Young poets now delivering beautiful words from the makeshift stage. But one speaker did not mince words: “ain’t you tired of genocide in your name?” he asked white protestors. He said protestors now have “our knee” on the neck of white power. “Finish off what you started!”

After three months the Lakefront is open. Gorgeous evening.

So happy to welcome @spjourno from DePaul Journalism Program and @DLWilber83 from Weber State University to the BGA team as six-month interns. This program wouldn't exist w/o david jackson and gary marx. We have always been lucky to have great interns and hope the trend continues! bettergov.org/news/introduci…

Monday afternoon: The Chicago Tribune newsroom, all but emptied by the pandemic, awaits news of its fate as vultures circle.

A big Hooray! for this year's winner of the #Medill medal for courage in journalism - the intrepid Azam Ahmed - and also for the brave The Associated Press team led by Maggie Michael, Lori Hinnant & Renata Brito ... bit.ly/3dRfr7A

Robservations: With no savior in sight, @ChicagoTribune loses investigative reporter David Jackson david jackson: bit.ly/31zOnra

Kim Foxx drops more felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney than her predecessor, Tribune analysis shows chicagotribune.com/investigations…

Is Chicago out of control? Massive looting last night downtown. Do any of our leaders have answers?

Election Day. Vote!

January 15 is my last day at the Tribune. It’s been an amazing run. I’m so grateful to all the wonderful reporters and editors who helped me along the way. I regret not being able to find a buyer for the newspaper but otherwise go out with my head high and my boots on.

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I hope Chicago never forgets Michael Ferro's craven decision to sell his Tribune stock to Alden Global Capital. This man has done unbelievable damage to two major metropolitan newspapers in one city and dozens of others across the country. What a legacy

Maryland hotel exec and Swiss billionaire make fully financed $680 million bid for Tribune Publishing chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bi…

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And Then There Was One: Hedge Fund Is Tribune Publishing’s Remaining Option wbez.org/shows/reset/an…

Chicago’s 2020 unrest: A Tribune investigation documents the scope of the damage and its lingering impact on neighborhoods, businesses chicagotribune.com/investigations…

Oz!

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Chicago violence: “The reality is, our city is safe. I stand by that.” Some areas have "challenges," but not all, she said. Last night's mass shooting happened in a house, not on the street, she said.

What is she talking about???

Indeed. But it also marked the beginning of the end under the boneheaded and greedy ownership of Zell, followed by Ferro and now Alden. The entire city will pay for it.