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Is This the 1968 Election That Hillary Clinton Was Referring To?

First the Quote: Clinton: …people have been trying to push me out… Q: Why? Clinton: I don’t know, I don’t know. I find it curious, because it is unheard of in history. I don’t understand it. And you know, between my opponent and his camp and some in the media, there has been this…

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Jeremy T. Wilson

Jeremy helps Chicago's children learn how to write about bizarre things.

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Guest Post: The Beautiful Game … Major League Style

So this is not Wembley, the Hawthorns or Anfield, this is Toyota Park; home of Chicago’s Major League Soccer team - The Chicago Fire On Wednesday night we travelled 30 minutes south of the City to Bridgeview where Toyota Park is located. Chicago Fire were playing host to a Polish club…

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back in time on Lincoln Avenue

On the way back from the nature museum, I noticed filming going on for the film “Public Enemies” in the block of Lincoln in front of the Biograph. They’ve erected a bunch of false façades and retro signs (many touting the marvels of air conditioning) to take the streetscape back in time: …

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Do they still play the blues in Chicago? Steve Goodman

yep it's baseball season and the Twins aren't doing so hot so its time to remember thankfully that we aren't cubs fans.

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AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 3 (If Necessary)

AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 3 (If Necessary) Buy AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 3 (If Necessary) at US Cellular Field in Chicago IL on October 6 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets Chicago…

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butterflies!

And now, as the saying goes, for something completely different: butterflies! I made a trip up to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park this afternoon, with the purpose of taking in the butterfly exhibit. It’s a large glass-enclosed free flight space for butterflies (plus a few…

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AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 2 (If Necessary)

AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 2 (If Necessary) Buy AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 2 (If Necessary) at US Cellular Field in Chicago IL on October 2 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets Chicago…

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My 2nd post.

Well here ‘ya go. I’m not here to post poetry or my thoughts of the day. I’m here to post photos that I hope others would enjoy. Let me know what you think. Thanks for viewing and hope you return soon.

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AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 1 (If Necessary)

AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 1 (If Necessary) Buy AL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 1 (If Necessary) at US Cellular Field in Chicago IL on October 1 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets Chicago…

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Saturday 24 May: Marco Bailey, Pharoahe Monch!

Fuse, Brussels, Local Time: 23.00 Listen! Marco Bailey (Live) Ortin Cam Style: Techno Marco Bailey’s hard work and enthusiasm over the past 15 years has paid off, making him one of Belgium’s most loved techno producers and Djs. He’s about to embark on a promotional world tour, but…

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Chicago

Chicagoのコピーバンドの立ち上げに伴 参加要請されました。 もちろん即答でOKしました(^^)v 今はSPECTRUMのコピーバンド1本だけだ ね。…

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The Murder of Fred Hampton pt. 2 of 4

you get a better feel of who Fred Hampton Sr. was. ShareThis

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the elevated

Chicago, IL

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phptek dag 4

sidste dag *suk* - oh well, det har været fedt.. her er sidste dag startende med angering database gods med maggie nelson, ved ikke helt vad det var, men det var ret underholdende - noget med at man skulle tænke sig om ikke bare når man lavede databasen, men også når man byggede sine…

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:: becky & rob ::

:: becky & rob :: May 23, 2008 – 10:38 pm Congratulations to Becky & Rob! Their wedding and reception was held at the beautiful Hinsdale Golf Club in Clarendon Hills. Thankfully, the weather cooperated and did not rain on their day until much later in the evening. This allowed us to…

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Everlast - Drown The Self

Chicago Vegan Straight Edge, circa 1993? 1994? I don't know if anyone who was in this band would cop to it now, having gone on to play in luminaries like Tusk and Racetraitor, but the Everlast record was always a favorite of mine. In some ways it was ahead of its time, in others it was right on…

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US truck regulators ban anti-smoking drug

Truckers using the smoking cessation pill Chantix to butt out will have to quit the drug too. US truck regulators ban anti-smoking drug

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Michael Jordan, Flu Game, 1997 NBA Finals vs Utah, Video

Michael Jordan, Flu Game, 1997 NBA Finals vs. Utah, Video. First let me explain that Michael Jordan was sick. Do not let anyone tell you that MJ was faking it. This was the best game he ever played. Now I say that as a huge Jazz fan that got my heart ripped out and handed to me this very night. I…

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Chicago - Day 4 (php|tek - Day 2)

Day number two! It was a tad bit hard to get up this morning but I managed to attend the following talks: Test Driven Design in PHP by Jason Sweat Of Haystacks and Needles by Derick Rethans PEAR, Phar, and Smart PHP Application Deployment by Greg Beaver Help, my website has been hacked, now…

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Trichet: Central Banking Is ‘Never Easy’

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet spoke with The Wall Street Journal’s Joellen Perry ahead of the bank’s upcoming 10th anniversary. Excerpts from the interview: Trichet On the seeds of European monetary union: Although the ECB celebrates its 10th anniversary next…

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phptek dag 3 - uddybet

ok, så er tiden vidst kommet til at uddybe php|tek dag 3 vi skippede dagens keynote der var om sugarcrm, som vi allerede bruger og ikke rigtigt syntes vi ville få noget extra ud af at høre så jeg startede dagen med at høre om testdrevet udvikling som jason sweat holdt, det var ok, men jeg…

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Chicago Review Press Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX-RN Review and Study Guide (Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX series)

Chicago Review Press Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX-RN Review and Study Guide (Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX series) Binding: Paperback Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press Product Description: Pharmacology is the most difficult aspect of the NCLEX licensure examination for both…

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DAntoni stiffed Bulls due to Reinsdorfs inherentahemthriftiness.

