2011 Green Awards: Dan Rosenthal and Ina Pinkney
THE ARTFUL FORAGERS // restaurateurs
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2011 Green Awards: Lara Miller
THE URBAN CRAFTSWOMAN // fashion designer
2011 Green Awards: Kimberly Wasserman
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CRUSADER // activist
2011 Green Awards: Matthew Stewart
THE FLEET COMMANDER // city worker
Leonard Weinglass, Chicago Seven Lawyer, Dead at 77
Weinstein, er, Steinglass, that is, Weinglass for the Defense: the “workhorse” of the Chicago Seven’s team, and later an attorney for Angela Davis, Daniel Ellsburg, and Amy Carter, passes away.
Danny Solis: The Establishment Candidate, but Campaigning like a Rookie
Danny Solis, 61, and a grandfather, is running in his fifth—and least fun—election for alderman. Appointed in the 25th Ward on the Near West Side by Mayor Daley in 1996, Solis finds himself in his first runoff—against a tenacious, much younger opponent, Cuahutémoc “Témoc” Morfin, 39. (For details on the race, see my interview with Morfin. Solis is a machine stalwart…
The Saga of Chicago's Coyotes Continues
Canis latrans remains a fascination as sightings and rescues continue in the city. After years of unsuccessfully trying to rid ourselves of coyotes, we’re learning to live with them, and them with us.
Indiana Political Stalemate Ends With Meta-Unionizing
While the Wisconsin collective-bargaining bill winds its way through the courts, Indiana Democrats return from Urbana to their state after having won substantial concessions from the state GOP.
Wisconsin: It Only Gets Weirder
Our neighbors to the north remain embroiled in political controversy, and after a couple months it’s just starting to get strange: FOIA fun, false-flag operations, and the aptly named Randy Hopper
Friday Favorites
A giant model of the Mississippi, in which Chicago plays a resonant role; an essay on infantile anorexia, or what happens when you are born without hunger; and more.