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The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Support for health care reform but disgust with the legislation before us is indeed bipartisan.Posted on March 18, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jobs for Zombies and the coming Zombie Apocalypse.Posted on March 17, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
New faces at the city's Department of Aldermen. Plus, newspapers are not the same thing as news.Posted on March 16, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
And that's what the Grateful Dead, LA Ink, the newspaper industry and Toyota have to do with each otherPosted on March 15, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk B Team
Greece, Toyota, Milton Bradley and fat drinkers.Posted on March 13, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Luis Gutierrez may not have done anything illegal, but he certainly did something - several things - wholly unethical.Posted on March 12, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Quinn's budget: Dead On Arrival? More like Dead On Departure.Posted on March 11, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Google's journalism.Posted on March 10, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The city council's Friends & Family Plan. The Harvey Mayor's Me & Me Plan. And, it takes a liar to know one, starring Guess Who.Posted on March 9, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Axelrod under fire. Luis Gutierrez's family plan. And the thieves at NBCChicago.com.Posted on March 8, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Oscar predictions yield some strange and sinister results.Posted on March 6, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lady Liberty Lives!Posted on March 5, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The various ways that Bon Scott, Brian Johnson and Milwaukee rule.Posted on March 4, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Global stupidity, the Sun-Times's short tail and how Daley controls contracts.Posted on March 3, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fast Johnny Cullerton. Slow Jackie Higgins.Posted on March 2, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Vancouver's Olympics go bust. Fast Johnny Cullerton. More parking meter madness. And the EPA's secret chocolate documents finally revealed.Posted on March 1, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Ron Huberman goes green for Chicago.Posted on February 27, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Snow jobs.Posted on February 26, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Kabuki Health Care Theater. Plus, the profiles of discouragement called John Cullerton and Michael Madigan.Posted on February 25, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Pitchforks against Cullerton. Health care nonsense at the Sun-Times. Sting's Tyranny. And Tommy Boy meets Big Z.Posted on February 24, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Helpless, feckless, powerless newsfolk. Plus, E. Duke McNeil, a teen sex urban legend, The Mysteries of Curling, and Psychedelic Velveeta.Posted on February 23, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Refusing to show someone your Super 8 VIP card: Priceless.Posted on February 22, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Who needs the Olympics when we have the massive failure of regional transit to embarrass us?Posted on February 20, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Work Weirdos and Santa Margaritaville.Posted on February 19, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Your dumb, secret government. Your dumb media. Plus, calling Dr. Drew!Posted on February 18, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Our secret senate. Plus, Thurston Moore is a bore and the Goldwater Institute takes on the Cubs.Posted on February 17, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Tribune vs. Toyota. Toyota vs. Obama.Posted on February 16, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Burkes do it again. Jason the Plummer. The prison chief's past.Posted on February 15, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Years later, Blago is still making your money work for him.Posted on February 13, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley's re-election bid on? More Madigan malarkey. And a must-see plea to save the newspaper.Posted on February 12, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lite guv sophistry. Bill Kurtis Blows. Jack Higgins Sucks.Posted on February 11, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The ground shook.Posted on February 10, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sliming Cohen; deferring to Madigan.Posted on February 9, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Scott Lee Cohen saga exposes the rank hypocrisy of our media and political elites.Posted on February 8, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
We'd rather be waterboarded than sit through another Doomsday season.Posted on February 6, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Green Line Panhandler, Daley's World, Alexi's Dream and Capone.Posted on February 5, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Broadway broadsides and the Pat Bush administration.Posted on February 4, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Depressing the voters.Posted on February 3, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ballot bollocks and the Carothers case.Posted on February 2, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
Quinn on wrong side of history. Plus, Fast Eddie, Fast Nick and TV News 101.Posted on February 1, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The pageantry of the Pro Bowl can't mask the unmistakable gloom of Super Bore Sunday.Posted on January 30, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Quinn's race card. Statues of limitation. Alexi's evasions.Posted on January 29, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Pat Quinn, money launderer. Plus, the John Kerry presidency.Posted on January 28, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
Pat Quinn, master banker.Posted on January 27, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
Pat Quinn is a classless schmuck.Posted on January 26, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
Arrogance and ignorance starring Bernie Lincicome, Monique Davis, Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn, Michael Scott and Rufus Williams, Plus, Ironside and the Scorpions.Posted on January 25, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
Todd Stroger announces plans to fire 90% of the voting public.Posted on January 23, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
The most devastating political ad I've ever seen. Plus, the foibles of Daley's many cronies.Posted on January 22, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
The Madigan Rules.Posted on January 21, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
The Massachusetts Miracle. Plus, Quinn vs. Hynes.Posted on January 20, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
Terry O'Brien sucks. So does Illinois' stimulus. Daley's un-worldview. AT&T's hooks. And the Girls on the Wall.Posted on January 19, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
Exporting Chicago's failed schools turnaround to the rest of the nation. Plus, Gov. Fester.Posted on January 18, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
Just remember, Doomsday's dealing with the same delays you are.Posted on January 16, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
Mark Grace's balls. Pat Quinn's delusions. Richard Daley's hypocrisy. Jersey Shore comes to Chicago. Popeye's. Susan Boyle (SuBo).Posted on January 15, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
The state of the state is stupid.Posted on January 14, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
The brothers Burke. The monster Madigan. And a Beachwood mind meld.Posted on January 13, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
Racist crocodile tears. McGwire's expediency. David Hoffman's connection. Kirk Dillard's dopiness. And Rahm, Richie and Metallica.Posted on January 12, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
The China Syndrome. Plus, more Stroger madness, the mayor's major mental malfunctions and a very special Neko Case.Posted on January 11, 2010
The Weekend Desk Report
Football dominates the Weekend Desk and the nation's economic recovery.Posted on January 9, 2010
The [Friday] Papers
The Hawk and the Preacher. Plus, Robbie Fulks now.Posted on January 8, 2010
The [Thursday] Papers
A lover scorned makes for phenomenal blogging. Plus, Stroger's latest bumble and a Beachwood bow to Andre Dawson.Posted on January 7, 2010
The [Wednesday] Papers
The cost of the Henry Louis Gates distraction.Posted on January 6, 2010
The [Tuesday] Papers
Apprentice Blago. Phony Quinn. More bad people killing our diners.Posted on January 5, 2010
The [Monday] Papers
Mix tapes of the decade, Bears madness, McPier gouging, police metrics and Cutler crap.Posted on January 4, 2010
The [New Year's] Papers
Stay funny, my friends.Posted on December 31, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Cancer, cops, martians and Martin.Posted on December 30, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Andy Martin teams up with Neil Steinberg. Plus, The Roland Burris Show and how 'bout those Bears.Posted on December 29, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Tommy James, Porky's, outwitting Facebook, checkbook journalism and Vic Chesnutt.Posted on December 28, 2009
The [Christmas] Papers
A Beachwood Christmas.Posted on December 24, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Being Dorothy Brown and a Twisted Christmas.Posted on December 23, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Santa's got the swine. So does NBC and TribCo. Plus, the county candidates have their say.Posted on December 22, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
NBC buried stories about Randy Michaels and Michael Scott.Posted on December 21, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Time to look at the stories that might catch our roving eye in 2010.Posted on December 19, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Daley puts his foot down - on someone's head. Plus, the Detroit Cobras.Posted on December 18, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Emil Jones back in action. World's worst best legislator. Michael Scott's shady business affairs. And what was really on Blago's stolen computers.Posted on December 17, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Of horse mullets and firing squads.Posted on December 16, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Danny Solis is today's Worst Person In Chicago. Plus, Kobe Bryant, Lovie Smith and the Flaming Lips.Posted on December 15, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Piss, vinegar and chili.Posted on December 14, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Reports from Beachwood desks far and wide.Posted on December 12, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Frozen facts.Posted on December 11, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Twits of the Week. Google Labs. Abe Lincoln vs. Rich Miller. About Alexi.Posted on December 10, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Rod the Jester. The Terry O'Brien Show. Morrissey's move. And plenty of Daley.Posted on December 9, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Daley's property relief scam. The Redwood Lounge. Durbin To Bloggers: Drop Dead. And ComEd's coming after you.Posted on December 8, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Abu Dhabi is writing your parking tickets. Daley sees no evil. The Desiree Rogers Show. Dog The Bounty Hunter and Jon Stewart.Posted on December 7, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Sure, it's the same old troop-surge strategy. But it sounds so much more freakin' awesome now.Posted on December 5, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Roland Hedley. Desiree Rogers. Mister Ed.Posted on December 4, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Life is too boring and complicated for newspaper editors. Plus, Pat Quinn as Todd Stroger. The Wilco loft. Ron Artest is Nuts. And the Trib's shock jock CEO.Posted on December 3, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
A lot of old Russian generals are having a big laugh today.Posted on December 2, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Fighting the last war. Our right to know about Tiger Woods. Inside Barbara's Bookstore. The Jesus Lizard. The CTA Holiday Train. No Charlie Weis.Posted on December 1, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Our mayor is a serial liar.Posted on November 30, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Black Saturday.Posted on November 28, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Long live rock - be it dead or alive. Plus, the intervention brothers and the great chicken wing shortage.Posted on November 27, 2009
The [Thanksgiving] Papers
Turkey Day's Turkey of the Day.Posted on November 26, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Terror cells. Travel ethics. Mr. Ed. Grilled Cheese. Angelina Jolie. Daley's big Oprah joke. Saving Jay Cutler. And hamster hell.Posted on November 25, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Signs of the times.Posted on November 24, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Pearls before swine.Posted on November 23, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Why Land of the Lost beats the hell out of your morning commutePosted on November 21, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Misery.Posted on November 18, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
The flu comes to Beachwood HQ.Posted on November 16, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Is CBS poised to pull off the most brazen cross-promotional coup in Super Bowl history?Posted on November 14, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
City lawyer says corruption no longer exists. Jim Ryan in denial. Jay Cutler intercepted. And Lovie Smith's next job.Posted on November 13, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Nano mania in Skokie. McGovern for President. Bike baloney. Hangovers. And Mr. Stinky.Posted on November 12, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Optimizing for Daley.Posted on November 11, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Independent police authorities, magnet schools, and Danny Davis.Posted on November 10, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
The Bears' worst brings out sportswriters' best.Posted on November 9, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
The 10.2% solution.Posted on November 7, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
11-digit dialing on a digital world. Plus, CPS breakfasts and a Beachwood celebration.Posted on November 6, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
The Beachwood is a winner.Posted on November 5, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Air Daley. The Stimulus Sham. Return of the Living Hack. The New Block 37.Posted on November 4, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
MSM Madness! Plus, Jesus, Jay Cutler and drunkards.Posted on November 3, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Jay Cutler, Mark McGwire, Dick Cheney, Cheap Trick, Marvin Gaye, Mike Flannery, the MacArthur Foundation and heads exploding.Posted on November 2, 2009
The [Halloween] Desk Report
The objective is clear: win every Halloween party you attend.Posted on October 31, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
The silver bullet to all our problems - and it's not alcohol.Posted on October 30, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Apparently there's no success like failure in Chicago's media world.Posted on October 29, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Make no mistake: These property tax bills belong to Daley.Posted on October 28, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
The Oh For Godsakes! Files.Posted on October 27, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Paring the city payroll is not the answer. Neither is Lovie Smith or wallyball.Posted on October 26, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Gone drinkin'.Posted on October 24, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Zombie journalists and melba toast packin'.Posted on October 23, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Save Ooga Booga.Posted on October 22, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
The dominos fall on Blago. Plus, Herman Munster.Posted on October 21, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Wilco, Bugs Bunny, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Tom Tresser and the crappy Big Ten.Posted on October 20, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
CeaseFire: The new DARE. Plus, Ofman and Coffman on the Bears. And the shadow governments revealed by clout lists.Posted on October 19, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
The dominoes keep falling from Obama's shocking Nobel Prize win.Posted on October 17, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
More clout lists in Nerf America.Posted on October 16, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Plotting Michael Madigan's departure.Posted on October 15, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Before Fenger, there was Collins, Plus, Google's Chicago HQ.Posted on October 14, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Dylan's awesome Christmas. Separating church from state. Fighting viilains.Posted on October 13, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Kyle Orton, Joel Qunneville, Richard M. Daley, Todd Stroger, Danny Davis, and how one of our writers became a security guard.Posted on October 12, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
A Nobel nomination written in crayon.Posted on October 10, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Worst Nobel Ever. Journalism for Dummies. Ethics for Dummies. Dummies.Posted on October 9, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Stella's solution. Stimulus hijinks. Another Daley schlub.Posted on October 8, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Youth violence is not a disease, despite what the media tells you.Posted on October 7, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
The Cubs' comfort zone and the Silly Olympics.Posted on October 6, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
The bid is over but the games go on.Posted on October 5, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Pele trumps Oprah.Posted on October 3, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
You're either for the Billy Decs (and Eric Zorns and John Williamses and Valerie Jarretts) of the world or you're against them.Posted on October 2, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
If Chicago gets the Olympics, do the terrorists win?Posted on October 1, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Michelle Obama says she'll tell the IOC how Chicago works. If only!Posted on September 30, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
TV station: Olympic reporter has right to be proud!Posted on September 29, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
I don't have a Ph.D in Economics like our major columnists apparently do, but I do have something they don't: A familiarity with the data.Posted on September 28, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Things aren't looking good for the world's foremost celebrity dictatorship troika.Posted on September 26, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Olympic projections blown out of the water.Posted on September 25, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
The Magic Olympics: Is there nothing they can't do? Plus, schoolkids ask the mayor to stop lying.Posted on September 24, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Does that Olympic insurance cover journalistic malpractice?Posted on September 23, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Olympic insurance inanity. Red light revenge. The Milton Bradley files. Jordan, Blago, Swayze. And Betty Loren-Maltese's double agents are back.Posted on September 22, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
The local media have covered Chicago's Olympic bid in reverse.Posted on September 21, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Rajoelina is on the move again.Posted on September 19, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Patti Blago. alien. The mystery of Obama's Olympics. Toast-Terror. And Fake Plastic Dirt.Posted on September 18, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
What Jimmy Kimmel should have said to Blago. Plus, the Daley White House. And, Swine Clout.Posted on September 17, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Weasels and cockroaches.Posted on September 16, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Beachwood business and the Future of Newspapers.Posted on September 15, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Pension follies and horse hockey.Posted on September 14, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Our definitive guide to Kickoff '09.Posted on September 12, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Beer is good, beer is wise. A Beachwood special.Posted on September 11, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
The city council isn't the only rubber stamp in this town.Posted on September 10, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Olympic madness strikes Mark Brown. Efforts to cure with facts underway.Posted on September 9, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Sun-Times columnists don't do their homework.Posted on September 8, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
We first became aware of the loss of essence, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.Posted on September 5, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Oprah's non-event. Billy Dec pounds sushi, Olympics. Deborah Sims is stupid. Sam Zell lives. And Quinn's trustees.Posted on September 4, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Lori Healey faced. Paper Tigers. The Oprah Effect. Dan Hynes 2.0. And meet Dr. Dude.Posted on September 3, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Need to pipe in some PR to the Sun-Times? There are apps for that. Plus, continuing Olympic media ignorance.Posted on September 2, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Anne Kavanagh aids and abets. Multiple Olympic recipes for disaster. Rickey Hendon U. And horses, geeks and weirdos on a channel near you.Posted on September 1, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Betty Loren-Maltese's chauffeur. Neil Steinberg's cultural illiteracy. Barrington's chocolate milk. And the domination of Beachwood Sports.Posted on August 31, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Apps and robbers.Posted on August 29, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Olympic illiteracy. The Fawell Affair. Governor Gumby. Patrick Kane regrets. Moonshine Willy. And bear-watching.Posted on August 28, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Milton Bradley, David Hoffman, ramen and mannequins.Posted on August 27, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
The despicable Richard M. Daley. Plus, the teenage face of the CPS scandal.Posted on August 26, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Whitney Young: Clout Central. Plus, Zorn's with Hynes and more Olympic lies.Posted on August 25, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Death panels, Blago's dirty air, Daschle's a douchebag, Olympic bid fading and a bulging sports section.Posted on August 24, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Tori Amos, Valerie Harper and Lisa Madigan together again. Plus, the Ricketts quandary.Posted on August 22, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Health care debate: bullshit meets bullshit. Plus, Pat Quinn Radio and the Bottle Rockets.Posted on August 21, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Kickin' it with Billy Dec, Sheryl Crow, Patrick Kane, Richard Roeper, Chris Kennedy, Pat Quinn, Rick Bayless and Melissa Bean.Posted on August 20, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Billy Dec is a dick. Plus, the Trib's new editorial cartoonist. And, an ultimatum for the Trib's edit page.Posted on August 19, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Durbin did it too. Plus, how to report on stupid people.Posted on August 18, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
