The [Friday] Papers

"Facing steep budget deficits and escalating income inequality, Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider a graduated payroll tax and other ways to make corporations pay their fair share," Curtis Black writes for the Chicago Reporter.

He's not wrong.

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Speaking of making corporations pay their fair share . . .

That's about $54 million less than Illinois and Chicago gave in subsidies to move their HQ here, if I recall correctly. https://t.co/p9yoEng41A

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

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New on the Beachwood today . . .

Just me this week; Coach is out of town.

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #316: Baseball, Blackhawks Barely Back
Deflections and denial. Plus: David Ross Week; The White Sox Are Also Playing; Boylen Not Over; Breaking Bears Truths!; Sky & Fire; Smashville; 22-Year Temper Tantrum Approaches Endgame, and more!

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ChicagoReddit

Grand/State at PM rush yesterday from r/chicago

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ChicagoGram

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At the Brown line. #cta #brownline #chicagoart

A post shared by Aaron Wooten (@aaronrwooten) on Aug 6, 2020 at 8:52pm PDT

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ChicagoTube

Fender Custom Shop Marauder Master Built by Carlos Lopez

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TweetWood
A sampling of the delight and disgust you can find @BeachwoodReport.

Maybe you should do that. https://t.co/fw1isHKevV

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

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More admirable than Fauci.

Georgia teens shared photos of maskless students in crowded hallways. Now they're suspended. https://t.co/uDjqtDvopB

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

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To investigate this, I uncovered federal docs -- including a letter to White House legal advisers -- that show the new USPS leader is a Trump ally & has invested in USPS competitors. I also obtained internal USPS memos to employees via postal union leaders. https://t.co/ZeDiWLLrnE

— Jessica Lee (@byjlee) August 6, 2020

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Cops lie constantly https://t.co/OVxmaiAHlu

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

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NASA to Reexamine Nicknames for Cosmic Objects https://t.co/OwqlFaH5xp

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

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Yeah, those print ads don't really deliver "impressions." You pay for a lot of hypothetical eyeballs that never even land on the page of your ad. pic.twitter.com/iNrL4B4t1c

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

Journos now mad that advertisers no longer getting ripped off.

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MARCH COMMERCIAL: during these uncertain times, we're thinking of you and your family

AUGUST COMMERCIAL: look you might as well catch it at burger king

— Ben Rosen (@ben_rosen) August 5, 2020

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Did "The Simpsons" predict that we'd think they predicted the future? @snopes

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020

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The Beachwood McPaper Line: It's Dinkytown, Jake.

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