By Steve Rhodes
Early warning.
Posted on July 27, 2017
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
“Touching on an issue often raised by police when discussing Chicago’s ongoing problem with gun violence, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Tuesday that she was ‘stunned’ to learn how few gun cases that go to trial result in convictions,” the Tribune reports.
“Foxx, in an interview with the Tribune’s editorial board eight months into her job, said her office is working with law enforcement officials to collect better intelligence and build stronger cases against gun offenders.
“Foxx also pledged to be more transparent than her predecessors in leveraging community involvement and data-driven approaches to help reduce crime. She said officials from her office will meet with Chicago police on a monthly basis to share the data on cases and strategize how to build stronger cases.”
So, I think I’m supposed to be angry that there aren’t enough convictions in gun cases?
Posted on July 26, 2017
The [Tuesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
“Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney on Monday urged Mayor Rahm Emanuel to lift the cap on night games at Wrigley Field to allow the league average of 54 games under the lights,” the Sun-Times reports.
“It should be lifted . . . We’re one of the few teams that not only has to beat everyone in our division, we also have to beat the city that we play in to try and win games,” Kenney said during a live interview on WSCR-AM (670).
“Four times a year I go to the owners’ meetings, and the other team presidents and owners watch what’s happening in Chicago, and they can’t understand it. In those cities, they’re getting new ballparks built for them, and they’re getting street closures and . . .there’s no night game limitations. They look at Chicago and say they just can’t understand it . . . At some point we’d love to not be handicapped, as no other team in baseball is by the number of night games you play.”
Team presidents and owners in other cities just can’t understand it. Why is the city putting so many limits on the Cubs? They can barely compete!
Posted on July 25, 2017
The [Monday] Papers
The Weekend Desk Report
By Steve Rhodes
For completists, there was no column on Friday.
The Pokemon Go Fest In Chicago On Saturday Was A Disaster.
Posted on July 23, 2017
The [Thursday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
One principal at Westinghouse HS told us nobody wanted a Q&A with @ForrestClaypool: “No one wanted to hear the rhetoric & political answers”
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) July 20, 2017
Posted on July 20, 2017
The [Wednesday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
Posted on July 19, 2017
The [Tuesday] Papers
The [Monday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
The best laid plains of mice and men are about equal.
– old Minnesota Daily public service announcement
Posted on July 17, 2017