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The Lost Don
By Steve Rhodes
Joey “The Clown” Lombardo is one of a vanishing breed—a last link to the Chicago Outfit's blood-spattered heyday. Read more
Governor Sunshine
By Carol Felsenthal
Things could not be better for Rod Blagojevich. He loves politics, and he has won every election he has entered (with help from his father-in-law, a clout-heavy alderman). The govenorship is his focus now, he insists, but this look at his personal history suggests he hopes for much, much more. Read more
The Sad Saga of Bob Greene
By Marcia Froelke Coburn and Steve Rhodes
When a woman from his past resurfaced, the columnist's 33-year career crashed; then a family tragedy hit home. Read more
Dear Ann
By Carol Felsenthal
An energetic self-promotor, Eppie Lederer was a natural as the wise and wisecracking Ann Landers, advice maven to millions. But her own family problems were harder to solve. Read more
The Case Against Daley
By Steve Rhodes
Yes, he is popular and has done lots of good for the city. But Mayor Daley has plenty of shortcomings, too. If we were running for mayor, here is how we would challenge him. Read more
True Believer
By Steve Rhodes
He has fought the Mob and helped impeach a President. But now Chicago attorney David Schippers is battling to prove a connection between Oklahoma City and the September 11th attacks. Is he the latest dupe in a grand, improbable conspiracy—or could he be on to something? Read more
No Regrets
By Marcia Froelke Coburn
In Ayers's new memoir, Fugitive Days, he reconciles his militant past with his present identity: father of three, esteemed professor at UIC—and unabashed patron of the great bourgeois coffee chain, Starbucks Read more
Ann Marie's World
By Steve Rhodes
Ann Marie Lipinski may be the most powerful journalist in Chicago. Can her vision lift the Trib? Read more
Valerie Jarrett & Desirée Rogers
By Marcia Froelke Coburn
Jarrett and Rogers, both now headed to the White House, form two-thirds of a high-profile Chicago sisterhood along with publishing heir Linda Johnson Rice. Their friendship is described in this story by Marcia Froelke Coburn. Jarrett has been named a senior adviser to Obama and Rogers is said to be in line to be White House social secretary. Read more