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All Signs point to Rhymefest Running for 20th Ward Alderman
by Marah Eakin, A.V. Club Chicago After he alluded semi-coyly to a “big announcement” in a Tweet this morning, everyone’s all abuzz about what Rhymefest is up to. Sources (and the video he posted on YouTube) seem to suggest the rapper, born Che Smith, is about to announce a run for Alderman of Chicago’s 20th Ward. […]
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Gary Isaac, one of the lead attorneys working to free Guantanamo Bay detainees, says he’s dedicated to the cause because he believes it is “fundamental to our Constitution.” “People are presumed innocent until proven guilty,” he said. “They’re entitled to a day in court before they go to prison.” Isaac has been working on behalf […]
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A key Chicago alderman said last week that he hopes state lawmakers will consider a proposal to build a casino on the site of the now-closed Michael Reese Hospital. Ald. Richard Mell (33rd) said he walked the entire parking lot outside of a Northwest Indiana casino this summer counting license plates – and spotted 87 […]
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Blog Action Day 2010 is Oct. 15. The issue this year is “water.” It is easy to participate if you are a blogger: just register your blog and get writing. With one-fifth of the world’s fresh water right at our shoreline, it is worth thinking about how many people suffer and even die because they […]
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