The CPS clout scandal goes back at least 20 years. Plus, Happy Freakin' Furlough Day!Posted on August 17, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
The world wakes to the terror of Rajoelina.Posted on August 15, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Kicking Zell to the curb. Obama discovers bribery. Les Paul leaves us better than he found us.Posted on August 14, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Further lessons in defining change down.Posted on August 13, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Baby Boomer editors and their anniversary math.Posted on August 12, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Tulsa rocks!Posted on August 11, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Lollapalooza review, Penthouse TV, Carlos Zambrano's diaper.Posted on August 10, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Britney Spears and Jody Weis, together again.Posted on August 8, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Michael Scott, the mayor's man. Plus, an homage to The Breakfast Club.Posted on August 7, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Today's best.Posted on August 6, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Taco Bell, Walmart, Wicker Park, Arne Duncan, Carrotmob, prosecutors acting badly, and a University of Illinois trustee (D-Chicago) who plainly doesn't get it.Posted on August 5, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Cash for Clunkers. Walmart for Weasels.Posted on August 4, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Mysterious crime stats. The other side of the Peavy trade. Duncan's Dunkirk. A Blair Hull sighting. Port Blago.Posted on August 3, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
We put our asses on the line for this one. Literally.Posted on August 1, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Beer summit bullshit. Ab Mikva's challenge. Urlacher vs. Cutler. Schmich vs. common sense. Budget baloney.Posted on July 31, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Obama's beer summit - and his health care cave-in.Posted on July 30, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Dear Obama: Chicagoans break. Plus, Tony Cole, Richard M. Daley, Ted Lilly, and Earth, Wind & Fire.Posted on July 29, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Clout U lacking party skills. Plus, church not separated by state; Blago's book; Daley's new tool; and Yellow Brick Wrigley.Posted on July 28, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Mark Buehrle, Frank McCourt, Arlo Guthrie, Blago's book, The Baffler and ComEd.Posted on July 27, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Obama acted stupidly. Plus, the best texts from last night.Posted on July 25, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Drugs, gambling, Neko Case, Grand Ole Opry, trash-talkin' Olympic president.Posted on July 24, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Pot, Daley, Ligue, Boeing, Parque, Stella, McCourt, clout run amok, Notre Dame, red lights and banking gone wild.Posted on July 23, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
The Daley Show resumes. Plus, Kennedy, Cicero, Hancock and Sunstein.Posted on July 22, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
The real enemy of health care reform.Posted on July 21, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Cink blows it. Sachs blows it. Obama blows it. The CTA blows it. The Hawks blow it. The Sox will blow it. Pitchfork rules.Posted on July 20, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
We're not stupid like Cubs fans. We know the economy's [bleep].Posted on July 18, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Pitchfork's greatest hits. Obama loses his cool. And librarians meet in Chicago to shelve books and fuck like wild rabbits.Posted on July 17, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Andy Shaw's BGA. Willis's Tower. King Quinn. Roeper is the man. Damon is the informant. Porch collapses. Jesus Lizard and Ed Burke live.Posted on July 16, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Video poker, tattoos and Tom Tunney. What a night!Posted on July 15, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
The South Side may be the worst place in Illinois to be buried. Plus, red-light mania and behind the decline of investigative journalism.Posted on July 14, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Cubs grub, Whoopi's ship, red light running and data storage in Chicago.Posted on July 13, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Funeral duty for pop stars, pop icons, pop presidents, a popped economy, and a pop logo.Posted on July 11, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Daley's out of ideas. But we're not. Plus, The Chicago Coincidence. Exene Cervenka. The Non-Mystery of Milton Bradley. Soriano and Sosa. More Olympic lies. And guest Beachwood bartending.Posted on July 10, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Connecting the dots between Jon Burge and the University of Illinois's law school.Posted on July 9, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Madigan staying put.Posted on July 8, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
A law school with a broken ethical compass.Posted on July 7, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Access remains overrated. Plus, the blogosphere reports far more Taste of Chicago violence than official outlets.Posted on July 6, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Just how free are we?Posted on July 4, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
The Wisconsin boondoggle of Public Enemies. Still more parking meter madness. Still more U of I clout madness. And ATM fee revenge.Posted on July 3, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Karl Malden. The Wesley Willis ledge. Public Enemies. And the amazing Stella Foster.Posted on July 2, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
The truth about Arne Duncan and Chicago school reform. Plus, flying drumsticks in Wrigleyville.Posted on July 1, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Stella Foster: Bad, Dangerous and Off The Wall.Posted on June 30, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Billy Mays. The moonwalk. The Milton Bradley leak. CPS turnover. Release from dreams.Posted on June 29, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Well, at least we're not living in Iran, Zimbabwe, or Detroit.Posted on June 27, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Off The Wall vs. Thriller.Posted on June 26, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Re-enacting the news.Posted on June 25, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Abbate outrage is overblown while the real outrage is virtually ignored.Posted on June 24, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Milkshakes and square dancing.Posted on June 23, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
UNO the new HDO? Nonsense from Rick Morrissey and Chris Lauzen. Lauren Conrad and Lisa Madigan.Posted on June 22, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
An unprecedented number of cheap and easy jokes flood the Change market.Posted on June 20, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Hard-won Olympic truths. And ribs.Posted on June 19, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
What did the mayor just do? That depends on who - and how - you read.Posted on June 18, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
What Sammy Sosa, Richard M. Daley, a Chicago-based hedge fund director, Jeremiah Wright, the cops of '68 and Karl Rove have in common.Posted on June 17, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Daley conspiracy theory - with photographic evidence!Posted on June 16, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Twinkies, Cubs, Roger Corman, the Baldwins, Daley's escape, rape kits and echo chambers.Posted on June 15, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Guess what? Turns out your dog doesn't have a guilty face. Science just proved it.Posted on June 13, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Daley knew. So did B. Joseph White.Posted on June 12, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Opinion writing.Posted on June 11, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Richie Daley cries us a river.Posted on June 10, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Free the lakeshore. Al Capone slept here. Money changes everything, including justice.Posted on June 9, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
The taxpayer-subsidized new owner of the Sears Tower wants you to call it The Big Willie. Seriously.Posted on June 8, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
It's fantasy corruption league time again.Posted on June 6, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
The Beachwood kicks ass.Posted on June 5, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Koko Taylor, Wrigley Field, and what's wrong with the Democrats.Posted on June 4, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Parking meter money madness.Posted on June 3, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
The University of Illinois will form a task force to study its clout list. Seriously.Posted on June 2, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Springfield, Sotomayor, and The Salad Bar Series.Posted on June 1, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Kim Jong Il won't rest until he vanquishes that adorable little Hollie Steel.Posted on May 30, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Subversive beer cans. U of I clout list. Indicting Ike. The politics of pot.Posted on May 29, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Another alderman biting the dust? Plus, the fiction of Roland Burris.Posted on May 28, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Ideology is inherently intellectually dishonest. Plus, Jim Hendry's evil ways and Today's Worst Person in Illinois.Posted on May 27, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Illinois politics? There's an app for that. Plus, pot, slumpbusting, Ed Burke, Roland Burris, and Jay Bennett's "Pieholden Suite."Posted on May 26, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
We warned you about long-delayed sequels, but did you listen?Posted on May 23, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Video poker, pot and Giggity Google,Posted on May 22, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Gamble and drink, please! Plus, Meter Mofos, Kiddieland, and The Rod & Patti Show.Posted on May 21, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Great Moments In Cook County Board History. Plus, graffiti, tsunamis, newspaper whiners, crashing condos, Mach 6 and the Carbon Cruiser.Posted on May 20, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Jerry Springer and Chicago's Worst Cop.Posted on May 19, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Blackhawks, parking meters, Madigan Electric, Musket Man, ChicagoMachine.com, and the vintage drum show.Posted on May 18, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Detroit is a bone-thin city strapped to the bloated carcass of a dead industry.Posted on May 16, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Bucky, the Cubs, the Dead and the Beachwood.Posted on May 15, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Being Bucky Badger. White Collar Whiteout. TIF Spliff. Cable Fable. Millennium Spark. City Council Crumbs. Olympic Backhand. And Tweeting Billy Corgan.Posted on May 14, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
The Inaccessible CTA. Todd and Tribune's tax troubles. Twitter flitter. The legendary Zodak Yonan. And who is Chris Kennedy?Posted on May 13, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Miss Illinois and Playboy. Supreme Court picks. An Olympic proposition. Obama's Ethics. Stroger's vote-counting. And Burris's learning curve.Posted on May 12, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Cinco De Porno. Anne Burke. Coffee Wars. Lewis Bizarre. Ray LaHood. Todd Stroger. Alan Keyes. Not Another Detroit. And A Murder of Tulips.Posted on May 11, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Chicago 2060: marathon lawyering, synchronized ticketing, and second-generation fame-whoring.Posted on May 9, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
John Doe, Elizabeth Edwards, Tony Peraica, Willie Nelson, and Today's Worst Person In Chicago.Posted on May 8, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Eulogies to Leon Despres are nice, but where has everybody been? Plus, honey-laundering and broken elevator inspections.Posted on May 7, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Torture, Paul Blart, Crestwood, pedophiles. yo-yo kings, Wilco, Devin Hester, and a Beachwood secret.Posted on May 6, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Save the Kid Cop! Plus, Alexi's car; Durbin's nutty Supreme Court idea; Arne Duncan's hypocrisy; Chicago Fatigue; and the Fire are en fuego.Posted on May 5, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Daley's secret government.Posted on May 4, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
The Hamdemic may be fading, but at least one rogue is still on the rise.Posted on May 2, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Beachwood Derby Betting Guide. Blago's Rape Kits. Muscle Cars. Krusty Brockman. And The Detroit Cobras.Posted on May 1, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Swine flu flotsam. Media hysteria about Twitter. Playboy, bunnies, brothels and Blago. And fightin' words.Posted on April 30, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Advice to unemployed journalists, the mayor, Whole Foods, Democrats, Firebird fans and fantasy baseballers. Plus, rappin' Vince Shlomo and Killing The Spilotros.Posted on April 29, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Mourning the Trans Am, the Firebird and the GTO. Plus, the Tony Cole saga gets worse; Bea Arthur is dead; AOL is hiring journalists; Meet The Spilotros; Slouching Toward Indy; and our version of reform.Posted on April 28, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Twit of the Week: Neil Steinberg. But he's not alone.Posted on April 27, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Tokyo's shocking anti-bird stance and the hidden benefits of patriarchal oppression.Posted on April 25, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Stick-ups on the CTA, Miss California, Tribune morale, Bill Daley, EbertFest, and Ha Ha Tonka.Posted on April 24, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Pete Wentz, the Olympics, Rahm vs. Quigley.Posted on April 23, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
McRib, David Simon, Blago, garbage cart fraud, and feminist waves.Posted on April 22, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Todd Stroger reaches new lows. So do the Pulitzers. Plus, our brand of anti-journalism.Posted on April 21, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
How and why the media endlessly repeats myths instead of reporting their falsity. Plus, a good time to be a Chicago sports fan. And Crestwood's criminal water contamination.Posted on April 20, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Torture at home and abroad. Plus, Todd Stroger, the woman-hating busboy, and your money.Posted on April 18, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Beat realignment, Steve Albini and party planning.Posted on April 17, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Why you shouldn't live in Edison Park. Plus, Sam Zell, Todd Stroger, Jay Levine, Pimp King Daddy, Blago's legal reality, Nelson Muntz, and Joe Cari.Posted on April 16, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Puncturing Duncan Fever. Plus, sexting, Neko Case, Mayor Muntz, and the Beachwood throws a party.Posted on April 15, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Links serve citizens.Posted on April 14, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks, the future of Chicago media, Arne Duncan Fever, Jesse Junior G-Man, Marilyn Katz, the Olympic Shuffle, Amy Sedars, Dennis Hastert, Quigley, the Dead, Desiree Rogers and the new Apple store.Posted on April 13, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Six-Party Flops and TB-Jeebies, y'all.Posted on April 11, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
AP equals Absolute Pinheads. ESPNChicago.com set to debut. Lew Lazare's Olympic bullshit. Top Ten Jays In Sports. And Caraoke at the Chicago Auto Show.Posted on April 10, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Unmasking The Parking Ticket Geek. Hating on Comcast. Daley on corruption. Zell refuses comment. The IOC moves on.Posted on April 9, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Chicago Bid "Strong" Just Like Others. Airport wars. Daley's mental health.Posted on April 8, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Newspapers act as if they don't exploit other people's work for revenue. Oprah, anyone? Plus, Opening Day in four short videos. Richard Roeper's last 20 tweets. Nelson Algren's last night in Chicago. Sex, politics and Bloodshot Records. And how Obama will seal the Olympic deal.Posted on April 7, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Algren's elbows. Axelrod's millions. Hendon's hijinks. Olympiconomics.Posted on April 6, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
Vin Diesel applies for full NATO membership.Posted on April 4, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
Blago, Patti, Tony, Greta, Twit of the Week, and new Wilco.Posted on April 3, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
Welcome IOC. Let me tell you how stupid our newspapers are.Posted on April 2, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Chicago's junk in a box.Posted on April 1, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
Newspapers drown in debt and stupidity as assets flee to the Web. Beachwood investigative news. Plus, I'm a moron.Posted on March 31, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
Hosting matters. All hands on deck. Izzo F'Shizzo. And where journalists can get hired.Posted on March 30, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The ShamWow economy is overrun by the bracket economy.Posted on March 28, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Huberman gives Daley's game away. Plus, Calabrese, Stroger, and Corgan.Posted on March 27, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Kids left in prison to rot. The Daley Way. Peoples Gas Journal update. And Wanny in the Sweet 16.Posted on March 26, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Daley Show wears thin. Plus, the school board's slush fund. And, Jeff Ruby's Capital Song.Posted on March 25, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why is everyone picking on Al Sanchez? Because he's guilty.Posted on March 24, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Olympics, casinos, trains and fire.Posted on March 23, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The fate of our post-industrial economy lies in Tyler Hansbrough's sweaty palms.Posted on March 21, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Meter madness. Pot. Big Mac Snack Wraps. Taxes, Olympics and AIG.Posted on March 20, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Unlike, say, Oprah's puppy dying, the Sanchez trial has been grossly underplayed. Plus, writing unknowingly about the Olympics, the mayor, and the police chief.Posted on March 19, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
CPS students killed; others don't count. Plus, the snitch line and David Schwimmer.Posted on March 18, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
From the Sweet 16 to the Great Pumpkin.Posted on March 17, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
CPS has nothing to do with kids being killed. Plus, Quinn's tax plan. And the pundits on Sears Tower, Jim Cramer, dashboard video, St. Patrick's drunkenness, the Sanchez trial and the rock 'n' roll highway.Posted on March 16, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk B Team
Welcoming our new ant overlords.Posted on March 14, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
What TwitterGrade has to do with Jon Stewart and the media's performance on the Iraq War.Posted on March 13, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Earmarks, Twitter, Roeper, Attitude, and Brown's Chicken.Posted on March 12, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who would have thought Desmond Tutu was such a putz? Plus, the mayor's lies well eclipse those of Roland Burris. And, hope for online ads.Posted on March 11, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Richard Roeper is craaaaaaazy, dude! Plus, fuck you, Gary Sinise.Posted on March 10, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
And Silicon Valley shall lead them. Plus, Yelp sucks. And, Waco Beachland.Posted on March 9, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
If you don't like this column, just hit the Reset button.Posted on March 7, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
lethalPosted on March 6, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mumbletypeg.Posted on March 5, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Kid cop, kid congressman, kid mayor.Posted on March 4, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who should win the 5th - and who will.Posted on March 3, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dancing Queen, Getting Pregnant, Online Betting, Pickle Hats.Posted on March 2, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
March Badness is almost upon us.Posted on February 28, 2009
The [Eric Zorn] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Taking Zorn down.Posted on February 26, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
New content models are the new business models.Posted on February 26, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
Daley plays dumb. Durbin wusses out. Burris lies again.Posted on February 25, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Reporters puzzled by links. News at 11.Posted on February 24, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mainstream media discovers the Internet. News at 11.Posted on February 23, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
As the trade deadline looms, Human Rights are totally getting shafted in favor of the bottom line.Posted on February 21, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hard to believe, but even more problems for Roland Burris.Posted on February 20, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It gets worse for Roland Burris and stupider for the Sun-Times. Plus, Kass beats Zorn again. Stella beats all. And we reveal The Real Roland.Posted on February 19, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is Roland running out of gas?Posted on February 18, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Roland, Roland, Roland.Posted on February 17, 2009
The [Presidents' Day] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Roland Burris Show is back in town.Posted on February 16, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report: SPECIAL BURRIS EDITION
By Steve Rhodes
Your laser-rocket financial stimulus check should be in the mail soon.Posted on February 15, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Olympic fables. Parking meter fables. Stimulus fables. Michelle Obama's heartless hospital program. Uncovering the Fifth. And Bruce Springsteen's Valentine's Day.Posted on February 13, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago cooks up a deal. Stimulus madness. And more!Posted on February 12, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Wanna link to the Trib? You need their permission! Plus, Daley caught in a lie - again.Posted on February 11, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Phony bipartisan stimulus.Posted on February 10, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib botches its Olympic poll.Posted on February 9, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Deja Huberman.Posted on February 7, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley vs. Daley. The secret stimulus list. More class cluelessness at the Trib. And The Beachwood Help Wanted Desk.Posted on February 6, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Holy Name, Stiltgirl! Plus, freedom smothered in its Chicago crib. Meter madness. Park Politics. And CPS vagabonds.Posted on February 5, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why we can't wait til Halloween. Plus, Blago's co-enablers Obama and Daley.Posted on February 4, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Joey the Clown lied. So did Obama. Plus, the new Chicago lineup on Letterman!Posted on February 3, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Super Bowl madness on the way.Posted on February 2, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Rod runs out of horses to rustle and Ron saddles up his magical pony.Posted on January 31, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Illinois returns to normalcy: sleaze that works.Posted on January 30, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Kid cop, boy governor.Posted on January 29, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The kid cop rules.Posted on January 28, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Live-blogging Blago.Posted on January 27, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
