tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post853793460123323450..comments2024-03-28T01:35:19.028-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Will Bears move ease suburban shame?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41862992081608878212021-10-12T12:16:16.035-05:002021-10-12T12:16:16.035-05:00I was born and raised in Chicago, and then lived t...I was born and raised in Chicago, and then lived there for 17 more years as an adult, before leaving in '92. Substitute Cleveland for St. Louis, and my story is the same as yours. Do I miss the expense, the parking hassles, and the traffic? Nope. Not a bit.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73899139083319548532021-10-11T16:26:28.649-05:002021-10-11T16:26:28.649-05:00I spent a few years in London, at several differen...I spent a few years in London, at several different residences, and found the public transportation to be a revelation after Chicago. I had a car, but only used it for trips out of town. There were few locations in that vast metropolis that couldn't be reached, not always comfortably but fairly quickly. Generally true of most European cities, where the congestion of ancient streets and the high cost of petrol usually make the automobile a less preferred means of getting around.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2510548866288139662021-10-11T14:08:22.917-05:002021-10-11T14:08:22.917-05:00If Arlington Height sued Churchill Downs for tanki...If Arlington Height sued Churchill Downs for tanking the races, they would be laughed out of court, as they have no standing to interfere with how a private business operates.<br />Now it's possible a stockholder could file a derivative lawsuit for diminishing the value of the place, but by putting it up for sale, which will increase income that kills that off. Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88376762779027160952021-10-11T13:20:44.344-05:002021-10-11T13:20:44.344-05:00Your column illustrates a phenomena I've exper...Your column illustrates a phenomena I've experienced first hand since I moved to St Louis after 35 years in the Chicago area. Chicago is one of the great cities of the world, with countless cultural and entertainment opportunities on any given day. But - the high cost of parking and entry tickets, the gut wrenching, maddening hassles of traffic and finding parking tend to limit the desire to take advantage of all Chicago has to offer. Most days it just doesn't seem worth the hassle - and heaven forbid you'd try to take in two events in one day. In the past couple of weeks here in St Louis I've been to the wonderful St Louis symphony, several Cardinal games, a fantastic play, the history and art museums, several walks in the remarkable park system, and eaten in the famous Hill restaurant district. Most of the cultural institutions are free, you rarely pay for parking, and, the traffic is a non issue. You decide to do something and 20 minutes later you are parked, your wallet is still plump, and you are in the venue. As much as I love Chicago, I find I do so much more in St Louis and I'm not stressed out in the process. Of course their is no lakefront and I miss bike riding along the Lake Michigan shore. Still, there is the Katy Trail along the Missouri River, and rolling hills above the path dotted with wineries. When one door closes, another opens.<br /><br />I love the Newberry Library, but, as you not, getting there and finding parking is a stress fest when you don't live close to public transportation. I did a summer of research there and about half of my day was spent getting there and parking. Chicago, the city of big traffic.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89914271490115378722021-10-11T11:52:01.291-05:002021-10-11T11:52:01.291-05:00The Bears moving to Arlington Hts will involve sku...The Bears moving to Arlington Hts will involve skullduggery and deceit of that we can be sure. Churchill Downs started the process with a deliberate destruction of Arlington Park racing, a tanking on a par with the Ricketts first years with the Cubs. Unlike Churchill Downs, the Ricketts had a long range plan to improve the business. Arlington Park is closed because the Kentucky company wanted to close down the track rather than risk it competing with their pathetic version of a casino in Des Plaines. Rather than courting the Bears, Arlington Hts should be taking Churchill Downs to court for sabotaging the business. Let Churchill retreat to the land of Mitch McConnell, a politician more vile than a century of alderman, elected by a confederacy of dunces who applaud ignorance. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26415626616425693162021-10-11T09:08:44.842-05:002021-10-11T09:08:44.842-05:00I like dags!
(sorry, I got nuthin' for the Be...I like dags!<br /><br />(sorry, I got nuthin' for the Bears...)heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.com