April 2009
111 posts
Vick expects $10 mil per year with NFL comeback →
Michael Vick’s plan to climb out of bankruptcy partly depends on the suspended star suiting up again for the NFL after he gets out of prison.
The embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback is hoping to earn as much as $10 million a year or more, according to court filings in his bankruptcy case. Under the plan he submitted to the court, Vick would keep the first $750,000 of his annual income over...
March 2009
145 posts
States consider drug tests for welfare recipients →
Want government assistance? Just say no to drugs.
Lawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing.
I don’t know how I didn’t hear about this last week when the story broke, but I am 100 percent for this measure.
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A profile of The Nicest Train Operator in Chicago →
The first time I noticed The Nicest Train Operator in Chicago was when, as we pulled away from the Wrigley stop on the Red Line, the train announcement took the form of a kind of city poem: “Wrigley. Cubs. All aboard. Batter up.” The next time I noticed him was on a Wednesday. As we pulled away from the Lawrence stop, he said, “For sure, it’s not a Monday.” He...
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“That’s not something I’ve ever had happen to me. My little sister...”
– Duncan Keith on Alexandre Burrows during their tangle in last night’s brawl
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Australian Pimp Paid Teen Prostitute With Chicken... →
kaytee:
(via sarahchristine)
If Amir started selling his body this could probably work out pretty well.
Mega-worm poised to change tactics April 1 →
The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday — April Fools’ Day. That’s when many of the poisoned machines will get more aggressive about “phoning home” to the worm’s creators over the Internet. When that happens, the bad guys behind the worm will be...
I'm Ron Burgundy?
“I’m really apprehensive about going out in the evening. We’ve turned...”
– Vancouver social activist Jamie Lee Hamilton bitch-slapping the U.S. in a story about the spike in drug-related gang violence in her city.
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The Hood Internet - Zdarlight Department (Lykke Li...
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More dashboard cameras in the news
I wrote a couple weeks ago about Steve Chapman’s blog post on the Chicago Tribune website about the need for dashboard cameras in squad cars following an investigation into phony DUI arrests by a Chicago Police officer.
I’m glad to see he’s back at it again today with another post, this time in reference to an incident involving NFL player Ryan Moats, who ran a red light on his...
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Today in crazy people with money
The widow of producer Aaron Spelling is placing “The Manor” in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for a jaw-dropping $150 million, making it by far the most expensive home for sale in the U.S.
Candy Spelling told The Associated Press that she let her dog Madison, a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, help pick out the best real estate agent for the task. She had her...
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Spiderman saves the day. Seriously. →
(via Mark)
Fork prank leads to suspensions →
Not trying to be outdone by the costumed banana dash through the hallways of Zion-Benton Township High School last year, about 23 students of the class of 2009 got suspended for a senior prank Monday morning.
They stuck more than 1,000 forks into the ground near the front entrance of the school along with a banner that read, “Stick a fork in it. We’re done. Seniors...
Tool, Killers join Lollapalooza Headliners →
soupsoup:
The Killers and Tool are expected to fill out the headlining slots for the fifth annual Lollapalooza festival Aug. 7-9 in Grant Park.
Multiple industry sources confirmed over the weekend at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, that the two bands will join headliners previously reported by the Tribune: the Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode and Jane’s Addiction, plus...
Must've been one tall dog...
Police in Rockford say a man who was apparently aiming at a stray dog instead shot an acquaintance in the head and fled before officers arrived at the scene.
[Rockford Police Sgt. Milo Scheffels said] there were reports that the dog was bothering people, but the gunman missed in shooting at it.
The victim, whose name and age were unavailable, was taken to the hospital with a...
The world needs more people like Jorge Munoz →
songitch:
Cut/Copy - Lights & Music
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Song_Itch →
Seriously. If you haven’t already, follow Teddy’s music blog, Song_Itch.
You won’t be disappointed.
This place is so scene
With medical marijuana becoming legal statewide next month and entire blocks being bought up for just a few thousand dollars, is Detroit setting itself up to become the next hipster Mecca?
Senator Chris Dodd: American Douchebag →
After denying having anything to do with crafting language in the stimulus bill that allowed bailed-out insurance giant American International Group to keep its bonuses, Sen. Christopher Dodd admitted that he and the Treasury Department were responsible for the loophole.
Congress last month passed a bill that President Obama signed into law, allowing AIG to keep its bonuses. For days, no one...
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Oprah's puppy 'holding steady' →
The news is good on Sadie, Oprah Winfrey’s puppy that is being treated for parvovirus. A spokeswoman for Harpo Productions said Wednesday that the 13-week-old cocker spaniel is “holding steady for now.” Sadie and littermate Ivan were adopted by Winfrey earlier this month from PAWS Chicago. A few days later, Ivan began displaying symptoms of parvo and died. Sadie immediately...