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How Illinois Got Rod Blagojevich, and How He Lost Us

December 29, 2020December 7, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

So… what just happened? Not just today, but how did Rod Blagojevich go from governor and future president to disgraced ex-governor and future inmate? Here’s a tour through the past eight years from the pages of our magazine.

Categories City Life

Rod Blagojevich: The Reckoning, Day Two, Live on Twitter

December 29, 2020December 7, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

Day one of Rod Blagojevich’s sentencing hearing went badly for the former governor, as Judge Zagel pushed back on many of his team’s arguments for leniency. Will he take the stand? Will he get something, anything, through the crease?

Categories City Life

The Blagojevich Leniency Defense in Five Tweets

December 29, 2020December 6, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

Team Blago throws out a prevent defense in trying to get him the best deal possible, touching on his family, his tenuous grasp of legality, and his incompetence.

Categories City Life

Chicago’s Looming Asian Carp Problem—What You Should Know

December 29, 2020December 6, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

CARPOCALYPSE NOW: Even if you’ve never been pummeled by agitated Asian carp, these fish represent a major threat. Preventing them from entering Lake Michigan could cost taxpayers a bundle—and, depending on whom you ask, flood your basement and taint your tap water too. Here’s what you need to know.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Print Feature

Jeanne Gang: Reversing the River Could Transform Chicago

December 29, 2020December 6, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

The architect and MacArthur genius grant winner on how reversing the flow of the Chicago River could solve the Asian carp problem—and improve the city

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Rod Blagojevich Sentencing, Live on Twitter

December 29, 2020December 6, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

The former Illinois governor will be sentenced today in a Chicago courtroom. Here’s the view from the halls of justice as we await his sentence.

Categories City Life

On Rod Blagojevich's Sentencing Day, Some Comparisons to Jim Thompson

December 29, 2020December 6, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

Rod Blagojevich will find out his fate this morning at his sentencing hearing for his conviction earlier this year on corruption charges. Here, Carol Felsenthal looks at some similiarities between Blago and another former Illinois gov.

Categories Felsenthal Files Tags Writers - Carol Felsenthal

Why Minnie Miñoso Should Be in the Hall of Fame, and Why He's Not

December 29, 2020December 5, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

The man who defined the Go-Go Sox and led the way for black Latinos in Major League Baseball missed the Hall of Fame by three votes. Here’s why his career represents an conundrum.

Categories City Life Tags Politics & City Life, Sports, Writers - Whet Moser

Things to Do This Winter in Chicago: Outdoor Activities

December 29, 2020December 5, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

Entry-level venues for winter sports, three mountains for great skiing, and a park-and-walk guide to winter fun around the Loop

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Print Feature

When Michael Madigan and Big Jim Thompson Stopped Time to Save the White Sox

December 29, 2020December 5, 2011 by Chicago Magazine

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which gave us both U.S. Cellular and the Soldier Field renovation, dips into the pockets of the city’s taxpayers to make up a shortfall. There’s a funny story about how we ended up with the ISFA in the first place.

Categories City Life Tags Politics & City Life, Sports, Writers - Whet Moser
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