As Blago Turns.Posted on January 26, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
It's Super Bore Sunday. As depressing as Super Bowl Sunday, but without the football.Posted on January 24, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Rod's balls. Obama's balls. Playboy's balls. Yo Yo Ma's balls. Daley's balls. And a great train story.Posted on January 23, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Tabloid wars. Patti Blago fired. Oprah wrong again. Stroger & Geithner. Daley & Obama. An (allegedly) drunk alderman and a drunk with power (and legal fees) governor.Posted on January 22, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How the pundits got Obama's speech wrong.Posted on January 21, 2009
The [Inauguration Day] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dreams and moon rovers.Posted on January 20, 2009
The [MLK Day] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The greatest American of all-time?Posted on January 19, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
We quit.Posted on January 17, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Democrats try hard not to look like the cold bastards that they are, while Republicans don't care if they look like cold bastards.Posted on January 16, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Deb Mell and Roland Burris deserve each other. Plus, Timothy Geithner and Roni Lynn Deutch.Posted on January 15, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A real meeting of the minds when Roland Burris visits the Chicago City Council.Posted on January 14, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Everyone in the Roland Burris saga is wrong.Posted on January 13, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago, Durbin, Ferdy, Leo Burnett, Blackhawks, J.J. Tindall and parking meters.Posted on January 12, 2009
The Weekend Desk Report
By Steve Rhodes
The Weekend Desk is snowed under.Posted on January 10, 2009
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Roland Burris is the prohibitive favorite for 2010.Posted on January 9, 2009
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley screws a homeless shelter; so does Patti B. Plus, the state of impeachment and the best Burris commentary anywhere.Posted on January 8, 2009
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Roland rolls 'em.Posted on January 7, 2009
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mystery Burris Theater.Posted on January 6, 2009
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Roland, Roland, Roland.Posted on January 5, 2009
The [Winter Classic] Papers
By Natasha Julius
Our seats were behind the third-base goal. How funny does that sound?Posted on January 2, 2009
The [New Year's Eve] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Rod and Roland Show.Posted on December 31, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
One hundred seasons in the sun, twelve days of Cubness, ten things hospital CEOs won't tell you, one bad governor, and zero wins in Detroit.Posted on December 30, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bears, cookies, derailments, Adrian Holovaty, pot, earmarks, emergencies, nails and a visitor from another planet.Posted on December 29, 2008
The [Christmas] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fitzmas, Springsteen, Beauty, Russo, Bluhm, The Titan Peeler, Da Bears, Bob Reed, Jennifer Aniston, Maxwell Street Misdeed, Surviving Dan Ryan, City Hall Flashmob, LaHood, Chia, Our Savior.Posted on December 24, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Going metal on Axelrod.Posted on December 23, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Santa Clout is in the house.Posted on December 22, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The economy hangs on by a . . . oops!Posted on December 20, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mixing politics with bingo and tits.Posted on December 19, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago digs in. It's gonna be a long winter.Posted on December 18, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blagogate continues to deliver.Posted on December 17, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's a Blago, Blago, Blago world.Posted on December 16, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The circus rolls on.Posted on December 15, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Steve Rhodes
Weekend at Blago's.Posted on December 13, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's a Blago, Blago World.Posted on December 12, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Blago compendium. Again.Posted on December 11, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Blago compendium.Posted on December 10, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago arrested. Alleged to be an idiot.Posted on December 9, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It looks like we're the center of the world after all.Posted on December 8, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Big Three horsemen ride on the Hill, possibly on Ron Huberman's magical pony.Posted on December 6, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Goodnight, Blago. Parking meter madness. Shower Boy. Burge Buckshot.Posted on December 5, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama punts. Meter madness. Odetta.Posted on December 4, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Permutations of commutations, and parking meter madness.Posted on December 3, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dick Durbin's bumbling logic.Posted on December 2, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lovie's Folly, God, rock and roll, gluttony, home for the holidays, the Turkey Bowl, the Lone Daley Dissenter, Turkey Jell-O, the Turkey Shoot, The Thanksgiving Papers, and The Five Dumbest Ideas of the Week.Posted on December 1, 2008
The [Thanksgiving Weekend] Papers
By The Beachwood Black Saturday Affairs Desk
God, rock and roll, gluttony, home for the holidays, the Turkey Bowl, the Lone Daley Dissenter, Turkey Jell-O, the Turkey Shoot, The Thanksgiving Papers, and The Five Dumbest Ideas of the Week.Posted on November 29, 2008
The [Black Friday] Papers
By The Beachwood Black Friday Affairs Desk
God, rock and roll, gluttony, home for the holidays, the Turkey Bowl, the Lone Daley Dissenter, Turkey Jell-O, the Turkey Shoot, The Thanksgiving Papers, and The Five Dumbest Ideas of the Week.Posted on November 28, 2008
The [Thanksgiving] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Timeless Beachwood Classics.Posted on November 26, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Billy Corgan is tiresome and unoriginal. The Obama administration is rich in irony. And bully-proofing seems to work.Posted on November 25, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Rams are just who we thought they were. So are the Bears. Plus, GM, Google, McDonald's, Subway, Pace, the CPD, and David Lynch.Posted on November 24, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Hollow Gestures and Too Little Too Late. Plus, Blago's hair.Posted on November 22, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The wrong week to open a new runway, and budget aldermania.Posted on November 21, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's mess at O'Hare. Bullyproofing. Mariotti's right. And Derrick Rose.Posted on November 20, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The man who brought Old Style to Chicago is dead. We thank him.Posted on November 19, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Automakers and your hometown. Plus, Frank Mancari plays the papers and Berny Stone clowns it up.Posted on November 18, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lovie Smith, bailout blues, Ed Burke and the circus, Sweet Lou, Bill Cellini, Valerie Jarrett and Kerry Wood.Posted on November 17, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Henry Paulson continues his slow decline into Dick Cheney while the Dow Jones continues its decline into Seriously Not Funny.Posted on November 15, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The CTA hates its customers. Daley hates Illinois. Danny Davis hates justice. Dick Durbin loves Joe Lieberman. Plus, Bubblegum Pop, the Economic Death Spiral, and Jimi Hendrix's drummer.Posted on November 14, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Condoms, paranoia, Doublemint, elephants, hipsters, Sarah Palin, Martin Eisenstadt, Somerby and Rahm.Posted on November 13, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Take walk down Division Street.Posted on November 12, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Which wards delivered the most and the least for Obama. Plus, back-door raises at Cook County and the mayor's memory.Posted on November 11, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hoary transition narratives. Is Tunney The One? Rahm apologists. Hailing Quick Takes.Posted on November 10, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Stephanie B Â Goldberg
Michelle Obama, the Family Palin, Jon Voight, Patti Heaton, Rahm Emanuel, Joy Behar, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Mitch McConnell, Joe Lieberman and Joe the Plumber.Posted on November 8, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Daleys capture the White House.Posted on November 7, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The lame historic front page of the Sun-Times. Fevered false Olympic dreams. Turnout truths. And the real change Chicago wants.Posted on November 6, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Connectivity issues in Chicago.Posted on November 5, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
History doesn't need me today. But the 7-11 does.Posted on November 4, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The usual suspects in the news in the usual way - the Chicago Way.Posted on November 3, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Stephanie B Â Goldberg
The five dumbest ideas of the week, what's new at Division Street, and what's coming on Beachwood.Posted on November 1, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The embodiment of the Combine is indicted. Who his friends are tell you everything you need to know. Plus, lawyer for the damned, Principal Todd Stroger, trading sex for Obama, McCain's infomercial, and a Chicago Girl's Olympic Dreams.Posted on October 31, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor stops reading the paper. Plus, the Reader, Todd Stroger, the deal with the Sun-Times's circulation, and an exclusive report from India on Obama and the press.Posted on October 30, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Luis Gutierrez wheels and deals. The mystery McCain man of Roselle. Daley on Hudson. And the Lincoln Library director's sticky fingers.Posted on October 29, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Burge, Madigan (Lisa), the CTA's new ads, Atwater, and Nazis.Posted on October 28, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
New idea: Put cops where the crime occurs. Plus, the Burge legacy.Posted on October 27, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Stephanie B Â Goldberg
A Halloween costume we found to be just right. Plus, Donatella Versace and Lee Atwater.Posted on October 24, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor is not sorry about torture. Is Obama? Plus, Celine Dion, Alan Greenspan, Sandra Bernhard, Axl Rose, and the double cheeseburger.Posted on October 24, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago is no Bush. Obama in Grant Park. Taco Night in America.Posted on October 23, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago is exactly the kind of place where this sort of thing happens.Posted on October 22, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley's propaganda wars. Obama's dentist. Patti's investment banking career. WVON's new morning man. Michelle Obama's fake lobster. And model train heaven.Posted on October 21, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley's health plan, AC/DC's allure, and Falsani's aura.Posted on October 20, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Stephanie B Â Goldberg
The Five Dumbest Ideas of the Week. And the people who had them.Posted on October 18, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
John McCain is comedy gold. Neil Steinberg isn't. Joel Quenneville is. Jody Weis isn't.Posted on October 17, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Finally, a real debate. Plus, the mayor's nephew has a lot of nerve.Posted on October 16, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
What can McCain do, call Bill Ayers on his cell from the stage?Posted on October 15, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Banks Bank. Located on Chicago Way. Plus, Chip Caray, AC/DC, Oprah, Levi Johnston, the Ramen Souper, the DiGiorno's Supreme, and David Axelrod's pro-patronage Op-Ed.Posted on October 14, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's propaganda shop, the Olympic dog tail, and dumb Derrek Lee.Posted on October 13, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Stephanie B Â Goldberg
The five dumbest ideas of the week - and the people who had them.Posted on October 11, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Pool Boy and Another Chicago Miracle. Plus, Stella yells at the kids and a cremation primer.Posted on October 10, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Tom Dart's star foreclosure turn. Our slothful garbagemen. The Obama ChannelPosted on October 9, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A lame debate that just knocks the spirit out of you.Posted on October 8, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
My verdict is in on the Trib's redesign.Posted on October 7, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Cubs futility, Sox humility, Stephanie Izard and the Chicago International Film Festival.Posted on October 6, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Stephanie B Â Goldberg
The Five Dumbest Ideas of the Week. And the people who had them.Posted on October 4, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sarah Palin Got Game. Robert Feder not so much.Posted on October 3, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Kass tells fairy tales too. And Maggie Daley gets taken to school.Posted on October 2, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Monster That Ate Midway. Rod Piniella. Sandra Bernhard's racist gang-rape fantasy.Posted on October 1, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ed Burke's greed, Martin Ozinga's lame excuse, and Roger Ebert's blowhard political writing.Posted on September 30, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Pool Boy. Ben Stiller. Mayor Daley. Winona Ryder. Paul Newman. Gordon Gekko. Eric Zorn. Ethan Hawke. Cubs. Sox. Bears.Posted on September 29, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Brought to you by JP Morgan.Posted on September 27, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Good night, White Sox.Posted on September 26, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley screws cops, kids. Cubs screw fans. White Sox screw up.Posted on September 25, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley's dumb drinking idea. Springsteen and Dangerfield. Elia and Vedder.Posted on September 24, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib enters the 80s, Telander's charges splatter, and what the Twins will do to the White Sox.Posted on September 23, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Cubs clinch, Bears flinch, White Sox not a cinch.Posted on September 22, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Rod Blagojevich would like you to know they're relevant too.Posted on September 20, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Wall Street, Tamale Guy, Eddie Vedder, Mooseburgers and your evening commute.Posted on September 19, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Moose hunt.Posted on September 18, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Vote your conscience.Posted on September 17, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama's silent signal. A U of C professor's definition of womanhood. Remembering Richard Wright.Posted on September 16, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
No-hitters, no-brainers, Steve Stone, Jay Mariotti, Eric Zorn's sexism and the CPD's new lethal weapons.Posted on September 15, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Keeping our eye on Hurricane Lehman, CTA bus driver alerts, and Roger Ebert.Posted on September 13, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Allison Payne's unholy alliance with the Jackson family. Sam Swell. And what Obama should say.Posted on September 12, 2008
Five Boys On A Golf Course
By J Â J Â Tindall
Tall buildings shake. Voices escape.Posted on September 11, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Allison Payne gets a gift from Jesse Jackson worth far more than a keychain. Plus, the Cubs' Karma Train and text messages the city is preparing for you.Posted on September 10, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Trouble in Obamaland. Plus, Ellen, Jaws, Bush, Cardinal George, United Airlines, boots, and Big Macs.Posted on September 9, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Bears are ridiculous. So are the Cubs. So are the feminists. So is Obama. And Daley. And Blago.Posted on September 8, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Hurricanes and superlawyers.Posted on September 6, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
McPalin, Machines, Moes, and Hockey Moms.Posted on September 5, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Even the leftosphere is blown away by Sarah Palin.Posted on September 4, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sliming Sarah Palin.Posted on September 3, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The pundits get it backwards. Plus, Bob Michel in blackface.Posted on September 2, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The dawn of the Sarah Palin era.Posted on August 30, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Roger Ebert is wrong about Jay Mariotti.Posted on August 29, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama's money-grubbing, corporate convention. Plus, Joe Biden screws you on bankruptcy.Posted on August 28, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Plenty of new and great.Posted on August 27, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Michelle Obama's American success story.Posted on August 26, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Emil Jones, classiest mentor to a president ever. Plus, the Obama patronage power nexus.Posted on August 25, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
It may be closing time for some, but here at the Weekend Desk we're just getting started. Market Update Officials with John McCain's presidential campaign note the nation's mortgage crisis has reached such desperate levels their candidate no longer can...Posted on August 23, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Emil Jones is a vile man and, now we've learned, so is his son. Plus, the Ghost of Royko and Dear Chicago.Posted on August 22, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mayor Daley, buzzkill.Posted on August 21, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Judging the Emil Jones Punditry Sweepstakes.Posted on August 20, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Machine Night in Denver. Plus, the lame posts of Fred Armisen and John Cusack.Posted on August 19, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The fake New Age Tribune strikes again.Posted on August 18, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Olympic Gold: George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, the CTA and Amy Winehouse.Posted on August 16, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor wants you to smoke more and abandon your bike.Posted on August 15, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Follow the bouncing budget. Plus, Kanye West and Arianna Huffington.Posted on August 14, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
This reporter is attending to business.Posted on August 13, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Pay raises and politics.Posted on August 12, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, John Edwards.Posted on August 11, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Sleaze Olympics are in full swing, plus the longest city-wide benders in the land.Posted on August 9, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The CBGB's of China. Plus, the missing link in Neil Steinberg's China obsession.Posted on August 8, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We'll miss Arenda Troutman.Posted on August 7, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Go, scofflaws, go.Posted on August 6, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The bitchin' storm that apparently wasn't.Posted on August 5, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley in Beijing. J-Fed's feather bed. Lance Briggs, Brett Favre and Bill Daley.Posted on August 4, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The well-documented struggles industry giant Freddie Mac reportedly have begun to impact the long-term prospects of Bernie Mac.Posted on August 2, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor plays the boot card, Obama plays the race card, the Twins play the White Sox card.Posted on August 1, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago 2040: Funny because it's true.Posted on July 31, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How 'bout we spay and neuter our aldercreatures instead? Plus, Daley's budget bullshit, Bennigan's goes buh-bye and the Trib goes home again.Posted on July 30, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hot bods and text-walking.Posted on July 29, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If the honeymoon between the media and Obama is over, it's only because it's finally been consummated.Posted on July 28, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Apparently, Amy Winehouse was not made out of wax... at least, not until this week.Posted on July 26, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The ultimate fake presidency awaits. Plus, more proof of black people getting screwed. Bob Novak's victim is way funnier than he is. And Styx vs. Steinberg.Posted on July 25, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The governor's failure to communicate. The Obamalympics. Tony Rezko as Keyser Soze. Bobby Novak hits and runs. Daley's News. Steve Bartman and Devin Hester.Posted on July 24, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Inside Urlacher's contract.Posted on July 23, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The new kind of foreign policy experience.Posted on July 22, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hollywood Hendon's after-school specials.Posted on July 21, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Salsa and Chips, Beer and Pork.Posted on July 19, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Conditions at the Cook County Jail are literally murderous. Plus, Clout Kids and Toni Preckwinkle as the anti-Obama local hero.Posted on July 18, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sheesh, you'd think Chicago had never experienced a rise in crime before.Posted on July 17, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How the Trib is like the Chicago Police Department.Posted on July 16, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ann Marie Lipinski's departure as Tribune editor is not a surprise. Gerry Kern as her replacement is.Posted on July 15, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago will ruin your day; Chris Berman will ruin your night.Posted on July 14, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The dog-eat-dog world of high school politics and our favorite rogue state gets un-decertified.Posted on July 12, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama throws African American leaders under the bus. Mike North throws himself under the bus. Daley throws Weis under the bus. Amy Jacobson throws herself under the bus.Posted on July 11, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jesse Jackson is right about Obama. Plus, Oakland says bye to Harden and the Onion's Jimmy Carter scoop.Posted on July 10, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Olympic boss doubts anything bad will affect Chicago bid. Plus, meet Billy Daley Jr.!Posted on July 9, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The governor is not a sociopath. Chicago's It Girl. Wrapping up R. Kelly.Posted on July 8, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blago's pardons. O'Hare Towing. Roeper on Oprah. Mike Royko. Lenny Bruce. Al Gore. The Shriners.Posted on July 7, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Reading this column may make you less free, but what the hell? Let's bust out the sparklers and celebrate our independence!Posted on July 5, 2008
