By Steve Rhodes
For completists, there was no column on Tuesday.
Susana Mendoza made it official this morning and announced she is a candidate for mayor.
Me, on September 5:
“Before I heard that Toni Preckwinkle was making calls to gauge support, I made the case to a friend that former city clerk and state legislator Susana Mendoza, now the state comptroller, would become the immediate frontrunner if she jumped in the race.”
Nonetheless, the Beachwood Bookmaking Bureau still gives Preckwinkle the slight edge.
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Beachwood Twitter:
Just because she “fought” him once on some city sticker thing doesn’t mean she had a mixed relationship with him, that’s just silly. She steadfastly stood by his side.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 14, 2018
For example, here she is standing directly behind him on Election Night and then appearing on Channel 7 the next morning touting him. (Bonus point, tho: “I didn’t even like the guy my first year in office … “) https://t.co/R4DjYhSTyU | #chimayor19
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 14, 2018
Yup. Here’s the Carol Marin column on this stunt: https://t.co/n2N5sT5aZS | #ChiMayor19 https://t.co/rOY5tqi89a
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 14, 2018
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New on the Beachwood . . .
Exclusive! Rahm’s New TV Gig
Coming soon: America’s Most Buried Videos.
So these were audition tapes the whole time … https://t.co/uk9aGnNvBP pic.twitter.com/07jPkRUDEM
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 14, 2018
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Exclusive! Why Chicago Lost HQ2
It starts with Mayor Enyia and ends with Sneedlings. Oh, Chicago. You’ll never be New York. Definitely not LA.

And just like the Olympics, Chicago doesn’t even get a podium spot.
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Stan Lee, Flawed Hero
Some uncomfortable truths.

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NHL In Chintzy Tentative Concussion Settlement: Not Our Fault
“The NHL settlement includes only 318 players who will get up to $22,000 – roughly 3% of the minimum salary for a current NHL player – and each is entitled to medical testing and treatment of up to $75,000 each.
“Only 146 former players put their names to this litigation, a list that included Steve Montador, a former Chicago Blackhawks player diagnosed with the debilitating brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after his death in 2015.”
“I don’t want somebody else to be in this position, you know?
You have a lot more years to live after professional sports.”
Thank you to the @PlayersTribune for capturing my story & to @NICKBOYNTON24 for such an honest piece of writing. Love you bro! pic.twitter.com/c9YElBYMEh
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) June 13, 2018
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ChicagoReddit
Love The Hideout? Then ‘Please’ Show Up To Lincoln Yards Meeting, Owners Tell Supporters from r/chicago
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ChicagoGram
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ChicagoTube
Chicago Andhra Association Cultural Day Celebrations ||MANA TV||
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BeachBook
Car-Share Nightmare In Uptown.
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People Are Going To Sell Sex In Driverless Cars, Researchers Say.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
#Obama https://t.co/KFlSPCUBTk
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 14, 2018
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Here’s my Chicago magazine profile of Genson: https://t.co/EPD7bPr5S1 https://t.co/geDIbj4SUI
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 13, 2018
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Rahm exploited the #ObamaHalo too – successfully. https://t.co/UE5cDjDLxJ
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 13, 2018
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Including Billy Goat owner Sam Sianis, who lives in Park Ridge, and former Tribune Co. CEO Dennis J. FitzSimons, from Naples, Fla. https://t.co/orKjZMkaJ2
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 13, 2018
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Everyone is lying to you. https://t.co/g5l3vxeP4p
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 13, 2018
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The Beachwood McRibTip Line: Back in black.
Posted on November 14, 2018