People close to Mike D’Antoni tell the New York Post that the reason the coach chose the Knicks over the Chicago was because Bulls’ chairman Jerry Reinsdorf reminded him too much of Suns owner Robert Sarver. Reinsdorf wanted Phoenix to assume some payment of D’Antoni’s Chicago contract.…

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Chicago - Day 3 (php|tek - Day 1)

So, the first official day of php|tek 2008. Andi Gutmans held the keynote which was very good. I’ll post some links to presentations once I find them. On the first day I attended the following talks: Choosing RIA technologies by Josh Eichorn State & Ajax - How to maintain browser, and…

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Another Friday evening, another European electronica mix-tape.

So once again, I find myself on a Friday in a position I'm growing to like more and more this year -- high, on my way to some arts event, walking there and entertaining myself along the way with a mix tape of electronica music downloaded for free earlier that day. I know I've said this before,…

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NL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago Cubs - Home Game 3 (If Necessary)

NL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago Cubs - Home Game 3 (If Necessary) Buy NL Division Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago Cubs - Home Game 3 (If Necessary) at Wrigley Field in Chicago IL on October 6 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets Chicago Cubs Playoff…

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AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 3 (If Necessary)

AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 3 (If Necessary) Buy AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 3 (If Necessary) at US Cellular Field in Chicago IL on October 18 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets…

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AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 2 (If Necessary)

AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 2 (If Necessary) Buy AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 2 (If Necessary) at US Cellular Field in Chicago IL on October 11 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets…

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AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 1 (If Necessary)

AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 1 (If Necessary) Buy AL Championship Series Tickets: TBD at Chicago White Sox - Home Game 1 (If Necessary) at US Cellular Field in Chicago IL on October 10 2008 click here to learn more Tags: MLB Tickets MLB Playoff Tickets…

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Electronic Data Systems and BJ’s Restaurants

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Electronic Data Systems and BJ’s Restaurants http://finance.google.com/finance?morenews=10&rati ng=1&q=NASDAQ:DELL&output=rss: Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Electronic Data Systems and BJ’s Restaurants …

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Big Z, Pretty Good At Baseball

Carlos Zambrano apparently could have played the Pirates all by himself tonight, wracking up four hits and three runs (two RBI and a run) - the same number of runs the entire Pirates lineup scored. It's that kind of logic that's going to take Wrigleyville23 places.

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Taste of Chicago: Garrett Popcorn

When I travel, I love to seek out those unique attractions or events or food/drink that can only be found in certain places. In Chicago, Illinois, I found Garrett Popcorn. Now, I don’t leap out of bed in the morning in search of popcorn. It’s an OK food, but not one of my top favorites. …

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AAcck, long day in Chicago

AAcck, long day in Chicago May 23rd, 2008 On the plus side, they have Kinko’s in hotels now. [?] Share This Tags: Chicago, Ebooks, Travel Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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Bulls Trying to Interview Everybody Who’s Ever Wanted to Be an NBA Coach

Filed under: Bulls, Eastern, NBA Rumors, Chicago The Bulls are taking their time with this whole “finding a coach” thing, interviewing just about anyone with a shred of interest in the job. According to Brian Hanley of the Chicago Sun-Times, John Paxson has already talked with …deep breath…

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Tuesday Challenge--Towers

Marina City, Chicago. Architect Bertrand Goldberg, completed in 1964. Described as a "corncob" although to my eye, a close up seems more scalloped.

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Obama Web Site Say’s: “Rest In Peace Larry Sinclair”

  George W. Tardy, Jr. 2451 E 10th St #115, Bloomington, IN 47408-2209 (812) 857-6809 • Email: mail@gwtardy.com http://gwtardy.com/   Yet another My Barack Obama dot com blogger has been found with attacking articles on the MyBO.com page.  In addition to posting “Rest in Peace…”…

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WBBM 780 - Chicago's #1 source for local news, traffic and weather - Potholes Near Stevenson and Cicero Filled

Why was it so bad for so long? Commissioner Byrne says he takes responsibility. "If I'd known it was that bad," Byrne says, "I would've fixed it."

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Hole story: City moved quickly -- after reading paper :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Transportation

"I called the city 50 times," Adelman said. "They need to respond to what's going on."

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Pencils Down | CLLCT

Great lo-fi album from Chicago folk/pop duo, The Metasciences, available free for streaming or download!

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Patrick Ripoll Live @ The Castaway Collective 3/28/08 | CLLCT

First live show by folk artist Patrick Ripoll via tape recorder!

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Extra, Extra

Photo by johnsadowskiii R. Kelly's defense team wants to call rock critic Jim DeRogatis as a witness. Save DeRo! [Trib] Oldish, but new to me, and as someone who sees 4am more often than most, I got a real kick out of it: Is 4am the new midnight? The Illinois Department of Transportation…

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