The [Fourth of July] Papers
By The Fourth of July Desk
Miss Manners, Kids in America, Well-Regulated Militia, The Redacted Banner.Posted on July 4, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mike North, Steve Stone, United Airlines, Vince Foster, Craiglist and Olympic Day.Posted on July 3, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The left gets wise to Obama.Posted on July 2, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama's third Bush term. Alejando Escovedo & The Boss. McWrigley jumps the shark.Posted on July 1, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Beachwood loves L.A.Posted on June 30, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
It could be the end for the Triumvirate of Terror. Then again, it could be the end for us all.Posted on June 28, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama challenges reporters. Reporters fail.Posted on June 27, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama challenges Chicago reporters. They fail.Posted on June 26, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lewis Lazare, Dawn Turner Trice, Second Life, Arne Duncan, the Flintstones, Seinfeld, Barry Angel, Mike North, Don Imus, Nancy Pelosi and Michael Keaton.Posted on June 25, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I don't believe today's generation is dumber than those who came before because they don't read newspapers. I think newspapers are dumber.Posted on June 24, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jay Mariotti, Liz Phair, Barack Obama, Ferris Bueller, Todd Stroger, Geovany Soto and George Carlin.Posted on June 23, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Drama at Illinois High.Posted on June 21, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A crosstown classic.Posted on June 20, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Just die already, newspapers. Just die.Posted on June 19, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Another reason to hate Petey Wentz. And comparing online and print gatekeepers.Posted on June 18, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Scalloped.Posted on June 17, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Father's Day farce.Posted on June 16, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Whitey makes us building a Bridge to Nowhere.Posted on June 14, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Doing less with less.Posted on June 13, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
For the children. Of the mayor. And his pals.Posted on June 12, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Richie Daley cares more about children than anyone! Plus, Burge is back. The impeachment memo. Wrigley Field Follies. And HEARTING the Dells.Posted on June 11, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Four aldermen debate the Children's Museum. Guess which side acted like children?Posted on June 10, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sox fans and the food they eat. The long lost lakefront El. And newspapermen who hate gay people.Posted on June 9, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Corporate America gets a clue and Big Brown gets a fashionable advantage.Posted on June 7, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times and Tribune - stupid in their own distinctive ways.Posted on June 6, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Scenes from the Rezko verdict. Plus, the Sun-Times sportswriter who ranks homosexuals with pedophiles.Posted on June 5, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How Obama did it.Posted on June 4, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hey Bo Diddley. Father Mike Stand. Nerds.Posted on June 3, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Michael Pfleger blames YouTube for Michael Pfleger.Posted on June 2, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Yes, they are out to get you. Even Sir Charles.Posted on May 31, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Missing the point about Daley's commencement speech. Plus, Rezko at Caesar's!Posted on May 30, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The old Scott McClellan would feel right at home with the Obama campaign. Plus, how AT&T wants to screw you. And please, make SITC madness stop, before I kill.Posted on May 29, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Pardoning George Ryan. Honoring Earle Hagen. Dissing Stella Foster. Ridiculing Rod Blagojevich. Explaining Barack Obama. And a whistling parrot.Posted on May 28, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Plastic cocktail drink monkeys.Posted on May 27, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
A calorie count won't make you healthy, and being healthy won't make you right.Posted on May 24, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Memorial Day sendoff.Posted on May 23, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The usual suspects.Posted on May 22, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Controlling the delegate narrative.Posted on May 21, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Quorom is the word of the day. Plus, International Pickle Week!Posted on May 20, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Beachwood investigation shows the city council is hardly working.Posted on May 19, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Beachwood B Team
Pete Wentz vs. Taylor Hicks.Posted on May 17, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Chicago Plan Commission overwhelming passes one of the most unpopular plans in city history.Posted on May 16, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Back on the menu: A diseased, rotting organ of an abused animal.Posted on May 15, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Punch lines ripped from the headlines.Posted on May 14, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
No condos at Wrigley. Chicago City Council's foreign policy. Reinsdorf responds. And the Zen of Bobby V.Posted on May 13, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Let's put the adults underground and leave the children alone.Posted on May 12, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Christmas comes early for the CTA this year.Posted on May 10, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Beachwood history.Posted on May 9, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The dance that's stayin' alive.Posted on May 8, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Does Indiana suck?Posted on May 7, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Slump-busting Daley and Blago.Posted on May 6, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Stupid is as stupid does.Posted on May 5, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk Affairs Desk
A unified field theory of the Kentucky Derby and American politics. Plus, Lindsay Lohan.Posted on May 3, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Grounding Air Blago. Hating on Emil Jones. And facing up to Abu Ghraib again.Posted on May 2, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Children's Museum's muscle, Wright wronged, and Melrose Park's Stern Pinball.Posted on May 1, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Anatomy of a break-up, starring Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright.Posted on April 30, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The problem isn't whether Obama shares Jeremiah Wright's views, it's whether Obama is telling the truth.Posted on April 29, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Welcome to Chicagoland's Premier Foreclosure Tour.Posted on April 28, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The insufferable airs of the Nouveau Pauvre.Posted on April 26, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Here and there.Posted on April 25, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Karl Rove, the Tree Trimmer, Garfield, the Mosquito, Lauren Conrad, 50 Cent, the Artful Dodger, and Michael McDonald as Jeremiah Wright.Posted on April 24, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's all about NBC5 today.Posted on April 23, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A primary monologue.Posted on April 22, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lyin' and Cryin' Brian Urlacher.Posted on April 21, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
We went to bed in Illinois and woke up in California.Posted on April 19, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Yes, that was an earthquake we all felt this morning.Posted on April 18, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama had a terrible night, not only because he seemed despondent for some unknown reason, but because he was caught several times making statements that simply were not true.Posted on April 17, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
CTA: Cover Their Ass. Plus, Daley Doinked.Posted on April 16, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama met with an Iraqi investor as a favor to Tony Rezko.Posted on April 15, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Like a good neighbor, the Spindle could be there.Posted on April 14, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Following directly behind the [Friday] Papers.Posted on April 12, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Allstate's museum play, Olympic obnoxiousness, and the tyrannical tracking of teens.Posted on April 11, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Looting, waffles and ethics.Posted on April 10, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Todd Stroger resists his own ideas. Plus, Tax Irony Financing.Posted on April 9, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune wins a Pulitzer. The Sun-Times pouts.Posted on April 8, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama disses King. Daley teaches a valuable lesson. And a way to save the toboggan slides.Posted on April 7, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Drink your way to a better economy. Or, at least, a less-memorable one.Posted on April 5, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The fix is in. The deal is done. And it's the mayor and museum officials who are acting like children.Posted on April 4, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's racial riffs get short shrift.Posted on April 3, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Vallas for governor. Daley for retirement.Posted on April 2, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Stuart Levine, I wanna party with you!Posted on April 1, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Opening day web gems.Posted on March 31, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
You'll never have to fear the long, unmanicured arm of the law again.Posted on March 29, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The governor spews more bullshit, but not nearly as much as the president of the Chicago Children's Museum.Posted on March 28, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I'm not sure if the city has a Ministry of Parks yet, but it's getting awfully heavy-handed when it comes to its vaunted green space.Posted on March 27, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Rev. Jeremiah Wright has bigger problems than Obama. He's lost Oprah.Posted on March 26, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Progress: African-American women who hold political office in Chicago are sleazy too.Posted on March 25, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Stroger's Friends & Family Plan gets an extended run.Posted on March 24, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Jesus saves the plunging dollar.Posted on March 22, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Don't smother Facebook out of desperation. Plus, a review of the Sun-Times's march to war.Posted on March 21, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The war records of the Tribune editorial page and Obama's campaign might surprise you.Posted on March 20, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama was forced to give this speech. Like the man, it mixed inspiration and promise with subtly-seeded cynical politics.Posted on March 19, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Shit's bad, people. Plus, the new edit acid test and cop shop intrigue.Posted on March 18, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois is being offered for sale on eBay. And the Cubs season is already a circus.Posted on March 17, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Did you hear Barack Obama's important announcement?! Of course not, you were coincidentally drunk at the time.Posted on March 15, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Cow tongue, Obama's ears, chimps in suits.Posted on March 14, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sam Zell vs. Chicago.Posted on March 13, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Today's media story du jour is wonderment over why political wives stay with their straying husbands.Posted on March 12, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Daleys play Todd Stroger for a fool. Plus, Stella's booty and Pitchfork' genius.Posted on March 11, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
J-Fed, Baloneyvich, The Milk Dud and Chicago's best burger.Posted on March 10, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
You can't handle the truth. And thanks to the Italian court of appeals, you won't have to.Posted on March 8, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Okay, where's Ashton Kutcher? Is Cook County getting Punk'd?Posted on March 7, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Wheel of Fortune, the Milk Dud, and jury duty.Posted on March 6, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Paging Tina Fey.Posted on March 5, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fan backlash is part of the Cubs brand. And the Tribune is really good at it. Plus, Sam Zell: Mobile home czar.Posted on March 4, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Of course the name of Wrigley Field shouldn't be sold to the highest-bidder. I thought that'd be a no-brainer, but maybe I overestimated the amount of heart left in a beaten-down populace.Posted on March 3, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk B Team
World Leader Rehab With Dr. Drew.Posted on March 1, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Friday funnies.Posted on February 29, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago's best bands. Starbucks' three-hour coffee break. Re-judging John McCain.Posted on February 28, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
There's no way you can convince me that anyone covers debates better than we do.Posted on February 27, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Maybe Obama should buy the Sun-Times. But then, why buy the cow when you're getting the milk for free?Posted on February 26, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Michael Jordan clouts his kid into a magnet school while CPS holds other kids back.Posted on February 25, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Weekend Desk's official Oscar picks and all the latest from the Triumvirate of Terror.Posted on February 23, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Redirection play.Posted on February 22, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
More spooky good fortune for Obama. Plus, Showergate and Tony Rezko's underwear.Posted on February 21, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times outsources its advertisers.Posted on February 20, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fidel Castro will not release his superdelegates.Posted on February 19, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Reading stories from the bottom up to get the real news.Posted on February 18, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
This year's Olympics will be truly breath-taking and Hanoi Jane bombs again.Posted on February 16, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
"It was weird he walked through there, but nothing seemed wrong until the shots went off."Posted on February 15, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I don't know if privatizing Midway Airport is a good thing or not because I'm not getting the full story. Plus, the best love letter of the day.Posted on February 14, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The fight over superdelegates and the Michigan and Florida delegations is purely political, not an audacious defense of democracy.Posted on February 13, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Monetizing boredom and confusing Facebook with journalism. Plus, Laski on Daley, and Zorn fails to get a Lincoln endorsement for Obama.Posted on February 12, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Grammy grannies. The coattails of change. Novak's myths. And The Curse of Sam Zell.Posted on February 11, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Pimping Chelsea Clinton, Mitt Romney, Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, Eli Manning, the State Department, and your tax rebate.Posted on February 9, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The media was blindsided by Anita Alvarez, but the political professionals knew exactly what was going on.Posted on February 8, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The media shouldn't be so surprised that Anita Alvarez won. Plus, Daley's latest childish rage and the publisher of the Sun-Times demonstrates why the paper is in trouble.Posted on February 7, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The election judges kept insisting they were trained to hand out magic pens. And other notes from Super Tuesday.Posted on February 6, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
No cheerleading in the press box. No voting in primaries.Posted on February 5, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Giants, Prince, Tom Petty, fags, Jews and Democrats.Posted on February 4, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
How the economy is like Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse.Posted on February 2, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A dome over Chicago. Daley's lies. The Kennedy myth. And Super Bowl predictions.Posted on February 1, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
No Papers, but great tips for your Super Bowl party.Posted on January 31, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times is more important to the city than Millennium Park and the Olympics.Posted on January 30, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It turns out Obama did favors for Rezko after all. Plus, a Baloneyvich Sandwich!Posted on January 29, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who would Jesus endorse? Obama and Huckabee.Posted on January 28, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Presenting the patented Beachwood Reporter Weekend Desk Super Bore Sunday Distraction List, to get you through the annoying bye week before the big game.Posted on January 26, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Heath Ledger, Amy Winehouse, Kenickie, Huckabee, Dick Mell and Lisa Madigan. Plus, what's the deal with airline food?Posted on January 25, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If the Chicago media says they love Obama, check it out.Posted on January 24, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama and Rezko were closer than the senator has indicated.Posted on January 23, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Did Barack Obama really say that? Plus, the most naive judge on the federal bench and how Tribune Company has rolled the press.Posted on January 22, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
What more in the name of love.Posted on January 21, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Take the tendons, give the points.Posted on January 19, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A programming note.Posted on January 18, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sam Zell's employee handbook, Barack Obama's Reagan fixation, and the mayor's budget priorities.Posted on January 17, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If only the police department were a TIF. Plus, Lipinski's Law and YouTube trumping the press.Posted on January 16, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Coincidentally, a race war breaks out just before South Carolina.Posted on January 15, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If anyone is crying crocodile tears, it's Barack Obama.Posted on January 14, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Expanding the new CTA free-ride program.Posted on January 12, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Rod Baloneyvich strikes again. Reform is off at the police department. And all hail Pat Dowell.Posted on January 11, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Unpleasant tasks and chores.Posted on January 10, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama thought he was done being vetted. But it's really just starting.Posted on January 9, 2008
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Missing Gravel and Biden. Fact-checking Obama and the Sun-Times. Perplexed by Jody Weis.Posted on January 8, 2008
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Robert Novak - and Barack Obama - are provably wrong.Posted on January 7, 2008
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
If a market plunges in the forest . . .Posted on January 5, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Empty rhetoric and media softness win again.Posted on January 4, 2008
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Empty rhetoric and media softness win again.Posted on January 4, 2008
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Radar O'Reilly chooses a president.Posted on January 3, 2008
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Outdoor hockey and indoor horoscopes.Posted on January 2, 2008
The [New Year's] Papers
By The Beachwood Banana Creme Pie Affairs Desk
The existential Bears and the Kinky Entrapment Bowl.Posted on December 31, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The lower ring of Hell is now open.Posted on December 29, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The discussion about Obama that isn't taking place in Chicago.Posted on December 28, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The University of Illinois president's teachable moment continues. And so does Obama's hypocrisy about lobbyists.Posted on December 27, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Seasons greetings and more stupidity from a black-and-white, unlinked and disconnected media.Posted on December 26, 2007
The [Christmas] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
You have been served your Christmas papers. Now get out.Posted on December 25, 2007
The [Christmas Eve] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Have a rap-rocking, anarchist, faithless Christmas.Posted on December 24, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Public figures are warned.Posted on December 23, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
