The Chicago Way, and Hero 911 Dispatcher Thornton: What Happens to Chicago if Lightfoot is Re-elected Mayor?
By John Kass August 13, 2022 If Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is re-elected, then Chicago—the city of violence and anarchy–…
The Chicago Way, Your Kind Get-Well Wishes, The Gossips and the Pain Meds.
By John Kass Aug. 12, 2022 First, I’d like to thank all of you for your kind and gracious get…
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Could Donald Trump get a fair trial?
By Steve Huntley Aug. 11, 2022 Could former President Donald Trump get a fair trial if criminal charges were filed…
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Behold: Stop the Presses! The Golden Moutza is at Hand. Nah!
By John Kass August 9, 2022 As you read this, I expect to be quite relaxed, stretched out on an…
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George Soros and Those Tribune Flies
By Steve Huntley August 7, 2022 “You are sure to be censured by malevolent Criticks and Bug Writers, who…
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Beware the Push for Woke Doctors
By Greg Ganske August 5, 2022 Let us progress from the petty, but not inconsequential aspects of “woke” changes in…
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George Soros and his Soft-On Crime Prosecutors: the Johnny Appleseeds of Urban Anarchy
By John Kass August 3, 2022 As major cities suffer large spikes in violent crime, as Democrats find themselves on…
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The Chicago Way: What George Soros and Kim Foxx Get Wrong About Criminal [In]Justice and What Will Tribune Guild Do Now?
By John Kass August 2, 2022 All politics is local. There’s nothing more horribly local than the murder of a…
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Fish Camp – Core Value Capitalism & Great Dining
By Pat Hickey July 31, 2022 Not what we have; But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance–Epicurus Do not pack…
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The Chicago Way: Paladin, Mayor Phallus Maximus & the Trolls at the Door
By John Kass July 29, 2022 Jeff Carlin and I open the latest edition of The Chicago Way podcast with…
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“Have Laptop, Will Travel,” and the Demise of The Chicago Tribune
By John Kass July 27, 2022 When the editors of “the paper” that I served faithfully for 40 years recently…
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Do You Know Me?
By Michael Ledwith July 24, 2022 I drove to my aunt’s house after walking the graveyard, through the gravestones, trying…
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Real School Choice for America’s Families, the Civil Rights Issue of our Time
By Steve Huntley July 20, 2022 The covid-19 pandemic left a lot of wreckage in its wake. High on the…
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On The Chicago Way podcast with guest, Professor Charles Lipson.
By John Kass July 21, 2022 Is Chicago rapidly becoming a crime plagued wasteland under Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the…
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About the man-chair, that shoulder surgery, and what I owe you
By John Kass July 20, 2022 How long has it been since I’ve written a proper column after I ruined…