My friend forwarded me this e-mail she received from Bob Fioretti: From: Bob Fioretti <fiorettiforalderman @gmail.com> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 11:35:16 AM Subject: An Important Message from Bob Fioretti Dear Friends, As many of you know, in the past few days my opponents have launched a number of last-minute, personal attacks on me. They [...]
It turns out that the message second ward residents received from someone claiming to be Meredith Carson was a desperate last ditch attempt by Madeline Haithcock to malign Bob Fioretti. This is from today’s Sun Times: Fioretti said the woman sought the order in retaliation after he filed charges against her the year before. He [...]
I was at my friend’s place tonight watching the Academy Awards when he got a call from someone–actually a recording–informing him that the National Organization of Women (NOW) has withdrawn their endorsement of Bob Fioretti for second ward alderman. I went home and found the same recording on my answering machine: Hi, my name is [...]
But it’s hard for Ms. Haithcock to run away from what should be the major issue in the race: the stunning amount of campaign cash she’s accepted from developers whose projects an all-powerful alderman such as herself can block or bless. In the first half of last year, for instance, better than 60% of the [...]
Everyone at the SuperBowl party I was at agreed that the best part of the entire SuperBowl was the halftime show. Prince put on quite a performance. CBS and the NFL probably thought he would be a safe bet since he's now a practicing Jehovah's Witness–i.e. little danger of a wardrobe malfunction. But, not all [...]
This only makes it so much more painfully obvious that working in Schaumburg is lame.
Barack Obama has long avoided any talk about a possible bid for the presidency. However, lately, he's been entertaining the idea a bit more openly. This morning he's gone one step further and filed papers to create a presidential exploratory committee. He plans on publicly announcing his decision to run (or not to run) on [...]
Some of Chicago's priciest restaurants have just gotten pricier. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that Alinea and Tru have raised their prices. The Sun Times is also quick to point out that there are still pricier meals in town courtesy of Charlie Trotter's and Tru. [via Chicagoist]
I drove past what remains of the Dexter Building at 630 S. Wabash, this afternoon. The block surrounding the building was still closed to traffic. Firefighters were spraying the building down from the front and the back. The Dexter Building was designed by Adler and Sullivan, built in 1887, and designated as a landmark in [...]
It has finally happened. This American Life is being offered as a free podcast. Episodes will be posted on the Monday following the national broadcast. They will be available for free download, for seven days, via the podcast.
