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Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot at Resurrected Life Church International in the Hermosa neighborhood on May 19, 2019.

Mayor Lightfoot’s bodyguard and Chicago cops: All glory is fleeting.

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

All Chicago mayors should see the old movie "Patton," about the gruff, foul-mouthed WWII American general who was at heart a sentimental romantic, at least according to the Hollywood script....

And now our watch has ended: ‘Game of Thrones’ revealed as conservative epic

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

I loved "Game of Thrones" when it was a left-leaning political fantasy, as creator George R.R. Martin admitted when he told The New York Times — while feeding the appetites...

Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, stands in the back row, center, as aldermen are sworn in during an inauguration ceremony held at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on May 20, 2019.

Who pays the cost of political corruption? As new Mayor Lori Lightfoot made clear, it’s not the politicians.

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

There was that moment in her inauguration speech when Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reduced politics to its base elements, the leveraging of public service for personal treasure. You can call...

Outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel waves as he leaves his office in Chicago's City Hall on the last business day of his administration, on May 17, 2019.

No tears for Rahm Emanuel, and a hard look at what’s coming for Lori Lightfoot

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

As Mayor Rahm Emanuel leaves office and Mayor Lori Lightfoot replaces him at her inauguration on Monday, what is important to keep in mind? Let's keep it simple. Sentimentality and...

"Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux," at the Field Museum on March 19, 2013. The older Neanderthal dioramas columnist John Kass saw at the Field as a boy have since been taken down, but memories of them were triggered by a home decor issue.

House without drapes creates ‘Diorama Man’

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

An old man once told me, after 40 years of working in the same tiny room, that there was one thing about his job that he hated: Strangers were always...

Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building on May 15, 2019. The departing alderman faces charges of insurance fraud, disorderly conduct, obstruction of justice and falsely reporting a vehicle stolen.

Can a Chicago alderman hope to get the Jussie Smollett treatment from Kim Foxx?

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Is there anyone out there with an Obama Celebrity Friend, someone who can call Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and provide mercy to a public figure charged with filing...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot at City Hall on April 30, 2019. She takes over as mayor on May 20.

The first two things Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot must do

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The time for Rahm Emanuel to honor himself will soon be at an end, and when it is there are two things Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot must do: The first...

Will we all go mad when ‘Game of Thrones’ ends?

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Was Scottish author Charles Mackay thinking about the end of "Game of Thrones" when he wrote this line? "Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be...

A jampacked restaurant brunch is no way to treat the women in your life on Mother's Day. Celebrate at home.

Don’t be a cow and follow the herd. Stay home on Mother’s Day.

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

If you're thinking about going out for Mother's Day brunch on Sunday, gathering the siblings, in-laws and their kids to make the special mom feel special, you must do something...

Women and children walk Wednesday on Wabansia Avenue near where a newborn was found in critical condition on top of a trash can Tuesday in the Hermosa neighborhood. A woman and her daughter brought the baby to a nearby firehouse.

Paramedic on abandoned newborn baby found in alley: ‘Death wanted him. But this day, God said no.’

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The river of violence that flows through Chicago takes not only the dead and the hearts of their loved ones, but it also takes something from those who witness the...

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