People in power are lying to you.Posted on December 21, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Tribune Co. executives are looting their company just as Conrad Black and David Radler looted theirs.Posted on December 20, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Like father, like son. Daley caught dead to rights and on the warpath.Posted on December 19, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sam Zell, Ben Eason, Barack Obama and Richard M. Daley do not have your best interests in mind.Posted on December 18, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Newspapers are dead. Not because of shifting reader habits and the Internet. They will have died at their own hands, spurred by cowering, closed-minded, frightened and immature minds.Posted on December 17, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
President Bush urged the public not to jump to any conclusions about players named in the Mitchell Report until they had been properly detained and interrogated.Posted on December 15, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Patrick Daley had a secret deal with the city. Blago's gaming adviser was indicted on gambling-related charges. And Sam Zell tries to screw you.Posted on December 14, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why is Mike Ditka getting such a free pass?Posted on December 13, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
All hail Tom Latourette, the Beachwood and Google.Posted on December 12, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor hopes the Burge settlement puts an end to "that type of error."Posted on December 11, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
There is a chance that historians will examine this period in American history and wonder if journalism left the field.Posted on December 10, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk
A new report on Bush's intelligence. Plus, torture home and abroad. And, Mormon Country.Posted on December 8, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Reader carpet-bombs its staff and readers and tries to pretend otherwise.Posted on December 7, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A chronic internal failure to deal fairly with complaints against rogue police. Plus, the police chief we deserve is in Miami.Posted on December 6, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Law enforcement officials at all levels, from the detectives who investigate cases to the superintendent, as well as the state's attorney's office, have failed to properly police the police, the Tribune finds.Posted on December 5, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Even if the Sun-Times insists upon being tabloidish, several options existed for playing the Iran story with headlines blazing instead of just ignoring it.Posted on December 4, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We know next to nothing about our new police chief because the press is asking the wrong questions.Posted on December 3, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Evel Knievel Memorial Edition honors Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Rod Blagojevich for daredevilry in crisis conditions.Posted on December 1, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago has a new police chief, about whom we learned next to nothing this morning outside his love of bicycling.Posted on November 30, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Another ethically challenged insider Obama deal. And recent tough stands by the Sun-Times editorial page.Posted on November 29, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The search for a new police chief is in as much disarray as the department he or she will lead.Posted on November 28, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Oprah on the outside, illegal PAC donations on the inside. The latest Obama scandal.Posted on November 27, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Drew Peterson headlines you may have missed. Plus, Devin Hester, baby Jesus, Tom Tunney and Harold Washington.Posted on November 26, 2007
The [Thanksgiving] Papers
By Bethany Lankin
Not even Whole Foods carries fresh praying mantis. Or pink tricorne beets from shores of Atlantis!Posted on November 21, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Props to Avril Lavigne, blowing Hastert and a recipe for change.Posted on November 20, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why Clinton and Obama are both wrong about drivers licenses for illegal immigrants.Posted on November 19, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Sad Irony Sweepstakes and Our Teenage President.Posted on November 17, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The presidential debates are fun. Invite some friends over and see for yourself. Plus, the Sun-Times can't even do tabloid right.Posted on November 16, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor is caught in a lie while playing his sly CTA game.Posted on November 15, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mayor Giggles separated at birth from Nelson Muntz. Plus, a mayoral coup of the police board and why Cardinal George is a dick.Posted on November 14, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Beachwood Media Company means business.Posted on November 13, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Developer Allison Davis is today's Worst Person in Chicago. Former state Rep. Calvin Giles places a close second.Posted on November 12, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Hitting rock bottom.Posted on November 10, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama and Richard M. Daley pretend. Plus, Big Horse, the Inn, Loud Lucy and the Replacements.Posted on November 9, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The textbook lessons of the Sun-Times. Jim Thompson's black thumb. Tasin' Daley. And the Tribune tips its hand about the poor.Posted on November 8, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
George Ryan searches for the real killer.Posted on November 7, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Stale radio, TIFs under attack, and the Republican field reassessed.Posted on November 6, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times's tabloid fantasy come true, Obama's glass house, and what Illinois's First Lady shares with Brian Urlacher.Posted on November 5, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The governor's Homecoming. Plus, the writers' strike and your world.Posted on November 3, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama's double-talk and Chicago Tonight's F-bomb.Posted on November 2, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama writes the Republicans' script - and embellishes his own.Posted on November 1, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
My So-Called Halloween.Posted on October 31, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The decrepit CTA is proving more of an Olympic obstacle than defecting boxers and a botched marathon. Plus, Obama's strategic error.Posted on October 30, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times comes out against defection and in favor of exploiting missing kids.Posted on October 29, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Gloriously phony competes with masterfully stupid.Posted on October 27, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The doll is still dead. And George Ryan's appeal is on life support.Posted on October 26, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Same as yesterday.Posted on October 25, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A primer on the sort of insider deal the Daley administration thrives on. Plus, lying about the police and a dead doll.Posted on October 24, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I didn't realize the Sun-Times was actually on the Chicago 2016 Committee. I thought they were just kissing its butt.Posted on October 23, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is this the beginning of the Olympic Tax? Plus, the Bears' winning drive and a better alternative to Millennium Park.Posted on October 22, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk Affairs Desk
Unforeseen circumstances at the Weekend Desk.Posted on October 20, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Mad Men of Illinois politics.Posted on October 19, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A perfect storm of taxation. Get the pitchforks.Posted on October 18, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Tom Tunney digs himself in a little deeper. Jesse Junior makes us wistful. Daley's spores sedate a city.Posted on October 17, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ald. Tom Tunney is today's Worst Person in Chicago.Posted on October 16, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Devin Hester is ridiculous. Again. So is the mayor. And Obama with his phony ad.Posted on October 15, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk B Team
Al Gore is winning. America is losing.Posted on October 13, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor cries and lies; the Democrats mandate a moment of silence.Posted on October 12, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's mysterious tax hike.Posted on October 11, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The rogue police unit Daley just defended is disbanded. His facts on the marathon are wrong. And his statement about the Olympics is a lie.Posted on October 10, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago Marathon officials screwed up, no matter what they say.Posted on October 9, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A tragic Chicago Marathon.Posted on October 8, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Larry Craig looks like a lock in the Blackwater USA Overstayed Welcome event.Posted on October 6, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Cub fans don't want to hear the truth. City Hall doesn't want to tell it.Posted on October 5, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
What Britney Spears and Radiohead have to do with the Cubs.Posted on October 4, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's secret police force.Posted on October 3, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor might have put on a Cubs cap, but he wouldn't be caught dead in one from the CTA.Posted on October 2, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Cubs will be the death of us all.Posted on October 1, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Baby bonds will mature. Stroger, Bush and Daley may not.Posted on September 29, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
For more than a year insiders have buzzed about an elite police unit drenched in scandal.Posted on September 28, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bill Wirtz is dead. TribCo's gifts to pols. Cave in a park.Posted on September 27, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune Company is offering the same sort of gifts to pols it prohibits its reporters from accepting.Posted on September 26, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We're all better off for having had Ahmadinejad speak at Columbia.Posted on September 25, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Bears, Cubs, Children's Museum, Obama, Whole Foods, Daley, Burge and the Adler.Posted on September 24, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Shit's bad, people.Posted on September 22, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicagoans love Grant Park more than they hate corruption.Posted on September 21, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The loudest voices are racial: those of Mayor Daley and Gigi Pritzker.Posted on September 20, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Let's rename the Children's Museum after Daley because he's acting like a child.Posted on September 19, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who's afraid of a bunch of kids? The mayor.Posted on September 18, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's Daley's CTA - has been for 18 years.Posted on September 17, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The War on Death, The War on Transit and The War on Hotties.Posted on September 15, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor deflects federal criticism of a CTA under his control for 18 years.Posted on September 14, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dealmakers and dealbreakers.Posted on September 13, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor rides bikes in Paris while the CTA burns.Posted on September 12, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Regarding 9/11: We blew it. And the Connie's Pizza story as Chicago morality tale.Posted on September 11, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Univision debate vs. Britney Spears.Posted on September 10, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
NASA will be monitoring your weekend.Posted on September 8, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Rep. Jerry Weller's business is none of yours. Plus, hooves and rock chicks.Posted on September 7, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times bombs its B-52 story. The media is still afraid of tattoos. And the mayor's woman at O'Hare.Posted on September 6, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The skinhead who wasn't. Plus, Zambrano and Patterson.Posted on September 5, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Carlos Zambrano is such an idiot it's not even fun joking about him. Plus, the Segway scoops and editorial pages gone wild.Posted on September 4, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The next White House resignation will hit closer to home.Posted on September 1, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
There's no place on Earth you should rather be than at a Detroit Cobras show. Plus, Fran Spielman's Wi-Fi Infidelity.Posted on August 31, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The media has utterly failed to learn anything from Richard Jewell, Hilly Kristal or Fat Joe Scapini.Posted on August 30, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lance Briggs has taught us all a valuable lesson: If you crack up your car while stinkin' drunk, flee!Posted on August 29, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
New from Beachwood Labs.Posted on August 28, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bush to Nation: Just a flesh wound. Plus, Blago builds half a bridge. And the Trib hates Hillary.Posted on August 27, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Bob Murray's evil mountains, Nick Saban's evil condos, and the evil of the Big Mac.Posted on August 25, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times: Yesterday's news tomorrow. Plus, BP, Schmich, Buerhle, Garofalo, and the Bears Kool-Aid quiz.Posted on August 24, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jennifer Hunter is in way over her head. This time the victims are the Obamas.Posted on August 23, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Another Sneed exclusive that isn't. Plus, Mary Schmich beats another silly narrative into the ground.Posted on August 22, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The complications of her case are exactly the reason why Elvira Arellano was the face of illegal immigrants in America.Posted on August 21, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Governor Baloneyvich strikes again. So does the easily impressed, politically inexperienced Jennifer Hunter. And Gwenyth Paltrow validates us.Posted on August 20, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Keeping an eye on the stock market's stupidity bubble, Tony Snow's last Big Lie - until he returns to Fox News - and the whiners at Metra.Posted on August 18, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A giant red star is zipping through the Milky Way 300 times faster than a speeding bullet, with a turbulent tail stretching trillions of miles across space. Plus, requiem for Max Roach and the truth about Dennis Hastert and Jose Padilla.Posted on August 17, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Let Elvira Arellano go to Washington. Then arrest her.Posted on August 16, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A wistful Joey the Clown takes the stand. The guv gives himself a raise. And Obama campaigns as a Christian.Posted on August 15, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Karl Rove's dirty Chicago trick. Michael Cooke's Sun-Times circus. Steve Huntley's surge of stupidity.Posted on August 14, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Love the El, hate the CTA. Ghetto truths. And Thornton Mellon teaches the University of Chicago business school a lesson.Posted on August 13, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Tracking more lead-filled Chinese exports, that nutso mine guy, and George W. Bush's transformation into Todd StrogerPosted on August 11, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago's homeless disappear. Chicago's casino reappears. And gay marriage spurs Democratic fears.Posted on August 10, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A better use of the front page would have been a huge frickin' headline saying "Angelina: Buy Our Newspaper!"Posted on August 9, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
Everything we said Tuesday still stands.Posted on August 8, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Torturing the truth out of Gonzales. Perry Farrell's inner Reagan. And the newspaper industry's slow-motion suicide.Posted on August 7, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Until last week, the Tribune editorial page had never heard of the Daily Kos. Next week they discover The Daily Show. Plus, Obama's lobbyist hypocrisy and Murdoch spins the Trib.Posted on August 6, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
We'll be moving between the AT&T and Adidas Stages at Coporatalooza while the Chicago police and NBC News will work the MySpace Stage.Posted on August 4, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Joyless Judy Baar Topinka. The Many Moods of Neil Steinberg. And Obama's Foreign Policy Follies.Posted on August 3, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Neil Steinberg offends white people. The mayor's toys recalled. And The Obama Doctrine revealed.Posted on August 2, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Nearly 2,000 people were asked why they had sex. Researchers found 237 reasons, from 'I wanted to feel closer to God' to 'I was drunk.' Plus, remembering Bergman, Walsh, and Snyder.Posted on August 1, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Nearly 2,000 people were asked why they had sex. Researchers found 237 reasons, from 'I wanted to feel closer to God' to 'I was drunk.' Plus, remembering Bergman, Walsh, and Snyder.Posted on July 31, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A mattress dealer? That's the best the Trib could do for its first front page ad? Maybe times are tougher than I thought.Posted on July 30, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Cheney will undergo minor surgery to replace the battery in his cold, metal heart. Bush will assume control of the nation during the procedure. Plus, Lilo!Posted on July 28, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Coming Soon: Aquafina Mercury, BP Twist, and Indiana Green Tea. Sludge-enhanced. Plus,Posted on July 27, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Kwik-E-Mart boom. Saving the Spindle. Obama's special interests. Friends make you fat. And Dusty Enabler Baker.Posted on July 26, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
You wouldn't know it by reading your local papers, but Barack Obama has really stepped into it.Posted on July 25, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I have met with kings and presidents and prime ministers and sheiks and tribal leaders.Posted on July 24, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why does the mayor behave like a profoundly unhappy man with a guilty conscience? Plus, is John Kass telling you the whole story about that Chicago cop wronged in Iowa? And Jason Kendall yanks your chain.Posted on July 23, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk
Dick Cheney will be president this weekend. Stay alert.Posted on July 21, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Further consolidation of power under Daley should never be called reform.Posted on July 20, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Our police department is so great that complaints against even our toughest officers are rarely upheld!Posted on July 19, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's pal is fingered in court as a restaurant-bomber. The mayor plays dumb on police brutality. And Obama' s completely uncynical reliance on polls and numbers-fudging.Posted on July 18, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I personally would rather not have newspapers than have newspapers that can't be trusted. Perhaps that's the choice readers are already making.Posted on July 17, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
You start paying attention to local TV news and you miss a lot. For example, obstruction of justice seems to have become our national pastime.Posted on July 16, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
America has surgery. Beijing accomplishes what Wicker Park couldn't. And the fearsome future of Connie Black.Posted on July 14, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Amy Jacobson's behavior is even worse than we thought. She was also too close to the police.Posted on July 13, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When Geraldo Rivera is laughing at your loose journalistic standards, you know you've screwed up. Unless you're Eric Zorn.Posted on July 12, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Did fired Channel 5 reporter Amy Jacobson really deliver "scoops"? Soap opera voyeurism should never be mistaken for journalism.Posted on July 11, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The latest news from the Kwik-E-Mart Affairs Desk, the Missing the Point Bureau, and the Division of Unnecessary Explanations.Posted on July 10, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times asks, "But will pop music raise our awareness of Earth's ecological woes?" Hello! It just did!Posted on July 9, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The global consciousness markets collapsed this week. We'll tell you why.Posted on July 7, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
"They loved their country better than their own private interests; and, though this is not the highest form of human excellence, all will concede that it is a rare virtue, and that when it is exhibited, it ought to command respect."Posted on July 6, 2007
The [Fourth of July] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Lead us away from here.Posted on July 4, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Charge the mound at Wrigley, go to the pokey. Out a CIA agent, get a pat on the head from the president. Plus, how joyless is the Trib? Very.Posted on July 3, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Kwik-E-Mart and Wikipedia go hand-in-hand like Daley and Obama dodging the press.Posted on July 2, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The betting window is open on the Supreme Court. We have all the odds.Posted on June 30, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Supreme Court has just made life a bit suckier in America. Is Kirk Dillard running for governor? And more Olympic evasion.Posted on June 29, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mary Mitchell vs. Neil Steinberg. A new Sun-Times editorial page editor. And what's for sale at Oprah's new store.Posted on June 28, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Showing the idiots who run onto the field during games is the responsibility of every broadcaster. Plus, what you missed when the radio went kerfluey on Tuesday.Posted on June 27, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bong hits for Jesus. Mis-hits at the mob trial. And a state senator's double-dealing.Posted on June 26, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Rod Beck deserved better. He will be missed.Posted on June 25, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk Affairs Desk
