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The Inanity of the Chicago Sun-Timesnew
Has the new voice of Chicago progressives already lost its way?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-15-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Releasing the Diseasenew
Is overcrowded Cook County Jail responsible for the rise of a potentially deadly infection on the outside?
Chicago Reader |
Kelly Virella |
10-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Get in the (Pink) Vannew
Filmmaker Ky Dickens tours the nation to change Americans' minds about homosexuality.
Chicago Reader |
Kelly McClure |
10-15-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Growing Old in Gitmonew
Two years ago the U.S. military recommended Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini for release from Guantanamo prison -- so why is he still there?
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
10-09-2007 |
Civil Liberties
The Case of Chicago's Invisible Gag Ordernew
The city's lawyers claim a gag order prevents them from discussing the strange deal they made to settle police torture lawsuits -- but there's no order.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
866-DILEMMAnew
The Ethics AdviceLine, a service for journalists created six years ago by the Chicago Headline Club and Loyola University's Center for Ethics has now fielded over 500 calls. Plus: The Chicago Sun-Times takes on the Cubs.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
What the Hedgehog Knowsnew
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan's legacy is complicated -- John Kass and the dailies' editorial boards prefer to keep it simple.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
A New Chicago School is a Crash Course in Digital Medianew
Faster than Chicago's Columbia College, more artsy than DeVry, Flashpoint Academy is offering training in four areas: filmmaking, game development, sound recording, and visual effects and animation.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
09-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
A Graveyard Caretaker with a Philosophy ... and a MySpace Pagenew
Meet Bob Wells, the last man to ever let you down.
Chicago Reader |
Scott Eden |
09-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Suit Behind the Chicago Reader's Salenew
The old owners of the Reader weren't just out of ideas -- they were facing an ugly lawsuit from one of their own.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
08-27-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Terms of Concealmentnew
How transparent can a news shop be when it sends off former employees with hush money?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
08-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Liberal Progressive Onenew
The Chicago Sun-Times wants to build more of an identity than "not the Tribune."
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-23-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Rehabilitation Without Gentrification?new
Chicago teens try their hand at urban planning.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
07-16-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A New Branded Journalism at Northwesternnew
The Medill School of Journalism is retooling the way it teaches the trade, to the dismay of faculty and students.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Meter's Still Running and the Mayor's Still Mumnew
Since 2003, Chicago has paid some $7 million in legal fees to fight five police torture lawsuits it probably can't win -- the latest turn in this saga involves a secret settlement agreement designed to protect Daley.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
