http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:45:15 -0700 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:23:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Thank-you-readers?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner   Something had to give.  And, I'm afraid this is it.  Had lots of fun writing this blog and loved the back/forth of your comments.  But too many other things going to keep up and I think I've left this space dormant long enough.&... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:23:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Thank-you-readers?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Do-we-really-want-to-know-what-Obama-ate-on-the-campaign-trail?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner  I'm not sure anyone did market research before publishing a book detailing the menus from various events on the Obama campaign trail.  Maybe that's why "The Obama Menu: Dining with Barack Obama" only came out in paperback.  ... Barack Obama 2008 election Obama brand President Obama check please Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Do-we-really-want-to-know-what-Obama-ate-on-the-campaign-trail?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Coleman-gives-up-but-still-owes-debt-to-Minnesota-and-nation?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner AP Photo File photo of Al Franken//Craig LassigNow that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled Al Franken the winner in last November's Senate race, incumbent Norm Coleman is reportedly "unlikely" to appeal any further. Finally.But whi... Roland Burris US Senate Al Franken Norm Coleman Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:53:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Coleman-gives-up-but-still-owes-debt-to-Minnesota-and-nation?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Cook-County-allegedly-shackles-women-inmates-in-childbirth?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner AP file photo of Sheriff Dart/M. Spencer GreenIllinois is one of only two states in the country that ban the use of shackles on female inmates during childbirth.  Yet, the practice continues here, according to lawyers representing inmates in a ... Tom Dart childbirth in shackles Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:21:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Cook-County-allegedly-shackles-women-inmates-in-childbirth?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Tidbits-I-learned-hanging-out-with-Koko-Taylor?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner   Promotional photo As a former news reporter for WXRT, I met Koko Taylor, um, decades ago.  I watched her play many a late night at clubs all over the city.  She came into the station to hawk her records, in heavy rotation during XRT... Koko Taylor Chicago blues Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:15:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Tidbits-I-learned-hanging-out-with-Koko-Taylor?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Cheney-on-gay-marriage--not-new-not-enough?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner AP Photo/CBS, Karin CooperI wouldn't give Dick Cheney a "Father of the Year" award for his statements this week in support of gay marriage.  He cites the fact that his daughter is gay as reason for his empathy to the cause. "I th... Dick Cheney gay marriage Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:57:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Cheney-on-gay-marriage--not-new-not-enough?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d1-The-real-problem-with-University-of-Illinois-admissions?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Illinois students are missing out on tuition savings The embarrassing Chicago Tribune expose into the University of Illinois practice of allowing state officials to clout otherwise-under-qualified students through the admission process points o... University of Illinois U of I clout Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:37:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d1-The-real-problem-with-University-of-Illinois-admissions?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Tillers-killer-poses-Patriot-Act-quandry-for-the-right?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Flowers placed Sunday at Tiller's clinic. AP Photo/Orlin Wagner  I'll be clear up front:  I'm not supporting the Patriot Act.  But is it OK if I'm a little bit amused by the prospect of right-wing groups getting hoisted on their own p... Tiller patriot act defense fund scott roeder Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:00:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Tillers-killer-poses-Patriot-Act-quandry-for-the-right?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Bag-the-tea-heres-a-tax-protest-with-a-more-focused-message?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner  The conservative call to send teabags to DC to protest high taxes may be based on a 1773 event, but organizers are newbies when compared to a 23-year-old tax protest underway in northern Indiana. There, peace activists gave been quietly su... teabag tea bag tea protest tax day protest taxdayteaparty Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:26:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Bag-the-tea-heres-a-tax-protest-with-a-more-focused-message?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m4d2-Blago-youve-just-been-indicted-what-are-you-going-to-do-next?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Mary Altaffer/AP PhotoRather than "I'm going to Disney World!" (he's already there, on spring break with his family), former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich might more likely be headed to jail.  As many as 325 years, according to a ... Illinois Governor Senator Durbin Blagojevich Blagojevich statement Rod Blagojevich Blagojevich indictment Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:33:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m4d2-Blago-youve-just-been-indicted-what-are-you-going-to-do-next?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d31-Medical-marijuana-advancing-in-Illinois?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner AP photo/Nick Ut What a difference three years makes.  