The peace sign and other messages on a dirty CPD vehicle, May 19. (Photo: Steve Rhodes, Creative Commons) On Saturday night’s march around and within the Loop, a now infamous incident occurred when a white Chicago Police van accelerated into the crowd of protesters walking west on the Jackson Boulevard bridge, just beyond Franklin Street. Witnesses at the scene, myself included, saw the van conspicuously speed up while nearing the east side of the bridge. It had been moving slowly, then gained speed as some in the crowd began to let it pass. A handful of protesters, three of whom told the Occupied Chicago Tribune they were fearful for their friends and fellow demonstrators behind them, tried to slow the van down by pushing back ... Continue reading →
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Embattled newspaper publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co. has prepared itself for the possible spinoff of its broadcast and publishing units as part of its plan to get out of bankruptcy, according to a Tuesday report by Crain's Chicago Business. The company said in a Delaware court filing that it intends to place its newspapers into a new publishing subsidiary, Crain's said. Many of Tribune's creditors will be anxious to separate and then sell some of the company's assets, Crain's reported. Tribune filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2008 amid steady declines in print-advertising revenues, a problem exacerbated by the worldwide financial collapse that occurred three months earlier. Continue reading →
On Saturday night, a white Chicago police van tried to drive through a crowd of protesters, marching west on Jackson Boulevard. The protesters swarmed the van, banging on its side. The van accelerated. The protestors slashed its tires. The van didn’t stop. One protestor—a dude with no shirt but very quick feet—didn’t get out of the way of the “pig van,” as one Occupier called it. The protester pavement surfed down the street.“Medic, medic,” another member of the crowd yelled. It appeared (from my vantage point, at least, about ten feet away) that someone had been injured in the incident. The medics — Occupiers who volunteer to treat the various injuries endured during extended confrontation with local authorities — formed a circle around the injured ... Continue reading →
What we are supposed to do in libraries: read, be quiet. What we're not supposed to do: watch pornographic videos, stab people. The Brookyn Public Library this week found some of its patrons have extremely poor library etiquette. At the Brooklyn Heights branch, one patron accused another of watching porn on the library's computer -- and then, according to allegations, attacked, stabbing him. An inital account of the incident was reported by the New York Daily News: "He was with his wife and he accused the other guy of looking at porn," one police source said. "The guy looking at porn picked up a chair and hits him. The guy who was offended said, 'I have a knife,' and stabs him in the chest," the ... Continue reading →
◀ Previous Next ▶ The officer begins to fall backward after being hit with the stick. A different protester draws a stick, at right. — Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2012 Continue reading →
The following is a compilation of the greatest fan moments during the annual Cubs/White Sox series. 1997- Prior to 1999, the crosstown series was only three games. In the inagural year, in the second game of the series, Connie Napinski of Joliet became the first woman to complete the team's female fan triple crown: A box of fries, a box of nachos, and one tin of Skoal. 1998- At Wrigley, two 'bros' in the bleachers duke it out because this one dude was looking at this other dude's girl and the one dude is like, 'Dude, seriously, you're lookin' at my girl?' and the other guy was like, 'Dude, you wanna start somethin?' After the two shoved each other a couple times, the 'not really ... Continue reading →
