Many people in Chicago are reveling in the re-election of our hometown president, but there are other election results that should not fill our city with such pride. Nationally people have questioned how Jesse Jackson, Jr. managed to be re-elected, but our city has a less publicizedĀ embarrassmentĀ in our election results, Cynthia Brim. Every election Chicagoans … Continue reading Chicago Voters Blindly Affirm “Legally Insane” Cynthia Brim, Demonstrating Why Judges Shouldn’t Be on the Ballot
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If we had to move I would need to ask about the Halloween situation in our potential new neighborhoods. After two years on a street that takes Halloween very seriously, I would have a hard time adjusting to a place that counts its trick-or-treaters by the dozens (if that) instead of by the hundreds. The … Continue reading 1,173 Trick-or-Treaters: More of Why I Love My Chicago Neighborhood
"Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I'll tell you a story." --F. Scott Fitzgerald For some creepy pre-Halloween fun in Chicago go to 2601 W Leland on Monday, October 29. (It's near the Rockwell stop on the Brown Line or the Lawrence bus.) Knock on the door on the … Continue reading Ghost Stories and More at “Haunted: A Speakeasy Seance Salon”
In Chicago there are many theatres to choose from, and I'm lucky to have some great ones right in Edgewater (the 48th Ward). If you are near Chicago's Far North Side here are some performances to check out. Chicago Magazine's Fall Culture Guide 2012 includes a list of a list of "ten must-see plays." Of … Continue reading Great Theatre In or Near Edgewater
One side effect of the Chicago Teacher's Union strike has been an upsurge in suburban smugness. "This is why I live in the suburbs." "I guess it's time for you to move to the suburbs, huh?" Similar sentiment often arises in reference to the city's homicide rate, which is definitely something of which I'm aware. … Continue reading List 10: CPS Strike, Homicides and Why I Still Love Chicago
Kim Z. Dale 