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So a friend passed this along to me and maybe I should start planning an intervention of some sort. Nevertheless, I figure there are plenty of lushes out there who might appreciate having a list of specials at 50 or so north-side bars.
Chicago Bar Specials
The list isn’t comprehensive, and I certainly cannot vouch for accuracy [...]

Denver takes the lead … will Chicago be next:
Denver is gearing up to fight global warming, and residents may soon be asked to make personal sacrifices to help save the planet.
The new plan is aimed at making Denver a national leader in reducing gas emissions that have been linked to global warming, giving a major [...]

From ABC:
Some public employees make more in retirement than they did on the job. Hundreds of them in Illinois are now being paid six-figure pensions.
Related Links

* State University Retirement System of Illinois response
* Teachers Retirement System response

The top pension paid to a public employee in the state of Illinois last year was nearly $1,000 [...]

In light of the Cubs bullpen implosions of late. I would like to pat myself on the back for doubting the bullpen early on.
Meanwhile, reader Dan writes in:
My own personal observations on the Cubs as of May 15, 2007. Again, my own opinion, subject to criticism…
* Soriano is overpaid and [...]

What is Lisa Madigan going to do now?

So the day is finally here, the day all Cub fans have been waiting for like kids for Christmas. The Tribune Company is going to sell the franchise. According to many fans, corporate ownership was one of the biggest barriers to success. Since all Tribune cared about was the bottom line, and Wrigley Field alone [...]

Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are joining forces to push for better public financing of congressional campaigns. The Fair Elections Now Act (still looking for text of the bill) would make an unprecedented amount of funds available to candidates who meet certain “minimal” qualifications for public support.
The problem with this bill is that [...]

Time magazine has a cover story this week on “How the Right went wrong.” I’m still amazed at how the left has even come to idealize some of the Republican heroes like Goldwater and Reagan. David Kennerly writes:
The Gipper would probably have had little patience for all the fretting his party is doing over its [...]