A bill to legalize marijuana for medical use in Illinois passed out of committee to the Senate floor today, no doubt fueled by US Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement last week that ... Illinois Senate medical marijuana legalizing pot Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:12:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d31-Medical-marijuana-advancing-in-Illinois?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d30-Obamas-Notre-Dame-commencement-speech-promises-to-deliver-a-real-education?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Be careful what you ask for might be the lesson learned by Notre Dame officials who touched off a firestorm of controversy by inviting President Obama to be this spring's commencement speaker.  Obama accepted, sparking outcry from conservative C... Presidential politics Barack Obama Obama commencement speech Bill Ayers Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:55:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d30-Obamas-Notre-Dame-commencement-speech-promises-to-deliver-a-real-education?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d29-Worth-a-peep--Trib-contest-poses-marshmallow-treats-like-youve-never-seen-em-before?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Impeepment  (katebraser)"Give Peeps a Chance" is such an obvious joke that there were at least three versions in the Chicago Tribune's 2008 contest.  But my favorite so far this year is the screaming news... Chicago Tribune peeps contest peeps diorama Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:14:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d29-Worth-a-peep--Trib-contest-poses-marshmallow-treats-like-youve-never-seen-em-before?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d28-Want-something-from-Mayor-Daley--Try-mentioning-Chicagos-2016-Olympic-bid?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner It's like the glass that's either half empty or half full, depending on your perspective.  Some of us look at Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics as a promising economic development tool, a chance to generate revenue and seal Chicago's reput... Chicago 2016 2016 Olympics Chicago olympics bid Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:17:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d28-Want-something-from-Mayor-Daley--Try-mentioning-Chicagos-2016-Olympic-bid?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Rod-Blagojevich-Superstar-radio-host?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Ap photo/Charles Rex ArbogastIt was a red-hot PR idea to give our former guv fill-in duties on WLS radio this morning.  But Blago is no radio pro.  if you happened to listen, you didn't hear anything new, and there were plenty of awkward s... Illinois Governor governor Blagojevich Governor Blagojevich Blagojevich radio host WLS Second City Blago Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:34:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Rod-Blagojevich-Superstar-radio-host?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d2-Blagojevich-attempts-to-tarnish-Pat-Quinn-on-his-way-out-but-it--backfires?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner AP photosFormer Governor Rod Blagojevich has promised to throw mud on as many of his former political colleages as possible as he struggles to clear up his own name. But so far, he's only making himself dirtier.Blago has made unsupported claims ... Cubs Illinois Governor Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich Governor Blagojevich Pat Quinn Quinn expenses Quinn travel Quinn thrifty Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:49:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m3d2-Blagojevich-attempts-to-tarnish-Pat-Quinn-on-his-way-out-but-it--backfires?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d27-Did-Fast-Eddie-Vrdolyak-get-off-easier-than-the-kid-cop-impersonator?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner AP photoStrictly speaking, Eddie Vrdolyak's $50,000 fine, community service and six months' probation reads like a stiffer sentence than the home confinement with an ankle bracelet ordered for the 14 year old who impersonated a Chicago cop.&nbsp... Fast Eddie Ed Vrdolyak kid cop impersonator Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:40:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d27-Did-Fast-Eddie-Vrdolyak-get-off-easier-than-the-kid-cop-impersonator?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d24-Jindals-response-to-Obama--putting-partisan-politics-first?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Don't want someone's help when you find yourself in a jam?  High standards making you picky about whose help you'll accept? You have every right to slap down the hand that offers assistance, for any reason you choose.  But when you're actin... governor impeachment 2012 election stimulus plan Bobby Jindal Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:32:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d24-Jindals-response-to-Obama--putting-partisan-politics-first?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d19-3-things-I-discover-by-reading-between-the-lines-of-the-Roland-Burris-story?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Burris at yesterday's City Club speech/AP photoLook for the constant drip, drip of new revelations that spell continued trouble for Illinois' junior Senator. Today's developments: news of more phone conversations between Burris and Blago aides. It's ... Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich Roland Burris Illinois Senate impeachment Governor Blagojevich Illinois Senator Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:23:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d19-3-things-I-discover-by-reading-between-the-lines-of-the-Roland-Burris-story?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d17-The-latest-revision-may-be-one-too-many--can-Burris-survive?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner Burris leaves his Monday news conference/AP The Jr. Senator from Illinois has dropped yet another bomb in his ever-changing story about how he came to be Rod Blagojevich's choice for the seat.  How many times can he change his tune before we st... Sox Roland Burris Illinois Senator Lisa Madigan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:06:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-590-Chicago-News-Examiner~y2009m2d17-The-latest-revision-may-be-one-too-many--can-Burris-survive?cid=exrss-Chicago-News-Examiner