Chicago

Throughout history, Chicago has been well known for its politics and its architecture. On the political front, the trend continues with the amazing story of the first black president, Barack Obama (also the first blogging president), as well as the seedy story of Rod Blagojevich. Chicago is also the birthplace of the skyscraper and today the city continues its vertical trend with an ever growing skyline.

Above all, Chicago is a sports crazy town. In football, "Da Bears" remain the darling of the city no matter how they perform and in baseball, the Cubs-Sox rivalry is the stuff of legend. Chicago sports are marred by their share of scandal as well, chief among them the infamous 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.

Of course, no conversation about Chicago is complete without at least mentioning the Mayors Daley (father and son), and the current push for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics.

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• Cardinals Rude Guests, Embarrass Bears at Home

  
  Bear Goggles On | A Chicago Bears Blog — Authority: 417
  Embarrassing.  What else can sum this game up?   Either the Bears were a gracious host or the Cardinals were a rude guest as they pounded the Bears 41-21 at Soldier Field to hand the Beloved their first home loss of the season.  Let me try another way to express what happened at Soldier Field [...]
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• Barbara Crane: Challenging Vision

  
  Sreelancer — Authority: 468
  81 years and take photos every day, career retrospective of Barbara Crane, questioning the vision at the Chicago Cultural Center (CCC) has just scratched the surface of his amazing body of work. She has shown in 170 exhibitions, 75 solo exhibitions and his work is included in the permanent collections of the Art ...
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• Man found shot to death in car on South Side

  
  Chicago Breaking News — Authority: 164
  A man in his 20s was found shot to death in a car on a street in the Bronzeville neighborhood this evening, authorities said. A Fire Department emergency crew was dispatched to the 700 block of East 43rd Street about 6 p.m. and found a man shot multiple times in a car, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry ...
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• Tommie Harris: What Should the Chicago Bears Do?

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 773
  At what point does a team cut its losses? On Sunday, Tommie Harris was ejected 54 seconds into the Bears loss to the Cardinals for punching a lineman in the facemask. After the game, coach Lovie Smith was pretty blunt about his displeasure with Harris, using the word "stupid" when speaking about Harris "mistake." ...
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• Cops: Brighton Park man bit off part of girlfriends ear

  
  Chicago Breaking News — Authority: 164
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• Obama and "tea bag"

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  "Teabagging" refers to a sexual act most people view as disgusting and/or humiliating. Lamestream media big mouths like Anderson Cooper , Keith Olbermann , and the Chicago Tribunes Eric Zorn get a giggly adolescent satisfaction by using that term, or "tea bag," to describe people like myself who attend tea parties ...
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• Gold Coast icon might become final resting place for thousands

  
  Chicago Breaking News — Authority: 164
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  The Offside Rules — Authority: 511
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• Tommie Harris Isn’t Even Trying Anymore (Lutui Face-Punch Video)

  
  Blog Down, Chicago Bears — Authority: 422
  Sixty-five seconds into today’s 41-21 drubbing courtesy of Arizona, Tommie Harris decided the best way to right his increasingly uncertain situation in Chicago was to punch a man in the face. The defense then proceeded to give up touchdowns on four straight possessions and the rest was awful, cursory history. ...
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• Use of laser guns to catch speeders is questioned

  
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  Hooked on Houses — Authority: 540
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• Ken Whisenhunt Impersonates Denny Green

  
  You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD — Authority: 575
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  RosenBlog — Authority: 604
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  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 773
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• Chicago Bears Blown Out at Home by Arizona Cardinals, Lose 41-21

  
  Midwest Sports Fans — Authority: 638
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• Obama Administration: Horse Trading For Healthcare Control

  
  MAXINE — Authority: 106
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