Sad week in music. We lost Clem Burke and Dave Allen, who would have made one hell of a rhythm section if they’d ever played together. Both Go4 and Blondie changed my life, and I thank them all. R.I.P., gentlemen.

.Chicago Tribune Opinion editorial: More is at stake than one big law firm's future in Jenner & Block's battle against a bullying Trump. Other firms need to join in the fight chicagotribune.com/2025/04/10/edi…

In a rare losing vote, Illinois Democrats weren’t able to pass one of their own bills through the state House of Representatives Thursday. A bill to create more youthful resentencing options was defeated 49-51. This is my story on the bill from Monday. chicagotribune.com/2025/04/07/you…

Great concept! Deftly executed. Current north suburban high school students are gathered to watch "The Breakfast Club." Oh, how things have changed. And some aspects of high school life are forever chicagotribune.com/2025/04/11/thi…

Well, the ESPN shots of Chicago look nice anyway #Bulls

Because Keith Moon was such an understated drummer

Editorial: Judge clears the way for a titanic trial pitting old-school traders against CME Group trib.al/a0ndFwj

.Julia Poe brings the extremely fair heat regarding Chicago Bulls. Every Bulls fan should read this chicagotribune.com/2025/04/18/chi…

Fabulous essay: A Closer Look at Pope Francis’ Favorite Painting - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

$5000 won't even pay for a year of daycare. Read the Chicago Tribune Opinion editorial at bit.ly/42J0qBF Chicago Tribune Donald J. Trump #ElonMusk #birthrates #babies

.Chicago Tribune Opinion editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson's bid to roll the school board to install Cristina Pacione-Zayas as CPS CEO is a power play a la Machine mayors of old chicagotribune.com/2025/05/07/edi…

60 years ago today, Bob Dylan filmed the promo clip for “Subterranean Homesick Blues” outside London’s Savoy Hotel. Cue cards, Ginsberg in the background, and rock’s first great music video—Dylan changed how we watched music before MTV even existed.

Excellent Chicago Tribune piece on the political standing of Mayor Brandon Johnson, two years into his difficult term chicagotribune.com/2025/05/11/may…

Outstanding reporting here on U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson's highly questionable lease with long-time business partner and connected developer Elzie Higginbottom, using taxpayer money chicagotribune.com/2025/05/18/jon…

George Wendt was a beloved Chicago icon. RIP. Read the Chicago Tribune Opinion editorial at bit.ly/43GJmMW Chicago Tribune #ChicagoIL #GeorgeWendt #Cheers

.Chicago Tribune Opinion editorial: Not all the math is in yet, but enough is to know that residential property tax bills in Chicago this fall will be painful chicagotribune.com/2025/05/29/edi…

Powerful Chicago Tribune op-ed by the man who prosecuted Larry Hoover

Illinois lawmakers pass budget with tax hikes on tobacco, gambling — but adjourn without transit, Bears stadium @petrellareports Jeremy Gorner double o addison chicagotribune.com/2025/06/01/dem…

For all the relief about Chicago's lower homicide rate (and it's deserved), some perspective. Murder rates are falling faster in other cities

Provocative Chicago Tribune op-ed by a Zillow exec on how private listings often are bad for many home sellers but invariably good for the agents chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/opi…