Sad news via Greg Kots blog: Mavis Staples is performing to support her new record with folks including guitarist-producer Ry Cooder, drummer Jim Keltner and a few others, but she won’t be making a stop in her hometown of Chicago. Too bad for us, eh?
For a primer on Mavis, check her […]

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Congrats to Coach Bruce Weber and the entire staff. After this very challenging year - with the multiple arrests, injuries, and the Eric Gordon to IU saga - the Illini Nation could use the very good news.
Jeffrey Jordan, the son of basketball legend Michael Jordan, said Friday that he plans to attend the University […]

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Unfortunately, I rarely get to sit down and listen to an entire record all the way through these days. I have an expansive collection, but it’s largely gathering dust because I just simply don’t have the time. For my birthday, my buddy Matt gave me some iTunes bucks and I went trolling for […]

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The Illinois Republican Party just lost one of it’s best. No, it wasn’t through corruption or elctorate loss, it was just simply his time to step back. Dallas Ingemunson, the Kendall County Republican Party Chairman and “Honorary Chairman of the ILGOP” said his good-byes yesterday. While, I’m thrilled that Dallas his lovely […]

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A few nights ago, Natalie and I took it all in at the Orland Park Costco. In addition to buying a HUGE jar of Giardinara, enough yogurt to feed a football team, and of course, a $1.50 polish sausage/Diet Coke combo, I also picked up Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 for the Nintendo Wii. […]

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Tonight, the Democrats running for President gather in South Carolina for their first debate. In a few weeks, on Thursday May 3rd, the Republicans will do the same, with their debate being hosted at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library. One of the things that will make this year different for Republicans than in […]

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Madonna, The Police, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, and…..Spinal Tap?!?
You read that right! They’re getting the band back together! Spinal Tap, the fake band, is fake reuniting for a gig this summer to benefit environmental causes. The show, coincides with their “new” release: Warmer than Hell. The best part? […]

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Emil Jones. Are you kidding me? A few days after pulling the ole “switcheroo” on one of your old potentially targetted Senate Members, you have the gaul to talk about “silly political games”? That’s rich. For those who don’t know what happened down in Springfield this past week, it’s one for […]

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The body needs sleep. There’s nothing you can do about it. You can’t put any time in the bank before you go to Las Vegas. You just need to pay the piper when you get home. I learned that lesson on Sunday night and last night. This morning, I could […]

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One of the men in government past and present that I respect the most gave the eulogy for Donald E. Stephens, the Mayor of Rosemont, and a man that I know rather little about yesterday. Thompson did it with great flair and punctuated Stephens life with a stirring speech that he spoke from the […]

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