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Eric Zorn

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Proprietor of the Picayune Sentinel newsletter. Mincing Rascal. Emeritus Chicago. Tribune columnist. Fiddler. Heterodox liberal. ericzorn@gmail.com
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No, Francesca Hong's defeat Tuesday was not a setback for the progressive cause

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By Eric Zorn
| The Picayune Sentinel
8-13-2026 This week: Francesca Hong’s surprise defeat in Wisconsin is a blessing in disguise for progressives Last week’s winning quip News and Views— Hot takes, fully baked That’s so Brandon! — Laura Washington explains why the evidently deeply unpopular mayor may win reelection in Chicago Land of Linkin’—Where I tell readers where to go Squaring up the news— Where Charlie Meyerson tells readers where to go Media notes — Newspapers need to relearn from social media the importance of...
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The General Assembly is unlikely to bend to pressure from Chicago schools

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By Eric Zorn
| The Picayune Sentinel
8-6-2026 This week: Chicago Public Schools is going to lose this game of chicken. Then what?
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O say, can you see another anthem controversy?

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By Eric Zorn
| The Picayune Sentinel
7-23-2026 This week: Yet another anthem controversy, and I am there for it! Last week’s winning quip News and Views— Hot takes, fully baked A quick look at what the Democratic Socialists of America stands for Land of Linkin’—Where I tell readers where to go Squaring up the news— Where Charlie Meyerson tells readers where to go Media notes — On newspapers’ use of “dynamic pricing,” the future of Mike Pesca and the passing of two more former Tribune notables Quotables—A collection of...
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