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Is Trump Jumping the Shark, as Chuy Chums the Chicago Mayoral Waters, the Chicago Way?

By John Kass November 15, 2022 Is Donald Trump jumping the shark with his expected announcement of a presidential run…

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The Winner, Boss Toni: The New Borg Queen with Chicago Violent Crime in her Lap. Resistance is Futile. Just ask Lori Lightfoot.

By John Kass Nov. 13, 2022 Oh, so you see the word “winner”  in a headline and you expected what,…

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Thom Serafin on The Chicago Way: Does Chuy’s Mayoral Political Cash Smell like J.B.’s Aftershave? And How Will Violent Crime Shape the Chicago Mayoral Campaign?

By John Kass November 12, 2022 As some of you may know, I’ve been a bit obsessed with the recent…

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Veterans Day and “Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War”

By Michael Ledwith November 11, 2022 Vietnam was my generation’s war. If fate had bent slightly this way or that…

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After Little Red Ripple, President Biden’s Beer Muscles Want a Second Term and Chicago’s “Main Event” Begins

By John Kass Nov 10, 2022 It might not be the most impressive of photographs, but just think what a…

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Red Wave Coming: The Time of the Jesters Honoring Themselves Comes to an End

By John Kass November 6, 2022 I must admit that I’ve always been susceptible to the dark charms of jesters,…

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Who Was That Mystery ‘Columnist’ Referenced in the Weak Trib Hit Piece on Dan Proft? And Democrats Go Stark Raving Mad Before Tuesday’s Elections, The Chicago Way.

By John Kass Nov. 5, 2022 Whew. That’s a long headline. But I’m lathered up in the final stretch. There’s…

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Fetterman, Politics and a Doctor’s Ethical Lapse

By Cory Franklin November 4, 2022 Consider these sentences: I plead guilty. I plead not guilty. I am going to…

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The Madness of Lori Lightfoot and Chicago’s Violent Crime

By Steve Huntley November 2, 2022 How does crime maim a great city like Chicago? Let us count the ways.…

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Democrats Wear the Jacket for Crime for the Midterms, The Chicago Way

By John Kass November 1, 2022 The American crime crisis has not only terrified the American people, but crime has…

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Behold a Scary, Revolting Golden Halloween Moutza of the Month

By John Kass | October 30, 2022 Late October is a time for whiskey and Dylan Thomas poetry, and Hunter’s…

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Halloween Political Horror Stories, The Chicago Way.

By John Kass October 29, 2022 Is there anything more terrifying than having a nightmare, only to wake up just…

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Democrat Politicos Terrified by Red November, are Gripped by Halloween Hysterics. But Beware of Baba Yaga!

John Kass October 28, 2022 My grandfather, Papou Pete, was a great story teller. He fought in two World Wars…

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Who’s the Real Carnival Barker, Governor? Illinois and Chicago are Unsustainable, with Surging Crime, Unsustainable Taxes, Failing Education: Ted Dabrowski of Wirepoints on the Chicago Way Podcast

By John Kass October 27, 2022 Listen up. I’ve got a confession to make. October brings the October wind. And…

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Chopper John and the Hovering Heroes of Lutheran Air III

By Pat Hickey | October 25, 2022 It is 5:30 AM on a weekday in October. John Wooden goes immediately…

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