Send Tank Johnson to Guantanamo Bay. Send the CIA to the dustbins of history. Send the FBI to FBI school.Posted on June 23, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The reputed Wisconsin cheese salesman on trial for murder. The difference between schools - and developers - in Wilmette and Chicago. And Barack's hit squad.Posted on June 22, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Revealed: Obama's plan to manipulate the media - and the war - on the way to the White House.Posted on June 21, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When Daley said he did not know where the Tribune got its information, the congressman peered down at the story. "I know my eyes are getting a little weak," he said, "but it appears to me that the source is the City of Chicago."Posted on June 20, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Apparently Todd Stroger thought he could just disappear for three weeks and keep it a secret, even though he is the chief executive of the 19th largest government in the United States.Posted on June 19, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama not so clean; Mayor Daley not so green. Plus, the Trib prepares to spin the surge. And our Tool of the Week.Posted on June 18, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The world keeps turning, and we spend another weekend chasing it. Market Update We saw the sub-prime bubble burst coming a mile away, and we figure the nation could weather the steep price increase for staple foods. But when these...Posted on June 16, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Public housing pass laws, Baby Blagojevich, Brendan Natarus, and the ostrich defense.Posted on June 15, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama says he barely knows Tony Rezko. The New York Times says otherwise.Posted on June 14, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How can the madness be stopped? Maybe we actually decide that saving our childrens' lives is more important than boat slips and shareholder value.Posted on June 13, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Obama brand exposed. The Tribune's TPS Reports. Phony weather sightings. And how suburban Republicans are talking more about the CTA than the mayor of Chicago.Posted on June 12, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sopranos ends just right. The Cubs lose just right. The Tribune describes itself just right. Plus Wilco, street sweepers, and Danny the Lip.Posted on June 11, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
There are some things you can't cry your way out of. Like jail.Posted on June 9, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Waco Brothers open for Blue Oyster Cult at Ribfest in Naperville on Sunday July 1. I smell Beachwood road trip. Plus, how Illinois public figures would behave if stuck in a line at the airport.Posted on June 8, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The only crucial moment at a high school graduation is the one when it's over. Plus, a seventh-grader solves the cicada mystery.Posted on June 7, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
For a bunch of law-and-order guys talking tough about national security, the Republican presidential candidates are amazingly lax about Scooter Libby.Posted on June 6, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It is the responsibility of all graduating teenagers to mock and disrupt the pomposity of such momentous events to the cleverest of their abilities. Plus, the Trib buys into another ridiculous "terrorist plot."Posted on June 5, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ald. Brendan Reilly is waiting for more facts before deciding whether to save the Lake Shore Athletic Club. But all the facts are at-hand. Plus, Gov. Baloneyvich, and a local bouncer who tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib.Posted on June 4, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Market Update Tension in the global markets eased this week as a long-held economic theory was once again proved correct: America can be counted on to under-perform in sectors Americans don't really care about. Domestic manufacturers, however, took heart in...Posted on June 2, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
So maybe Blago is only the third worst governor in the nation. Give him time.Posted on June 1, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The perversity of funding schools via gambling. What's wrong with both bullpens. And the $100 million mystery donor.Posted on May 31, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Emil Jones's casino legislation is the gift that keeps on giving. Barack Obama's health care plan is anything but.Posted on May 30, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Emil Jones is "tucking' all sorts of interesting things into proposed gambling expansion legislation. Guess who benefits? And rooting for the parking ticket scofflaws.Posted on May 29, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Memorial Day is here, but the world's best Father's Day gift has already arrived. Plus, getting teenagers out of cars and into their basements, where they can hatch their massacres in private.Posted on May 26, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The CTA's doomsday scenarios may be familiar, but is that because it's always crying wolf or because it's always forced to operate in crisis mode? Plus, a postal plan and Obama's first kiss.Posted on May 25, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Teenagers have the Tribune to thank this morning for making their lives even more miserable than they already are when it comes to overbearing adult supervision.Posted on May 24, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Nation's worst governor strikes again.Posted on May 23, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bob Sirott, now playing a newsman on Channel 5, was granted a few minutes by the mayor. He asked how corruption made this swearing-in "different." And Obama corrects his own Op-Ed.Posted on May 22, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
"Officer Alvin Weems shot an unarmed man point-blank in view of CTA security cameras. Investigators recommended that he be fired. Phil Cline promoted him," the Reader reported. So why are Neil Steinberg and Michael Sneed so unhappy to see him go? Plus, Obama needs another reality check - or two.Posted on May 21, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The resignation of Paul Wolfowitz failed to boost share prices in Government Credibility, though it did move the odds on Alberto Gonzales and the rest of the Preakness field.Posted on May 19, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Things have gotten mean: Cubs and Sox fans are urging each other to take the CTA to this weekend's city series. Plus, an Olympic casino? And the Sun-Times's credit is worse than yours.Posted on May 18, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
"They started it" isn't likely to be a strong defense for Chicago police officers charged with pummeling other bar patrons in a West Loop tap. Plus, the Olympic logo is torched and Barack Obama's Tony Rezko problem continues.Posted on May 17, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jerry Falwell and Styx. Jim DeRogatis and Jeff Tweedy. And the state of human rights reporting in Chicago.Posted on May 16, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dick Durbin knew from Intelligence Committee briefings that the Administration wasn't telling the public the truth about the pending Iraq war. Should he have violated his oath of secrecy and spoken up? Plus, it was the noble Obama campaign that sunk Blair Hull in the muck. And an endorsement for Fox Chicago Sunday.Posted on May 15, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The American flag is back on the Sun-Times cover. It should come with an apology for the paper's ginned-up war coverage - as anti-patriotic as journalism can get.Posted on May 14, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Childhood Obesity, Fradulent Sushi, and a Fabricated Oral Sex Panic. We hope.Posted on May 12, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fast Eddie Vrdolyak not fast enough. The nation's worst governor: ours. And what the mayor knew about police torture but won't tell us.Posted on May 11, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bursting the President's bubble and sending off Burt Natarus.Posted on May 10, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Neither Sammy Sosa nor Pat Ryan is talking. KidNews is dead. Political reporting sucks.Posted on May 9, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Introducing the Mount Lou Alert system. Color-coded for your safety.Posted on May 8, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Monday monologue on MySpace, YourSpace, and Barack'sSpace; Ghetto Nation; and pining for Rupert Murdoch.Posted on May 7, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk
Officials in Washington live out their fantasies of being on the other side of doing anything for a buck. France seeks its revenge. And Lou Piniella hopes for an early Bulls playoff exit.Posted on May 5, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Greater Historic Condo District gets landmarked. Emil Jones, two-faced. And the Trib corrects the compensation package of its boss from filthy obscene to ugly obscene.Posted on May 4, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Tag cloud: Leinenkugel's. Emil Jones. Kenny Loggins. Stella Foster. Hank Kissinger. Bob. And Barack.Posted on May 3, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Finally, someone who gets it! No incoming CTA boss has ever promised more efficiency and better customer service before! Plus, another Barack blowjob and Big Jim Thompson's inconceivable testimony in the Conrad Black trial.Posted on May 2, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ald. Manny Flores wants to take Dwight Yoakam's chicken lickin's away. The evidence is in: layoffs and mergers don't work. And the Daily Herald got it right on the war.Posted on May 1, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama falls to Earth. Forrest Rezko - he's everywhere. And the incivility of the city's condo conversion.Posted on April 30, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The markets react to contrasting fortunes of Big Boris and Cheneybot. The Republicans vow to match the Democrats' new suppress-the-vote strategy. And the nation's governors go wild.Posted on April 28, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib punts on war coverage. Wal-Mart has been good for the Obamas. And the Sun-Times stands by Sneed's misreporting.Posted on April 27, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune's coverage of the war was only better than the Sun-Times's by its blander, colder and more professional presentation of the same pack of lies.Posted on April 26, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama's campaigns on hope that the press will stop asking about Tony Rezko.Posted on April 25, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama is always the last to know. Daley stops lying - by refusing to answer questions. And the Tribune is in a death spiral.Posted on April 24, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
While Barack Obama was working on real estate deals for Tony Rezko, his constituents were living in slums. Buiilt by Tony Rezko. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama was making the right connections in the Daley Administration. Huh, imagine that.Posted on April 23, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Frank Kruesi-Alberto Gonzales Derby is settled. Vegas licks its wounds. Plus, 70 percent of top NFL prospects are liars, the State Department tries to manage the Lindsay Lohan crisis, and a small South Asian country leapfrogs Mayor Daley in electoral innovation.Posted on April 21, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
All the people who usually lie to you are still doing so, and all the suck-ups and posers who enable them continue unabated.Posted on April 20, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sore throats can be serious business. Just ask the Boston Red Sox. Plus, updating Michael Sneed's worldwide blunder.Posted on April 19, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sneed botches it on a purported national scoop. The Sun-Times begins a smear campaign against Rio. And Trib sports columnist Mike Downey obviously doesn't read the news pages.Posted on April 18, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A lot of talk about the Virginia Tech shootings, but precious little insight. Perhaps there is none to be had. Why can't we accept that? Plus, a Des Plaines man is convicted of being a sleeper spy, Obama endorses Daley's lying Olympic dream, and readers respond to Steinberg and Pickett.Posted on April 17, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
"We have many best-new friends in the press," says Chicago Olympic bid Chairman Pat Ryan. Or, as a Los Angeles Times writer puts it, "[Chicago's] gushing local media might as well have been part of the Chicago Olympic committee."Posted on April 16, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Todd Stroger predicts the future . . . the Weekend Desk predicts God's ambivalence . . . Larry Birkhead predicts foolishly.Posted on April 14, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama, inside-out.Posted on April 13, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
And another thing, Vonnegut!Posted on April 12, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Somehow Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson are to blame for Don Imus. But the truth is that while Sharpton and Jackson have been calling out black entertainers for years on their racial language and imagery, white people have given Imus a free pass.Posted on April 11, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib debunks the city's claim that nearly every Olympic games has made money. What took so damn long? Plus, Obama the Fabulist, and the Sun-Times confronts its lapdoggedness.Posted on April 10, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jesus couldn't make Easter services - He was busy at the Master's.Posted on April 9, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
As forecasts of CTA doom failed to materialize, we realized we were in Hell already. Plus, Paris Hilton returns her hostages.Posted on April 7, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Zell and the Trib executives who struck their deal are in it to make as much money as they can. They aren't in it to deliver the best journalism they can produce as a civic duty, public interest, and bulwark of democracy. Those two objectives are at cross-purposes.Posted on April 6, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dorothy Tillman is nuts. Michael Cooke is a disingenuous tool. Or is that Ted Matlak? And the Chicago Police Department undeniably has a cultural problem.Posted on April 5, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A new account shows once again that Barack Obama ain't all he's cracked up to be. Plus, Bizzaro Daley and new lipstick for an old pig at the Sun-Times.Posted on April 4, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Naivete abounds when it comes to Sam Zell's plans for Tribune Company and Phil Cline's tenure at the Chicago Police Department. Plus, Steve Stone in a new Cubs ownership group?Posted on April 3, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune goes to Sam Zell, the CTA goes to hell, and baseball answers the opening bell.Posted on April 2, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk
Our immediate focus is the Final Four, but we're also keeping an eye on who will be forced to resign first: Alberto Gonzales or Phil Cline. If only it could be Frank Kruesi.Posted on March 31, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Chicago police chief Phil Cline apparently can't spot a crime wave; he still thinks the department just has a few bad apples.Posted on March 30, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Wolf Blitzer goes easy on Obama. The Sun-Times Charity Fund goes klepto.Posted on March 29, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Police chief Phil Cline doesn't get it. School test scores are "insane and ridiculous." And the tide turns against Obama.Posted on March 28, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The blue wall of silence extends from the Chicago police department to the mayor's office. And other tidbits on the Rev. Jesse Jackson, why I don't care about Rudy Giuliani's personal life, and the newly invigorated Conscious Choice magazine.Posted on March 27, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Trouble in Camp Obama, as a disturbing pattern emerges.Posted on March 26, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Rod Blagojevich and Frank Kruesi compete for a share of the federal hair maintenance budget. And other stories we're following.Posted on March 24, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Add Dorothy Tillman to the list of Barack Obama's political friends that call into question his image as a reformer.Posted on March 23, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
In Obama's rainbow universe of unity, you'd think the morality of homosexuality would be a no-brainer. You'd think wrong.Posted on March 22, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bringing Metromixology back.Posted on March 21, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Did the Sun-Times's new CEO fund terrorists? Does Obama think homosexuality is immoral? Did the Justice Department try to remove Pat Fitzgerald? What do you think?Posted on March 20, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Conrad Black trial is a horror for the Sun-Times, but also an opportunity for the paper to finally tell the truth about its damaged editorial integrity and start fresh. Of course, it won't.Posted on March 19, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
This week we begin our attempt to handicap the Nobel Committee's annual prize selection. The U.S. Army, U.S. Postal Service, and CTA get off to a slow start.Posted on March 17, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Peter Pace isn't the only one who thinks homosexuality is immoral. Try Barack Obama.Posted on March 16, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's on the phone. He wants all the facts out!Posted on March 15, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The city isn't putting real money into the Olympics, the mayor explains. Just play money. Shhh, don't tell the USOC!Posted on March 14, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's easy for the press to make fun of the city council for being rolled on the Olympics, but maybe they ought to look at themselves.Posted on March 13, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bizarro Beachwood, in which I commend Sneed, Steinberg, and Novak.Posted on March 12, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Ethanol will face Renewable Energy in a March Madness play-in game. Obama is already in; Chicago is on the bubble.Posted on March 10, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor says he'll answer all questions about torture. Then he says he won't. What is he afraid of?Posted on March 9, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Reporters repeatedly asked the mayor if he was breaking his promise that no public money would be used on the Olympics. He repeatedly refused to answer, saying only that "We will issue the statement very shortly."Posted on March 8, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Scooter Libby case was a slam dunk; not so much Chicago's case for the Olympics.Posted on March 7, 2007
The [Olympic Visit] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Beachwood welcomes the United States Olympic Committee to our fair city.Posted on March 6, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Curiously missing from a report dissing CTA board members is mention of who appointed them - Mayor Richard M. Daley.Posted on March 5, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
It's good to be the Swiss, but don't give Cheney any ideas.Posted on March 3, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Calling talk radio to drop the Beachwood's name is highly encouraged. As are mass e-mails promoting our work, as long as you don't try to sell penis enlargement at the same time.Posted on March 2, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The pundits blame voters for tolerating corruption but conveniently omit the editorial pages - and Obama - from their criticism.Posted on March 1, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The good news: a free Detroit Cobras show. The bad news: a more independent city council is a pipe dream.Posted on February 28, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Replacements don't care who gets elected. Neither, it seems, does the Chicago media.Posted on February 27, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A few inconvenient truths about Al Gore, Richard M. Daley, Fran Spielman, Barack Obama, and Burt Natarus.Posted on February 26, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk
Dick Cheney and the crying judge from the Anna Nicole case go head-to-head at the Oscars.Posted on February 24, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Obama's chief spokesman once approved an ad linking Howard Dean to Osama bin Laden. Obama's favorite mayor says he's the only one who didn't know cops were torturing black suspects. And Obama's Christian beliefs prevent him from supporting gay marriage. Just FYI.Posted on February 23, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Arenda Troutman is for what the people are for, and she promises to find out what that is soon.Posted on February 22, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
Daley thumbs his nose at a second federal judge. Britney's hair - and lighter - goes on sale. And Robert Novak somehow still has a job.Posted on February 21, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
Obama's memoir is filled with composites and 'out of precise chronology.' In other words, it's a work of fiction.Posted on February 20, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Blagojevichs see no conflict paying for Tony Rezko's services and paying him back in kind.Posted on February 19, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Trust us: you don't want to be Todd Stroger's valentine.Posted on February 17, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I wish this more reporters would get arrested for no good reason so they'd take complaints of police mistreatment by activists and minorities more seriously.Posted on February 16, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune Company hasn't so much mismanaged the Cubs as managed them just the way they want to - which is to say in their own interest but not necessarily in ours. The Sun-Times would have just mismanaged them out of cheap stupidity.Posted on February 15, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Though they won't acknowledge it, the media's war frame has shifted.Posted on February 14, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Little Luis Gutierrez and the smallness of our politics.Posted on February 13, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The meritocracy is not all it's cracked up to be.Posted on February 12, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The CTA calls for a rapid and significant reduction in passengers.Posted on February 10, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
Fear and Loathing With Anna Nicole Smith.Posted on February 9, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
A lot of people want to know how such a lousy football program as Illinois recruited such a terrific freshman class.Posted on February 8, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
Daley is running a private campaign to which we are not invited.Posted on February 7, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
Sean Salisbury says five teams in the AFC are better than any team in the NFC, maybe six depending on Kansas City.Posted on February 6, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fighting cynicism, the Daley Tax, and Pink Freud.Posted on February 5, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Human futures plunged this week due to out-of-control expenditures.Posted on February 3, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Are you wearing your Beary best?Posted on February 2, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Boston law enforcement authorities apparently don't have cable.Posted on February 1, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
