chicago’s perfect boy is BACK

Breaking:

Prosecutor Christopher Conroy just brought up four more instances from the last three days in which Trump allegedly violated Judge Merchan's gag order.

Conroy says he has another order to show cause to hold Trump in contempt of court for disobeying the order. MSNBC

A claw in the sand at the Montrose Beach Dunes

For all the talk about parkland re: the Bears you’d think the City would better care for park resources - crumbling infra all over & spots like Montrose where if you put the scattered trailers and junk you find there in a res backyard it would be flagged for code violations.

A brown thrasher at Montrose Point, looking rather plump. #borb

And FUN FACT! Chicago usually sees bumps in hotel attendance in Q4 of odd years because a handful of major manufacturing trade shows are here in those years.

THOSE shows move hotel tax revenue needle way more than games attended by fans who often day trip in from the suburbs.🙄

Guys if the Bears ACTUALLY were a major tourism driver you’d see higher hotel tax collections in the fall. You don’t though. It’s decent but Q3 & Q4 always way better. We need more conventions and tourism. Not 9 weekends of (maybe) 1-2 night hotel stays for 20,000 NFL fans.

View of a wrangler sitting atop a bucking bronco during a rodeo at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, 1926 / ChicagoHistoryMuseum

“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. It is as simple as that.' Edward R. Murrow, born on this day in 1908

An active pattern is expected Friday through Monday with periods of showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rain will be possible along with the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms. High temps are expected to reach the mid 70s to near 80 Saturday and Sunday. #ILWX #INWX

So a man walked into Chicago’s Chase Bank building Tuesday and handed a teller this note, which may set records for length, creativity and number of threats.
“This is ur chance to fight back the Gov with all the money they stole from us first!…Now start giving me dat shit!”

And you thought the Lucas Museum was an eyesore? I've been unable to find it - has any architecture firm owned up to being the author of this overblown monstrosity?

Lynn Becker Will that giant Roomba vacuum up trash along the lakefront when not in use as a football stadium?