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Maine South, Park Ridge, Election 2016

Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2016
The possible implications of a Trump or Clinton victory for the city, and other Chicago news

Also, when you to the polls don't wear a "Make America Great Again" hat, a "Love Trumps Hate" shirt, or anything else that promotes or opposes a candidate—it's against the law.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, Patrick O'Connor, Illinois Federation of Teachers, public schools, U.S. Department of Education, Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, Illinois General Assembly

Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2016
Wikileaks reveals Rahm's Clinton-like custom e-mail domain, and other Chicago news

Also, Black Lives Matters Chicago wants to help pay for Joshua Beal's funeral.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton, Wikileaks, John Podesta, Chicago Police Department, Joshua Beal, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, Chicago Cubs, Dexter Fowler, Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, Election 2016, Tammy Duckworth, Mark Kirk, Susana Mendoza, Leslie Munger

Blogs, Bleader Nov 3, 2016
How Rauner's millions of dollars in campaign contributions are being spent in legislative races, and other Chicago news

Also, 26 Chicago restaurants earned stars in the new Michelin guide.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Bruce Rauner, Illinois General Assembly, Election 2016, Michelin Guide, Alinea, Grace, restaurants, Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald, Chicago Police Department, Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Pubic Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Bill Murray, Chicago Cubs, World Series

Columns & Opinion, Identity & Culture Nov 2, 2016
Video
Political parties need to get with the country’s changing demographics—or get left behind

The real takeaway from the 2016 presidential campaign
- By Derrick Clifton
- Tags: Identity & Culture, News, Hillary Clinton, African Americans, Donald Trump, Democrat, Republican, Democratic Party, Republican Party, election, elections, Election 2016, POTUS, Barack Obama, President Obama, 2008 campaign, 2008 presidential campaign, demographics, people of color, black, Latino, Latinx, Hispanic, Asian, vote, voting, presidential election, white, white people, 1994 crime bill, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 1, 2016
Report: Chicago police are shooting fewer civilians since the Laquan McDonald video release, and other news

Also, a local start-up wants to help Americans make informed decisions on their ballots before they vote.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Laquan McDonald, Chicago Police Department, police brutality, Election 2016, University of Chicago, gun violence, Facebook Live, Gold Coast, Great Chicago Fire, architecture, Three Floyds, Minneapolis, Surly Brewing Co.

Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2016
Mark Kirk loses major endorsements after comment about Tammy Duckworth's Asian heritage, and other Chicago news

Also, paranormal experts pick the most haunted spots in the Chicago area.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Mark Kirk, Tammy Duckworth, Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Senate, Election 2016, Americans for Responsible Solution, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, World Series 2016, O'Hare International Airport, American Airlines, ghosts, Ursula Bielski

Blogs, Bleader Oct 28, 2016
Cook County Jail fights left ten people hospitalized, and other Chicago news

Also, a new tool that matches CPD officers' names and badge numbers with their photos.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Cook County Jail, criminal justice, Chicago Police Department, University of Chicago, police torture, Dean Angelo, Fraternal Order of Police, Lucy Parsons Labs, Second City, Joe Walsh, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Election 2016

Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2016
Police prepare for potential World Series chaos in Wrigleyville, and other Chicago news

Also, notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman is still getting threats 13 years later.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Wrigleyville, Wrigley Field, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Cubs, World Series, City Council, Mark Kirk, Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senate, Election 2016, Susana Mendoza, Leslie Munger, Steve Bartman

Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2016
The last and final ‘Trump Plaza’ sign will be removed, and other Chicago news

Also, hacked WikiLeaks e-mails show that the Clinton campaign weighed attacking Rahm.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, City Council, Trump International Hotel and Tower, Brendan Reilly, Anthony Beale, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Rahm Emanuel, Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Cher, Mel Reynolds, Bruce Rauner, John Kasich, Chicago Cubs

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