Fast Food, Retail Strikes In Chicago

April 24, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Fast Food, Retail Strikes In Chicago Labor groups had predicted that hundreds of Chicago-area fast-food and retail workers would walk off the job for a one-day strike on Wednesday, just weeks after similar strikes hit New York City.  Continue reading... Homeless Man's Plea For Dignity Inspires Outpouring Of Kindness Daley Donating $540,000 In Campaign Funds To Charity This Month Already The City's Wettest April On Record Burger King DELIVERY Coming Soon To A 'Hood Near You Woman Arrested 396 Times Since 1978 Flood Leaves Massive Property Damage As More Rain Arrives CPS Students Boycott Required State Exam To Protest School Closings Burger King DELIVERY Coming Soon To A 'Hood Near You Black Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Now Faces Attempted Murder Charges WATCH: Tilda Swinton Leads Ebertfest Conga Line DEBRA PICKETT Chicago Parents and Schools Trapped in a Bad Relationship I'm leaving and I'm taking the kids. It's the ultimate threat -- the one that does its damage even as the words leave your mouth -- and a hallmark of a deep dysfunction. The Chicago Public Schools and I are locked in this weird relationship drama. Continue reading... TIMOTHY KARR Koch News Is Bad News What do you get two billionaire brothers who already have everything? According to the New York Times, the Kochs want a national media presence as well. Continue reading... MATTHEW BAILEY The Great Chicago 50 Wards -- 50 Bars Project: The 1st Ward Zakopane has been, and will probably always be, my fave Chicago bar. Continue reading... TRACY ULLMAN The Elephant in the Room The Chicago Reader's Michael Miner posted a story on April 17 that provided a nice roundup of some of the issues in the still-unfolding case of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Continue reading... G. FLINT TAYLOR Cook County State's Attorneys' Office Disqualified (Again) From Burge Torture Cases Hopefully, Judge Biebel will swiftly appoint a special prosecutor not beholden to these extremely powerful Cook County politicians, who will agree that these long-suffering men are at long last entitled to a fair hearing. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003