“Fixing” the Police
By Garry McCarthy February 22, 2023 “…I’m asking you to be the police. That is what our residents are asking…
Anatomy of MY Departure
“Vote like your life depends on it, because it does.” by Steve, the Pilot February 19, 2023 Since my fishing…
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Responsible Leadership: We can dream, can’t we?
by Steve Huntley February 15, 2023 Americans are used to not expecting much from the politicians in Congress. And those…
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The City of Lobsters
by Roy Santoro February 12, 2023 In three weeks, the city of lobsters will go to the polls in an…
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What Could Go Wrong?
by Mike Houlihan February 8, 2023 Wishing John Kass a speedy recovery on his recent heart surgery. Now I’m hoping…
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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…
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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…