May 26, 2004

Free at last

Our state this week exonerated its 18th former Death Row inmate. That's 18 exonerations and 12 executions since 1989, a mind-numbing 60 percent failure rate. The Tribune's Eric Zorn has written about Randy Steidl since 1998, and Northwestern professor David Protess sicced his students on the case in 1999.

- ls | 26.05.04 ~ In the News

Get your kickball on

The World Adult Kickball Association has just started up its 2004 season. Chicago games will be on Tuesday or Wednesday nights at Chase Park (4725 N. Ashland); registration is still open.

- jd | 26.05.04 ~ Sports/Recreation

Wal-Mart coming to Chicago

It's official: the City Council has approved zoning changes for a Wal-Mart store on the West Side. Update: the Trib reports that the South Side store didn't have enough votes to pass.

- jma | 26.05.04 ~ Business/Shopping

Obit: David Dellinger

David Dellinger, one of the famed Chicago Seven who were put on trial in 1969 and 1970 for their part in the antiwar protests during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, died on Tuesday at the age of 88. Even at his advanced age, Dellinger was still interested in politics. In 2001, he hitched a ride from his home in Vermont to demonstrations in Quebec City to protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

- jma | 26.05.04 ~ Politics/Activism

Itchy Ritchy

Please, please, write a caption for this photo of Mayor Daley. It seems like he's scratching himself under the podium, but maybe that's just me.

- bs | 26.05.04 ~ City Life/Cultural

Become an Outdoors-Woman!

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources sponsors weekends for women who want to get away from it all and go out for a weekend of camping and outdoor activities. Events can include bird calling, archery, target shooting, fishing, canoeing, and more. The next weekend trip is June 11-13 at the Lorado Taft Field Campus in Oregon, IL. Visit the Department of Natural Resources website for registration forms and more information.

- am | 26.05.04 ~ Outdoors/Environment

In the shadow of Hancock the lovers embraced...

Admit it: you love romance novels. There's a box of Harlequins in your closet, and you pick up a new Regency Romance every Wednesday in the lobby bookstore. Well, as long as you're reading that stuff, you might as well read local. The Windy City chapter of the Romance Writers of America provides a convenient list of local amateur and professional authors for you to look for.

- ah | 26.05.04 ~ Books/Authors

Changes in Loop Lunches

One company decides Chicago is key to its success, while another decides to leave the market altogether. Cosi is moving its headquarters to Chicago from New York this fall; the move will save $1.85 million in cash annually, the company said. Unfortunately for Briazz, things aren't going so well. Briazz Inc. has shut down its eight stores in Chicago, the only market away from the West Coast in which the lunch-cafe chain operates.

- eh | 26.05.04 ~ Business/Shopping

No Sash or No Service

Cardinal George has ordered area priests not to give communion to anyone wearing a rainbow sash this Sunday. The sashes are a form of protest against the treatment of gays in the church. Members of the Rainbow Sash Movement say they will go up for communion anyway.

- ah | 26.05.04 ~ Politics/Activism

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