The Gov says the “Monument with Standing Beast” will be moved to the “new” State Office Building. Phew. Problem solved! Not so fast. What about the other 150+ art works inside the building? What happens to them? Did you know they are there? How about this: As opposed to Dubuffet’s Continue Reading
Voting for Judges – Illinois Cook County Primary March 19, 2024
It’s that time again in Illinois. We have a primary election on March 19. Some readers might not know much – or anything – about how we vote for judges in Illinois or, particularly, in Cook County. Whenever a primary or general election includes judicial candidates, I normally talk about Continue Reading
Holiday Beers – Chicagoland Version
Image courtesy Binny’s Beverage Depot Holiday beer time is one of my favorite parts of the year. From just before Thanksgiving to mid/late January, beers brewed for the holiday season hit the stores and make holiday beer drinking delightful. Certain types predominate: winter warmers, spiced ales, Belgian (and Belgian-style) strong Continue Reading
He’s 80. Who Half His Age Has Accomplished So Much?
When I worked for Digital Equipment way back in the wayback, Digital had seriously embarked on competition with IBM in markets that IBM very much controlled. A good friend and colleague noted to our team that wherever Digital went to try to sell its wares, IBM had already been there Continue Reading
Chicago’s Immigration Crisis – Let’s Stop Screwing Around!
Let’s stipulate that Texas, in particular, has been getting little or no help with a massive influx of migrants from South and Central America through Mexico, and that the problem is huge. Let’s also stipulate that Gov. Abbott is a pluperfect shithead: he’s using the crisis as a political hammer Continue Reading
“Clyde’s” at the Goodman Theater
This past Sunday, October 2, at Goodman Theater, as part of our subscription series, we saw the production of “Clyde’s,” a play by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, and directed by Kate Whoriskey. The play was a Tony Award winner in its run on Broadway. According to the Goodman Continue Reading
Our American Taliban
Remember that guy whom we called the “American Taliban”? We thought he was a strange anomaly. He was not. We have a large number of states in which a radical right religious faction has taken over as the legislative, moral, literary, and thought police. They are today’s American Taliban. the Continue Reading
November 2022 Judicial Elections – Illinois and Cook County – REVISED AGAIN
PLEASE NOTE THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON JUDGES PIERCE, COLLINS AND FERNANDEZ IN ADDENDUM 1 PLEASE ALSO NOTE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON JUDGE WILLIAM H. HOOKS IN ADDENDUM 2 Voting in the General Election is now officially open in Illinois. Your ballot includes candidates for Illinois State Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Continue Reading
Cook County Judicial Candidates – June 28 2022 Primary
It’s that time again in Cook County and Illinois. We have a primary election on June 28. Whenever a primary or general election includes judicial candidates, I send out two things: The Alliance of Bar Association for Judicial Screening assessments of candidates for judge in Cook County and for Illinois Continue Reading
Cook County Judicial Election Results – 2020 General Election, November 3, 2020
Thanks to everyone who paid attention to sources such as this blog to assist in voting on judges in Cook County. I’ve said it before; here it is again. Of all offices for which you vote, none is closer to you personally than that of a judge in a local Continue Reading