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The Chicago WayTM w/John Kass: A City Unmoored

The Chicago Way w/John Kass (08/14/2021): During the COVID-19 pandemic, John Kass & Jeff Carlin continue to podcast socially distanced from…

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The Church of Baseball

By John Kass As you can plainly see at the top of this column about The Church of Baseball–and that…

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Mayor Lightfoot–lost in her “Field of Dreams.”

By John Kass Mayor Lori Lightfoot has so repeatedly botched her response to the murder of Chicago Police officer Ella…

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Lightfoot & the Chicago Police: it’ll get worse

By John Kass The murder of Chicago Police officer Ella French, and the anger of police toward Mayor Lori Lightfoot—they…

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Chicago Police families and the mayor’s big speech

By John Kass   When Chicago Police officer Ella French was murdered after a traffic stop on another bloody weekend…

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Can angry wasps ruin the Olympics like a picnic?

By John Kass I missed the closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday and didn’t watch much of…

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The Chicago WayTM w/John Kass: David Marcus dives into the ‘Charade’ of NY politics

The Chicago Way w/John Kass (08/07/2021): During the COVID-19 pandemic, John Kass & Jeff Carlin continue to podcast socially distanced from…

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Cuomo saga isn’t a political sex scandal story. It’s a media story.

By John Kass   The Lovely Sicilian who married me lo these many years ago, thinks I’m absolutely, 100 percent…

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Behold the Golden Moutza of the Month: Mayor Lightfoot? Cubs White Flag Trade? Simone Biles haters? There can be only one.

By John Kass Each time we gather to award The Golden Moutza of the Month, some of you panic. And…

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Why do The Chicago WayTM podcast? Because I like it, that’s why

By John Kass For a man who co-hosts the world-famous The Chicago Way podcast, I really don’t like the sound…

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The Chicago WayTM w/John Kass: While Lolla rages in the park, anarchy takes hold of the streets

The Chicago Way w/John Kass (07/30/2021): During the COVID-19 pandemic, John Kass & Jeff Carlin continue to podcast socially distanced from…

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The City of Anarchy: Calling Chicago “Chiraq” is now an insult to Iraq

By John Kass  Every Monday in the city of anarchy, on what Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot once called “Accountability Mondays”…

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America’s new fear: Haggling

By John Kass Americans today don’t like haggling for anything, especially for cars. Young Americans hate haggling for cars, and…

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“Write about the lesson your father taught you.”

By John Kass My father hated drinking. His beverage of choice was ice-water or Pepsi. He hated being out of…

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Hot dogs at home: The simplicity and taste of the perfect home dog is overwhelming

By John Kass A friend came over for lunch the other day. He wanted to talk about my future. Specifically,…

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