They thought ED stood for Enormous Ditka.Posted on January 31, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bears lube job. Daley's tube job. Sun-Times's rube job.Posted on January 30, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When pundits ask if America is "ready" for a black president, what they really mean is is America still too racist to elect a black president. But they don't like to phrase it that way.Posted on January 29, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Now even Canada wants to break up with us.Posted on January 26, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune's public editor says newspapers don't print rumors, gossip or falsehoods. Now where exactly would I start with that?Posted on January 26, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Affirmative action isn't about hiring unqualified people. That's what patronage is for.Posted on January 25, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Coming soon: Daley's Obama Olympic Dream!Posted on January 24, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Beachwood prepares a bid for the state lottery. A Barrington contractor calls out Rex Grossman in an Indy paper. And the chief of the CTA debates whether the system is better than those in the Third World.Posted on January 23, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I honestly really thought, deep in my heart, that the Saints would blow them out. But there's still one more chance for Bears skeptics to say we told you so.Posted on January 22, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk
The administration will now get court approval before tapping your phone because you once made a joke about Dick Cheney.Posted on January 20, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is anyone in the city producing work as interesting as ours? I didn't think so.Posted on January 19, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Bears No. 1 fan on Sunday will be President George W. Bush.Posted on January 18, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's unBARACKalievable!Posted on January 17, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
An adult columnist with a major metropolitan newspaper is "Beary" happy.Posted on January 16, 2007
The [MLK DAY] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
He had a dream.Posted on January 15, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Over/Under on long bomb targets this weekend finds the Bears' Bernard Berrian in the same league as Darfur.Posted on January 12, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who is the better role model: George W. Bush, Richard M. Daley, Arenda Troutman, or Tank Johnson?Posted on January 12, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When CTA reality outpaces CTA sarcasm, it's time for someone to lose their job.Posted on January 11, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Troutman had the gall to (allegedly) accept a bribe to develop a property that wasn't even in her ward.Posted on January 10, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Arrested Ald. Arenda Troutman delivers an instant classic.Posted on January 9, 2007
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I'm going to side with those who think spacemen were visiting O'Hare. Why be a killjoy?Posted on January 8, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
History tells us Florida will win the national championship - in overtime.Posted on January 6, 2007
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Worse than ComEd's corrosive cynicism and failure to deliver model corporate citizenship, though, are the whores who signed on to the utility's print ads to give them their grass-roots patina.Posted on January 5, 2007
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times editorial page conveniently leaves out the source of its data about polar bears. Maybe global warming is melting their brains.Posted on January 4, 2007
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The people already know where the mayor stands on the issues, his campaign manager says. Yes. Silent.Posted on January 3, 2007
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Apparently the media's resolution this year is to suck as bad as it did last year.Posted on January 2, 2007
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
President Bush secures another well-deserved mandate.Posted on December 30, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Prediction for 2007: Journalists will remain alarmingly naive.Posted on December 29, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
C'mon people, get a grip. Gerald Ford wasn't even a good ex-president.Posted on December 28, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's a good thing we can still rely on old-fashioned newspaper columnists like Mary Laney and the great logicians of the Chicago Tribune editorial board to deal in facts, unlike those lazy and reckless bloggers on the Internet.Posted on December 27, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? Me neither. The media is lamer than ever.Posted on December 26, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
It's not too late to avoid Christmas with the family.Posted on December 25, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Barack Obama: A new breed of Daley-approved and Stroger-endorsing progressive.Posted on December 22, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I'd rather see the foie gras ban enforced than the ban on pot.Posted on December 21, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When the Daley camp wants to get a message out, they know just who to call.Posted on December 20, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Perhaps the only thing different about Obama is the quality of his rhetoric.Posted on December 19, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Bears, the governor, and the mayor all lack urgency.Posted on December 18, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Breaking news from Oz.Posted on December 16, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The nation's most accessible public official refused to comment. Again.Posted on December 15, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley urges poor people to snitch on their neighbors, but lauds the loyalty of the stand-up men in his own administration who remain silent about the crimes they've committed on his behalf.Posted on December 14, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor simultaneously claimed to be "the most accessible public official you ever met in the country" with a defense of the quickie interview format that prevents reporters from actually conducting interviews.Posted on December 13, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Devin Hester is the only one who can beat Daley now.Posted on December 12, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When the mayor says he wants to be judged on his entire record, he means he wants you to ignore the criminal part.Posted on December 11, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By The Weekend Desk Shadow Government Affairs Division
Baker-Hamilton's other report.Posted on December 9, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
In terms of career punditry, being wrong about the war has proven more valuable than being right.Posted on December 8, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Extending the Iraq Study Group to fixing the rest of the Bush Administration's failures.Posted on December 7, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor is still a crook.Posted on December 6, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Organized crime isn't dead; it's running our city.Posted on December 5, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The death of Rex Grossman, and traitors in our midst.Posted on December 4, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Axis of Evil has been replaced by the Triumvirate of TerrorPosted on December 2, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Guest starring Criss Angel, Michael Bloomberg, Danny DeVito, and Newt Gingrich.Posted on December 1, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Combine had a field day.Posted on November 30, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The difference between Richard M. Daley and Todd Stroger is that Todd Stroger doesn't know any better.Posted on November 29, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
People all over the world are not joining the love train.Posted on November 28, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Michael Richards speaks on Jesse Jackson's nationally syndicated radio show, and the Trib puts it in its celebrity column next to Mario Lopez going on vacation.Posted on November 27, 2006
The [Thanksgiving] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Pilgrims had no buckles. And turkeys can't fly.Posted on November 23, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The best thing we can do for veterans is not play them politically or exploit them commercially. In other words, actually care.Posted on November 22, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is the Soriano deal evidence that the Cubs are for sale - or a Tribune Company poison pill?Posted on November 21, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Borat must be good, given the kind of folks who are lining up against it.Posted on November 20, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
We had JoePa in the Big Ten Legends death pool. So imagine our surprise.Posted on November 18, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Railing against the noxious thoughts of Neil Steinberg, the Tribune editorial page, and the General Assembly will have to wait.Posted on November 17, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Just what we suspected: There is no budget line for a Department of Criminal Affairs.Posted on November 16, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times can't even get being a tabloid right; the Tribune editorial page can't look inside its heart because it doesn't have one.Posted on November 15, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Luis Gutierrez is the latest Friend of Rezko caught in a suspicious real estate deal.Posted on November 14, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Don Rumsfeld rolls a doobie while Bill O'Reilly does his best Saddam.Posted on November 13, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The revolution is over. New villainy is afoot.Posted on November 11, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Connect the dots . . . and arrive at Daley.Posted on November 10, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The media has a short memory: 9/11 saved Rumsfeld's job. He was on the firing line a long time ago.Posted on November 9, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
In Cook County, it's not over until the last fraudulent vote is counted. And not even then.Posted on November 8, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Don't be a cynic - Vote Incumbent! So the newspapers say . . .Posted on November 7, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Sure Whitney was once a Socialist. At least he never put Alan Keyes on a ticket.Posted on November 6, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Which is more likely to influence next week's election - revelations of snorting meth off congressional pages or snorting meth off Jack Abramoff? And other questions to ponder in The Weekend Desk Report's Special Election Sample Ballot.Posted on November 4, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
"Let me get this straight now. When your opponent takes a word you said out of context and dump all over you on it, turning it into an attack on the military, then you apologize to the military for the fact they did it to you, right? Is that how it works, now?"Posted on November 3, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Does anybody really believe John Kerry - a Vietnam war hero - meant to malign U.S. soldiers? Yes. The mayor and his press secretary at the Sun-Times.Posted on November 2, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The story isn't what John Kerry said, it's how dishonest the White House and its wing-nut pals are twisting it.Posted on November 1, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Whites make up 70 percent of drug users in Illinois; blacks make up 80 percent of those imprisoned on drug charges.Posted on October 31, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Funny how the image of Chicago is always portrayed in terms of fat, drunk, white men like George Wendt instead of international superstars such as Kanye West or even Oprah.Posted on October 30, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
It turns out the CTA's color-coded train lines are the perfect predictive tool for picking against the spread.Posted on October 27, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Todd Stroger is even more pathetic than we thought. Rumsfeld and Cheney are just as pathetic as we thought.Posted on October 27, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
U.S. press freedom is only 53rd best on the planet. Surprised? You shouldn't be. Our standard of living isn't tops either, but the media narratives we tell ourselves doesn't allow for this kind of reality to intrude.Posted on October 26, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
President Bush actually came off as likable and candid. Then he stopped reading from his script.Posted on October 25, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Todd Stroger is right, he's a consensus-builder. For example, the consensus is he's an idiot.Posted on October 24, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib edit page still refuses to acknowledge the truth about this war.Posted on October 23, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
What George W. Bush saw when he looked into the eyes of Vladimir Putin's soul - revealed!Posted on October 20, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Iraq is a disaster. Good luck reading about in the Sun-Times.Posted on October 20, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times did something smart: Compared Mayor Daley's clout list of patronage workers to workman's comp claims. What they found shouldn't surprise you, but it should disabuse you of any lingering notions that patronage is essential for delivering city services.Posted on October 19, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The 300 millionth American might not be a baby at all; there's a two-in-five chance it will be an immigrant arriving legally at an airport or illegally through the Arizona desert.Posted on October 18, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Bears miracle finish last night guarantees three more months of "team of destiny" hype. We hereby call for a pre-emptive moratorium to preserve our sanity.Posted on October 17, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
So now both papers have made major poll goofs.Posted on October 16, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
If the future of the world depends on a few hands of Texas Hold 'Em, we're totally fucked.Posted on October 14, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Does the mere physical presence of the president in our midst increase the news value of his otherwise meaningless rhetoric? Apparently so.Posted on October 13, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Blagojevich is in a world of hurt.Posted on October 12, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I remember the Clinton era. It wasn't totally great, but it sure beat this.Posted on October 11, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times proves that you can plummet from the curb.Posted on October 10, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The congressional page scandal is an Illinois scandal - our congressmen are at the heart of it.Posted on October 9, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Betting the House, and other key propositions we're watching.Posted on October 7, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Dennis Hastert sounded far more sorry that he might lose his job than about the pages who had to endure the creepiness of Mark Foley.Posted on October 6, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The biggest story in the country is a congressional sex scandal that is closing in on U.S. Speaker of the House and Illinois Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Yorkville), and the Sun-Times is MIA. What in the world is going on over there?Posted on October 5, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times suddenly seems like it's on a suicide mission.Posted on October 4, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times gets stupider - and uglier - by the day.Posted on October 3, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times got stupider the minute Michael Cooke returned as editor-in-chief.Posted on October 2, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
A tribute to the presidential seal.Posted on September 29, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Maybe we've learned that it is important for a president to be smart, experienced, and worldly.Posted on September 29, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's not clear exactly why the mayor wants to move the Chicago Children's Museum to Monroe and Columbus, but increasing Millennium Park parking garage revenues may have something to do with it.Posted on September 28, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times's descent back into Michael Cooke's crappy world begins.Posted on September 27, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Maybe there oughta be three-strikes-and-you're-out ethics legislation: Tell three lies and you get knocked off the ballot.Posted on September 26, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Olympics exclusive that wasn't.Posted on September 25, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Queen Elizabeth threatens to go freaking Bhumibol on Tony Blair's ass, and other news from the front.Posted on September 22, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Fran Spielman and her editors at the Sun-Times have committed journalistic malpractice one too many times. They ought to be fired.Posted on September 22, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's first Olympics proposal was a loser. But he wants to tell a different story and, as usual, he has a lot of takers in the media.Posted on September 21, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The countdown to federal indictments reaching high into the Blagojevich Administration begins.Posted on September 20, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
No column today, but yesterday's column still stands: Jackie Heard is full of shit and Mary Laney is from Planet IMA2L. Neither has asked for a correction.Posted on September 19, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
David Broder is the dean of the Washington press corps, but like most his colleagues in the newspaper industry, he doesn't read much.Posted on September 18, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
President Bush as a cautionary tale of what happens to students who skip their English and political science classes.Posted on September 16, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Super Mayor Daley of the Racial Justice League to the rescue.Posted on September 15, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Novak tells a tale about the CIA leak that fits precisely into the one he derides as a left-wing fantasy.Posted on September 14, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor can't possibly believe that proponents of the big-box ordinance are motivated by racism, can he? Apparently, he can.Posted on September 13, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It doesn't look good for the governor. Quinn in '07?Posted on September 12, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Tribune reporter notes that Springfield is corrupt, sneaky, and underhanded. Just like every newsroom I've been in.Posted on September 11, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Buffalo Bills will now be referred to as the Buffalo Home-Equity Loans. Peyton Manning pads his endorsement roster by signing on to shit-talk Fidel Castro. And other new developments to look for as the NFL returns for another star-crossed season.Posted on September 9, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The many faces of Islamic fascism. The many faces of Illinois fascism, too.Posted on September 8, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
After Katie Couric asked the president what his greatest fear was, I decided I couldn't wait around for the cooking segment.Posted on September 7, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Couric also directed viewers to the CBS News website to catch up on the, um, news. Then she returned to the show.Posted on September 6, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib comes out against workers and the troops and acknowledging that the mayor is running for re-election.Posted on September 5, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
A surprising break-out performer emerges in The Beachwood Reporter Fantasy Fascist Dictator League: You.Posted on September 1, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who is more delusional, George W. Bush or Dusty Baker? It's a tough call.Posted on September 1, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why won't the paper acknowledge the existence of a campaign whose manager they are naming? Because the mayor hasn't told them it's okay to do so yet.Posted on August 31, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Can someone explain to me how hiring a campaign manager is only a "sign" that a campaign exists?Posted on August 30, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How much more creepy, really, is John Mark Karr than a media that is equally obsessed with sexualized doll-children?Posted on August 29, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A Sun-Times story about Wal-Mart wages fails to quote a single worker, union official or labor expert. Because wages are always about the corporation, not the hired help. And, the reporter who never went to a single party in college - and unsurprisingly wound up at the Tribune.Posted on August 28, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
We're not going to let the latest wave of flying nincompoops stop us from following the key stories this weekend. Market Update Despite heavy trading this week, gains in both gross understatements and baffling over-confidence canceled each other out, resulting...Posted on August 25, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
So under Topinka's plan, the amount of money committed to schools would depend on how much money people lose gambling. And other idiocies in the news today.Posted on August 25, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The day that food producers can be cruel to vegetables is the day that Harry Caray's Grant DePorter might have an argument.Posted on August 24, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
My favorite moment was when he chided CBS, the network of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, for bringing Katie Couric on board as its next anchor. That's rich. He's Mancow!Posted on August 23, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The reverend didn't explain how cheating the public and putting people in danger while running a fradulent job-rigging scheme squared with the Gospel.Posted on August 22, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The 9/11 conspiracy is right in front of our faces.Posted on August 21, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Conflicting signs from the world of supernatural confectionary, and Snakes on a Plane as the feel-good hit of the summer.Posted on August 18, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Once again we are forced to ask: Is the mayor a child?Posted on August 18, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
To hear the oil industry talk, these are the worst of times to be in the gas bidness.Posted on August 17, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
ACT scores are up. Or are they?Posted on August 16, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor performs a Negro Culpa.Posted on August 15, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayor's media team got exactly what it wanted out of an appearance on The Crazy Howard McGee Morning Show: Stories about Mayor Richard M. Daley's favorite breakfast cereal instead of more questions about police torture and patronage scandals.Posted on August 14, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Shampoo stocks mysteriously spiked this week, while circumstances have forced us to take the odds in the Race to Destroy Western Civilization off the board.Posted on August 11, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Foiled terrorist plots seem to bring out the worst in our bright, brilliant newspapers.Posted on August 11, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Easing back gently into the folly that is the Tribune and Sun-Times editorial pages.Posted on August 10, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The president covers his ass.Posted on August 9, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
