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Monday, October 27, 2025

Frosty mug

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         You know what made car alarms so annoying? They never stopped. They went on and on and on and on and on. And on. And on and on and ...
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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Erie Canal, the ditch that made Chicago great, marks its 200th birthday

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        The Erie Canal is one of those historical topics that traditionally make eyes roll up. It's so pre-industrial, and mule-centric....
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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Guest voice — Little Village "America is the promised land"

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     Longtime reader Ephrain Silva has been keeping me posted about developments in his Little Village neighborhood. I asked him if he wante...
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Flashback 2007: Humor campaign — Politician banking on funny-sounding last name

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Clown, by Charles DeForest Fredricks (Met)     No column in the paper today — my big Erie Canal celebration was moved to Sunday (and yes, I ...
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Not secure

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     Sometimes, the small things get to you in a way the big things don't.      It isn't that tearing off the East Wing of the White...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Tattooing inks rich Chicago history

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       Large portraits of tattoo icons Tatts Thomas and Ralph Johnstone watch over Nick Colella as he works.      "Both of those guys t...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Flashback 2003: Lumbering fears not all that bad

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      For a guy who likes to loaf, I hate being sick. I suppose most people do. That drained, feverish feeling. Gobbling Tums to settle the ...
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