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* Been trying to log into my subscriber email provider for quite a while without success, so I’ve got that going for me. Ugh! What’s up on your end?

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:04 am

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Feel your pain. Network is incredibly slow today. Been 10 minutes trying to log into work.

Comment by Huh? Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:13 am
Illinois Republicans support Trump and think the election was stolen. Overwhelmingly. Seems like pretty fertile ground for the Bailey campaign.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/6/13/23163374/sun-times-wbez-poll-donald-trump-illinois-republicans-election-fraud-biden-2024-critical-race-theory

Comment by Grandson of Man Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:17 am
Took the Vespa out for a spin…still didn’t feel like Easy Rider.

Comment by PublicServant Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:17 am
Jim Ryan has died.

Comment by Needs Deleted Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:24 am
Jim Ryan, RIP.

Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:26 am
Jennifer Hudson, from Englewood, a Chicago neighborhood much in the news for not great reasons, is now an EGOT with her Tony win as a producer for the top musical. that is pretty cool. Hudson does a good job giving back to the community even as she lives and works in the entertainment world.

Comment by Amalia Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:43 am
The new documentary “The Janes” on HBO Max has some interesting late 1960s and early 1970s Chicago/Illinois history about a group that tried to help women get safe abortions while it was still illegal pre-Roe v. Wade. Before seeing this doc I had never heard of the Cook County Hospital having something called a “septic abortion ward” pre-Roe. So tragic.

Comment by hisgirlfriday Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 9:57 am
These elections have been fascinating. Enjoy the competitiveness now cause in November there are easy wins for the Dems statewide.

Comment by Chris Cleveland, No not the former Chicago GOP Chairman Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 10:24 am
“septic abortion ward”

Likely had to do with an severe infection called “septic shock”. This a catastrophic infection that shuts down the body. Doctors have a horrible time treating these patients.

Comment by Huh? Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 10:38 am
Really not looking forward to the sauna we will be living in for the next two weeks…ugh(banned punctuation).

Comment by Lynn S. Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 10:54 am
After two years, COVID finally caught me. But being vaxxed and boosted (1x) seems to have really helped. Mending quickly.

Pleased to see Chicago daughter Jennifer Hudson EGOT. Beautiful to see her thrive and continue to give back, even in the face of the tragedy she suffered along the way.

Comment by Leslie K Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 11:15 am
is Patrick Blanchard still the Cook County Inspector General? Because one of Kim Foxx’s body guards showed up to the suburban police department which came to her home on the “personal family matter” for which police copy is all over the internet. The body guard showing up sounds strange. And her head of investigations abruptly quit. What the heck is going on?
shouldn’t the staff involvement in her personal matter be looked at?

Comment by Amalia Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 1:57 pm
I voted today.
Years ago, a friend asked if I’d give up my right to vote for a million dollars.
I said, “no. My grandfathers fought for my right to vote. One was a Marine Raider and the other took a German bullet to his liver. I’d be disgusted with myself.”
“A billion dollars?”
“No.”
“No?”
“Let me think about it a little more.”

Comment by Proud Papa Bear Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 2:30 pm
Has anyone gotten the Martwick/LaPointe “Two heads are better than one” mailer yet? It hit my mailbox today. I actually laughed out loud for a sustained period of time. Tri-fold, with 12 pics of “twosomes” on the outside–Hall & Oats, Thelma & Louise, Beavis & [probably banned word]head, Wayne & Garth…

I can’t describe the whole thing, but it is funny, direct, professional and positive. Really well executed in my opinion (and captures the essence of Martwick, IMO; I don’t know LaPointe so I can’t say for sure).

Thank you Senator and Rep for a moment of joy in a mailbox otherwise overflowing with tedious and tiresome cookie-cutter accusations about opponents.

Comment by Leslie K Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 3:02 pm
It was a great day to vote.
In nearly 30 years, I’ve missed only one election at any level.

Comment by Proud Papa Bear Monday, Jun 13, 22 @ 5:56 pm