Gary Peters and A Golden Age Pitching Duel in Chicago
by Cory Franklin February 5, 2023 When Bobby Hull died in January it marked the passing of one of the…
An invitation from JohnKassNews.com!
February 4, 2023 Dear Chicago Mayoral Candidate: You’re invited! With just under a month before Election Day, it’s never been…
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“I did not deserve the kindness you have shown me.”
By Michael Ledwith February 3, 2023 Barcy Zachariah Jones was my great-uncle. He lived by himself in a two room…
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Time to Break the Criminal Enterprise of CPS
by Erin Geary February 1, 2023 If you’ve ever watched an episode of Abbott Elementary, I was a white version…
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Old Hairy Legs Rides Again
by Marie T. Sullivan January 29, 2023 In our times, unseen forces apparently are working to render Americans comfortably complacent,…
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Speaker of the House, Not a Dictator
by Greg Ganske January 25, 2023 As a past Republican Member of Congress I watched the battle for the Speakership…
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The Gloves Are Off In The Chicago Mayor’s Race
By Steve Huntley | January 22, 2023 You’re known by the company you keep. That time-honored adage is coming back…
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The Shoulders of Bill Finney
By Pat Hickey January 17, 2023 In the late 1970’s, when Waylon and Willie and the boys were all the…
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The Open Heart
By John Kass Tuesday, January 10, 2023 How far is Sweden’s Kvistrum Bridge from my room at the University of…
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What is Best in Life?
By John Kass January 4, 2023 We were coming down in the elevator at Northwestern Hospital, bickering ever so slightly…
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Chicago’s Main Event: The Race for Mayor
By John Kass January 1, 2023 Some still think of Chicago politics as prizefight, with the winner grabbing the government…
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O Holy Night
By John Kass December 24, 2022 For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this night,…
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A Christmas Story: The Birds on the Wire and the Man in the Tube
By John Kass December 22, 2022 Just before they slid me into that MRI tube—and if you’ve ever stuck your…
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A Grand Avenue Christmas Carol
By Peter Bella December 21, 2022 Twas the night before Christmas, and all tru da house Not a creature was…
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Miranda Devine: Wakeup Call Coming for Americans Who’ve Been Lied to by Media
By John Kass December 18, 2022 Miranda Devine, the New York Post columnist and author of the critically important book,…