You've covered your ass, the president told his briefer upon being handed a memo about Bin Laden wanting to strike America. Then the president went fishing.Posted on August 8, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times tucks the real war news safely inside the paper, and screams war headlines about kitchen counters on the front page.Posted on August 7, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Condi's world is a very different place from the one you and I inhabit. So is Mel Gibson's.Posted on August 4, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Don Rumsfeld never promised us a rose garden. My goodness.Posted on August 4, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The 1995 heat wave was one of the biggest urban botches of all time. One of the biggest urban reporting botches as well.Posted on August 3, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The press tells us the city has learned lessons from the 1995 heat wave that killed more than 700 people, but we never find out what those lessons are - perhaps because the answer would implicate the mayor in the most deadly bungle of his tenure.Posted on August 2, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Jay Mariotti, Hillary Clinton, Mancow Muller, and the president of Chicago's Chamber of Commerce, all in the same column.Posted on August 1, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The success of the mayor's school reform is not settled fact.Posted on July 31, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Condi Rice plays while the world burns.Posted on July 28, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The new Daley Machine: MySpace.Posted on July 28, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We now know that the Burge report was an exercise in incompetence - or a shameful whitewash.Posted on July 27, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ironically, if Wal-Mart is forced to pay higher wages to open in Chicago, they can consider it a corruption tax.Posted on July 26, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
No rational person believes the City Council deserves a raise. But rational people do not serve on the City Council, and unfortunately, they're the ones who get to decide.Posted on July 25, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's not just Chicago evicting the middle class.Posted on July 24, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
A profile of the mayor's press secretary reveals next to nothing about how she handles the press.Posted on July 24, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Weekend Desk reports this Friday from New Zealand, where the mountains are gorgeous, the water is clear and the police misconduct is a whole lot easier to stomach. Market Update Despite growing consumer confidence and a strong market, it...Posted on July 21, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Burge report went easy on the mayor, but he's not off the hook yet.Posted on July 21, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Does Daley ever wear the jacket for anything?Posted on July 20, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Perhaps Arne Duncan and Mancow Muller ought to exchange jobs. Each is having a difficult job spinning in their current positions.Posted on July 19, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hey, we made Wikipedia.Posted on July 18, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
United takes us for a $7 million ride.Posted on July 17, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
As heat indexes rise, so too should drinking volumes.Posted on July 14, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hey Mancow, we hear the FBI is hiring.Posted on July 14, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
One day the CTA's cost-benefit analysis will come back to haunt them.Posted on July 13, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
They gamed the test scores and this is all the better Chicago's schools did?Posted on July 12, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mr. Mayor is like Mr. Peanut, except that Mr. Peanut doesn't lie.Posted on July 11, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
With all the focus the Siege of City Hall and the Stroger Family Circus, we almost forgot how much trouble the governor is in.Posted on July 10, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Will the city's top lawyer wind up in the dock herself one day?Posted on July 10, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Italy and France battle for world supremacy as the Coalition of the Willing sits on the sidelines.Posted on July 7, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How corrupt is Illinois? I'd say thoroughly.Posted on July 7, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Nice work on Hastert's finances. The only question is, what took so long?Posted on July 6, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sun-Times puts a happy face on the city's plummeting convention business. The Tribune puts a happy face on the president's unconstitutional power grab.Posted on July 5, 2006
The Weekends & Holidays Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Loose lips are killing us, from the inane ramblings of Denny Hastert to the rambling inanities of the Chicago City Council.Posted on July 3, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We've had enough. Haven't you? Calling a general strike against all elements of the Machine.Posted on June 30, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Diversions from the federal courtroom where the mayor's Machine is on trial.Posted on June 29, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Once Daley has succeeded in appointing every member of the City Council, all wards merge into one and martial law is triggered.Posted on June 28, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's looking more and more like a Starbuck's grande mocha posed more danger to Sears Tower workers than the mopes arrested in South Florida.Posted on June 27, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Contrary to the old line the local editorial boards are still pimping, the U.S. government specifically imagined terrorists flying airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Posted on June 26, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
America Inc. may borrow money in a citizen buy-back plan in a new strategy that would also spin off it's media properties.Posted on June 23, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Look, I have friends who have devised plots on paper, some even involving the Sears Tower. Let's not get carried away.Posted on June 23, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ozzie Guillen runs his mouth so much it's hard to keep up. But we'll keep trying.Posted on June 22, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If Chicago is so great, why are so many people leaving?Posted on June 21, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
Someone oughta cross-reference the Daley clout list with the Ryan clout list and the Blagojevich clout list to find out who's really got the juice in this town.Posted on June 20, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Twenty links that further illustrate the depth and color of the Internet compared to the lameness of traditional print media.Posted on June 19, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Fantasy Dictator League season is coming to a close, but don't despair. The Fantasy Corruption League is right around the corner.Posted on June 16, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ozzie Guillen is a ticking time bomb whose advocacy of violence will come to no good end. And Madonna sucks.Posted on June 16, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Because your whole world can change in 24 hours.Posted on June 15, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is there any section of the Tribune that could really be called excellent?Posted on June 14, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's John Daley Day in Chicago today. But there was no parade.Posted on June 13, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
An alderman admits the city council are a bunch of sheep - and then asks for a pay raise.Posted on June 12, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The world stage is overflowing with soccer and war. We're on top of it.Posted on June 9, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The tables have turned. The Tribune Company is crumbling while The Beachwood Media Company is growing at an astonishing rate.Posted on June 8, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
Step right up, Bill Beavers! You are the next contestant to spin the wheel and we suspect you won't be the last.Posted on June 7, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bacteria-riddled space rocks seeded life on Earth. And other assertions.Posted on June 6, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
The Tribune Company's plan mirror's the governor's budgets: Borrow-and-spend. Sell assets. Stiff the press.Posted on June 5, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Apparently the Department of Homeland Security doesn't view David Blaine as a threat. We do.Posted on June 2, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
While the media goes apeshit about the mayor calling a reporter bald, a defense lawyer in a federal corruption trial tries to tie him to fradulent hiring practices.Posted on June 2, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
What's more silly, the mayor's answers or the media's questions?Posted on June 1, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune likes bluntness in its Treasury secretaries - except when it challenges the president.Posted on May 31, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Raise a glass to Red Madsen.Posted on May 30, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Never ride a rollercoaster before Memorial Day weekend.Posted on May 26, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The City That Works You Over.Posted on May 25, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Note to readers: The [Wednesday] Papers will appear later today, while I attend to issues designed to enhance your Beachwood Reporter experience. In the meantime, enjoy the funkified stylings of Scott Gordon, as he describes the the scene at the...Posted on May 24, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
How tough can the Chicago press be when they no longer bother to make interview requests?Posted on May 23, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The First Family of Clout isn't the Daleys. But they know them.Posted on May 22, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Emo, grunge, punk, metal . . . when will the media attack jock culture as the real menace to our youth?Posted on May 22, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Freedom and prosperity tried to rally, but early gains were wiped out as the market lost confidence.Posted on May 20, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Hayden didn't think the spy program was legal until the White House talked him into it. Feel better now?Posted on May 19, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The blood of Jesus all over the front page of the Tribune today.Posted on May 18, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Sorich affair doesn't look good for the mayor - or Debra Pickett.Posted on May 17, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The NSA story has disappeared in Chicago, but a look at Google News shows plenty of developments being reported elsewhere.Posted on May 16, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Just how does Millennium Park impact the city's education budget?Posted on May 15, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Once again, the Chicago papers seem oblivious to the import of a national story being debate ferociously elsewhere. This time, it's the NSA's phone records furor.Posted on May 15, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Freedom's just another word for something you're not yet old enough to enjoy.Posted on May 13, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Bush media strategy worked: The Tribune's NSA story was about the reaction of the president and others, not about the fact itself that the NSA is compiling a massive database of every American's phone calls. In fact, the Trib didn't even mention that.Posted on May 12, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Do newspapers make you stupid? And other mortems, post- and pre-.Posted on May 11, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The mayoral campaign of Luis Gutierrez seems to be on - but why is he talking about teacher salaries and charter schools when the Daley Machine is about to crumble into little pieces?Posted on May 10, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The student newspaper at the College of DuPage prints the Muhammad cartoons, and the world shrugs.Posted on May 9, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Daley propaganda, home and abroad.Posted on May 8, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We know politics were considered when the mayor's people sent him on two trips overseas coinciding with the opening of a trial into alleged fraud in his administration. We just don't know to what extent.Posted on May 8, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
From the CIA to the Minutemen, a wave of intelligence sweeps the nation. And we're there for you to record it for posterity.Posted on May 8, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Don Rumsfeld's exchange with a former CIA analyst was a watershed moment in the history of this administration. And the press missed it.Posted on May 5, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Newspapers publish the same stock stories - bikers are nice; tatoos are mainstream; young people are stupid - every year. They keep them in files next to the clip art.Posted on May 4, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Bobby Rush, Eddie Burke, Diann Burns - everyone is cashing in.Posted on May 3, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
You might say that no one wants to be an American more than an illegal immigrant from Mexico.Posted on May 2, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The immigration rallies illustrate the best of America's core values.Posted on May 1, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Spanish language national anthem is beautiful. The newspapers' lame attempts at humor are not.Posted on May 1, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
Natasha Julius
President Bush opposes a Spanish-language version of the national anthem, preferring Americans learn English instead. He starts his classes on Monday.Posted on April 29, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Neil Steinberg swipes Answering Amy while Andrew Herrmann wonders if "baked" is a drug term.Posted on April 28, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Racial division is called harmony when white people have the upper hand.Posted on April 27, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Distractions are dangerous to drivers, and other news you already know.Posted on April 26, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer should have bounced foreperson Sonja Chambers off the Ryan jury. Read the transcripts for yourself to see why.Posted on April 25, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The professionals who brought us the Bill Clinton impeachment and the Iraq War are at it again.Posted on April 24, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer appears to have been naive in her assessment of Ryan jurors' truth-telling.Posted on April 24, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The Queen Mother will outlive his son and Nepal did something to piss off Condi but we can't figure out what, in our internationally flavored weekend watch.Posted on April 22, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It seems as if the Chicago Tribune, which got the ball rolling, would now like to see the mess about the George Ryan jurors just go away.Posted on April 21, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is the George Ryan jury turning out to be the Worst Jury Ever?Posted on April 20, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Memo to Tribune: Stop trying so hard to WRITE.Posted on April 19, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Maybe the problem for the media wasn't that there wasn't a smoking gun to convict George Ryan by, but that there were too many smoking guns for them to comprehend.Posted on April 18, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If Sneed is hearing whispers we haven't already actually read somewhere else, that would really be news.Posted on April 17, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Schools should be palaces, not football stadiums.Posted on April 17, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Neither pizza, sushi, nor Scientology will lead you to heaven; and TomBrat is likely to live in hell.Posted on April 15, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Great Illinois Novel: No match for federal indictments around here, but if I must . . .Posted on April 14, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Trib couldn't make Katie Couric its new film critic?Posted on April 13, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Trib critics shuffle amounts to the same voices on different articles.Posted on April 12, 2006
Musical Chairs for Tribune Movie, Theater Critics
By Steve Rhodes
The Michael Wilmington and Michael Phillips hires can only be deemed failures; moving them around won't change that fact.Posted on April 11, 2006
The [Monday & Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Apparently the media doesn't even try to get Daley to comment anymore.Posted on April 11, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Ed Burke is happy to talk about the alleged subversion of democracy perpetrated by Hugo Chavez, but not about the alleged subversion of democracy perpetrated by Ed Burke.Posted on April 10, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Tom Hanks, you have been warned.Posted on April 8, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
This whole Jesus-Judas thing is so very Chicago, don't you think?Posted on April 7, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The demolition of the building that once housed the Artful Dodger tells a larger story about Chicago mostly missed by the media.Posted on April 6, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
It's not just young people who are stupid. Newspaper people are too.Posted on April 5, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Maybe it's not Johnny but today's newspaper editors who can't be bothered.Posted on April 4, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Internet wasn't wet from the rain this morning and had all of last's nights scores on it, unlike my newspapers.Posted on April 3, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Big Missing Piece: How do current immigration laws work?Posted on April 3, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
When it takes this long to make a sequel to a successful movie, it's usually not because the filmmakers are having trouble deciding which brilliant ideas to include.Posted on April 1, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Tribune owning the Cubs has always been a mockery.Posted on March 31, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Now that immigration has leapt to the top of the nation's domestic agenda, we must confront the possibility that Jim Oberweis was ahead of the curve.Posted on March 30, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
We have no idea what Englewood's state representative has on her agenda because the papers didn't bother to ask.Posted on March 29, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Instead of a mistrial, can we just move on to the appeal?Posted on March 28, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Is it really even a question anymore that the president deceived the country into war?Posted on March 27, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
You'd think $10 million defense lawyers would take the time to background jurors. But apparently not.Posted on March 27, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
The fantasy dictator draft will have to be postponed.Posted on March 25, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Internet is to blame for everything, including this column.Posted on March 24, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The elephant in the room isn't race. It's the media.Posted on March 23, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
If you have to debate whether you're in a civil war, then you probably are.Posted on March 22, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The questionnaires candidates fill out for the Tribune's editorial board reveal a weird and disheartening state of politics.Posted on March 21, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Cheney blames the media for bad news coming out of Iraq, while Peter Fitzgerald says the administration didn't play it straight.Posted on March 20, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
When it comes to Englewood, the media can't make policy or solve the poverty that fuels the violence, but it can do its part by producing better journalism.Posted on March 20, 2006
The Weekend Desk Report
By Natasha Julius
Turns out the U.S. air assault on Iraq wasn't all that, so we'll be monitoring Barack Obama's health for signs of dangerous overexposure instead.Posted on March 18, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The universe explodes from the size of a marble to a volume larger than all of observable space in a trillion-trillionth of a second and that's not front page news?Posted on March 17, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Neil Steinberg might as well have offered to drive Stroger voters to the polls.Posted on March 16, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
So now Debra Pickett is annoying me across multiple platformsPosted on March 15, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Would it be worse if the Sun-Times tried to placate an advertiser or if it didn't have to try?Posted on March 14, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Headlines compared and contrasted.Posted on March 13, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The Dan Webb Kool-Aid is wearing off.Posted on March 12, 2006
The [Saturday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Who is to blame for rising crime? Yuppies.Posted on March 11, 2006
From The Weekend Desk
By Natasha Julius
Topinka will be back on track when she calls Oberweis "that fucked-up ice cream man."Posted on March 11, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Webb's brilliant closing destroyed by facts. So there.Posted on March 10, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Why send a legal analyst to do a theater critic's job?Posted on March 9, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Rumsfeld and Sun-Times equally clueless.Posted on March 8, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Mary Mitchell takes us to school.Posted on March 7, 2006
The [Monday] Papers
The Beachwood Reporter's Oscar coverage has the special effect of being better.Posted on March 6, 2006
The [Sunday] Papers
Do police cameras make us safer? We still don't know.Posted on March 6, 2006
The [Saturday] Papers
The best part of the papers today: The Tribune's letters page.Posted on March 4, 2006
The [Friday] Papers
Perhaps wine, cigarettes, and used cars are just too declasse for today's newspaper editors.Posted on March 3, 2006
The [Thursday] Papers
The mayor discovers that many streets in Chicago have more than one name.Posted on March 2, 2006
The [Wednesday] Papers
Day Two of Monroe Street Held Hostage: The Chairman Fred Hampton Way Story.Posted on March 1, 2006
The [Tuesday] Papers
Chairman Fred Hampton Way?Posted on February 28, 2006
Poll Positions: The Daley Skew
Doesn't that mean that 70 percent of those polled think the mayor is a liar?Posted on February 27, 2006
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