It wasn’t the Fort Dearborn Massacre
What happened two centuries ago on Aug. 15, 1812, on the Lake Michigan shore near what is now 18th Street has long been called the Fort Dearborn Massacre. But it...
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A test for life
Hello, newly minted college graduate. How are you liking real life? Scary, right? Especially for a young adult. Gone are the days when a parent could make a decision for...
A new shepherd for Chicago
Earlier this year, Cardinal Francis George turned 75 and submitted his letter of resignation as archbishop of Chicago to Pope Benedict XIV. As George said in an interview with the...
Memo to NATO diplomats: Ignore the Chicago hype
Hey, NATO diplomats! I know you're being flooded with lots of official and commercial stuff about Chicago: Where views of the city are most beautiful. Where dinners are most tasty....
Who’s not on first?
Baseball season is upon us, and hope springs eternal across the major leagues as 30 teams and more than 700 players vie for a chance at the World Series. But...
Waiting for Alzheimer’s
The other day, I was talking with some friends about movies, and somehow the conversation got to the film "Elf." There was a point I wanted to make about the...
Retracing his trip to Washington — and back again
Maybe it was during the surprise storm in New York City. Or earlier, during the growing light of dawn in Xenia, Ohio. Or on a cold afternoon outside Independence Hall...
Know the state capitals, punk?
A new tune from Chicago Magazine columnist Jeff Ruby could be "the best song ever about state capitals," according to the Huffington Post Web site. Well, maybe. In 1993, the...
Ex-scheme makeovers
We're used to seeing washed-up celebrities attempt to stage comebacks by appearing on reality television. But politicians? The news that Rod Blagojevich has agreed to appear on NBC's "I'm a...
Obama not too cool for this school
Although the Obama administration is less than 3 months old, the school board of St. Paul is considering renaming one of its schools to honor the new president. It won't...