Windy City Chat - Blogs http://www.windychat.com/blogs/ WindyChat - Discussion and News about Chicago, the Windy City, in Illinois. Politics, Events, News, Meetings, Editorials, Opinions, Classifieds, Concerts, Restaurants, and Attractions. en Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:37:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.windychat.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Windy City Chat - Blogs http://www.windychat.com/blogs/ I think SOMEBODY STOLE CHANGE from the Chicago Housing Authority http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/183-i-think-somebody-stole-change-chicago.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:40:51 GMT I hear Obama Pundits and supporters getting upset that McCain/Palin has stolen change. Well I propose that Obama stole at least a million dollars... I hear Obama Pundits and supporters getting upset that McCain/Palin has stolen change. Well I propose that Obama stole at least a million dollars worth of Ad Campaign. It seems that Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's closest advisors, also worked for Change in the CHA, Chicago Housing Authority. How ironic.

]]> Swearfinger http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/183-i-think-somebody-stole-change-chicago.html <![CDATA[Lipstick On A Pig? I suggest You Can Call A Donkey Messiah, But It's Still A Jackass]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/182-lipstick-pig-i-suggest-you-can.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:12:42 GMT Obama speaking today to a crowd in Lebanon, decided to lash out at Governor Palin, again. This time he stated that, you can put lipstick on a pig,...
Obama speaking today to a crowd in Lebanon, decided to lash out at Governor Palin, again. This time he stated that, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. Irregardless of the fact that it seems sexist, does it seem Presidential? Hurling sexist insults from the stump to young women and men seems like some immature attempt to crawl down to a level that Americans should be looking down on. It's been said that the greatest trick the Devil pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. Obama needs not to forget that eagles eat snakes.
He cannot slither through our Garden of Eden for much longer. Our Eagle, John McCain is going to swoop down and pick him apart come November. It may not even take that long.


Heres the video of what he said, you decide if he was bringing Palin into his comment.
]]> Swearfinger http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/182-lipstick-pig-i-suggest-you-can.html <![CDATA[Obama's Altgeld Gardens]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/181-obamas-altgeld-gardens.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:58:41 GMT Barack was a community organizer in this housing project. Its right here in the Windy Shitty. I used google maps to locate and tour Altgeld Gardens.... Barack was a community organizer in this housing project. Its right here in the Windy Shitty. I used google maps to locate and tour Altgeld Gardens. Click on street view and you can take a tour yourself.

I made a video of the tour I took of Altgeld. view it here ]]> Swearfinger http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/181-obamas-altgeld-gardens.html 1 Child Murdered Every 8 Days http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/180-1-child-murdered-every-8-days.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:52:26 GMT Violent crime continued to rise in Chicago after a deadly July in which 62 people were killed, according to unofficial numbers provided by a police... Violent crime continued to rise in Chicago after a deadly July in which 62 people were killed, according to unofficial numbers provided by a police source.

For the first seven months of 2008, murders rose by 18 percent over the same period in 2007 and by 9 percent for the same period in 2006. According to internal police data, 291 people were killed from January through July, up from 246 in 2007 and 266 in 2006.

In May and June, the murder rate hovered at a 13 percent increase for the year after a spike in homicides in the spring. July furthered the uptick with 19 more murders than a year earlier. Still, that July tally fell three below 2006 levels when there were 65 murders.

WINDYSHITTY.COM: On Track To Set A New Record ]]> Swearfinger http://www.windychat.com/blogs/swearfinger/180-1-child-murdered-every-8-days.html <![CDATA[Bloomingdale's Shopping Benefit]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/carli-franks/179-bloomingdales-shopping-benefit.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:33:29 GMT *Hey everyone-* *Shop for the Red Cross*It’s an excuse to go shoe shopping! Or any kind of shopping, really. On Aug. 27, Bloomingdale’s will be... Hey everyone-

Shop for the Red CrossIt’s an excuse to go shoe shopping! Or any kind of shopping, really. On Aug. 27, Bloomingdale’s will be having their 13th annual shopping benefit. A $10 ticket entitles you to 15-20% discounts throughout the store all day, in addition to entertainment, fashion events, cooking demonstrations and much more! That $10 is a donation to the chapter, and if you show up and shop we get another $5! You can attend the event at any of the four Bloomingdale’s locations.Contact Carli Franks at (312) 729-6130, frankscarli@usa.redcross.org or Isra Baig at (630) 642-0347, israbaig@gmail.com. ]]> Carli Franks http://www.windychat.com/blogs/carli-franks/179-bloomingdales-shopping-benefit.html 20 people http://www.windychat.com/blogs/neda97/178-20-people.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:01:58 GMT i am looking for twenty people who want to lose weight and feel great, or even maintain their wieght, i dare them to hit my web site... i am looking for twenty people who want to lose weight and feel great, or even maintain their wieght, i dare them to hit my web site http://shapeyourbodynow.greatshapetoday.com ]]> neda97 http://www.windychat.com/blogs/neda97/178-20-people.html Chicago Spire - May 12, 2008 http://www.windychat.com/blogs/solarwind/177-chicago-spire-may-12-2008.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:15:38 GMT Image: http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8438/dsc0063mt7.jpg
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]]> SolarWind http://www.windychat.com/blogs/solarwind/177-chicago-spire-may-12-2008.html Plan Commission Shamed http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/176-plan-commission-shamed.html Fri, 16 May 2008 19:01:42 GMT Lynn Becker characterizes the Plan Commission as a bunch of Daley followers in this cartoon: ArchitectureChicago PLUS... Lynn Becker characterizes the Plan Commission as a bunch of Daley followers in this cartoon:

ArchitectureChicago PLUS

(Note the 13 Daley and two figures running away).

The Chicago Reader recently ran a front-page piece "A Commission of Puppets":

Chicago Reader

Yesterday was a sad day for the Chicago Planning tradition :no: . ]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/176-plan-commission-shamed.html <![CDATA[B.A.'s Weblog]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/coachiex/175-b-s-weblog.html Thu, 15 May 2008 14:26:45 GMT B.A.'s Weblog

  • Specializing in stories about monkeys, robots, and vigorous masturbation.
  • Updated daily since 2001.
  • Very few citations.
  • No urine smell.
]]> CoachieX http://www.windychat.com/blogs/coachiex/175-b-s-weblog.html The Grant Park Land Grab http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/174-grant-park-land-grab.html Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:30 GMT If it's at all possible, the Chicago Tribune editorial board again stepped up their efforts to opposing the Children's Museum move to Grant Park with this strongly worded article today...

"Will a commission formed in 1909 to demand good planning recommend approval in 2008 of a project that reflects virtually no planning whatsoever?"

The Grant Park land grab ]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/174-grant-park-land-grab.html Reilly to Make a Decision Next Week http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/169-reilly-make-decision-next-week.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:48:45 GMT Crain's Chicago writes that Reilly will make a decision next week about whether to present the Children's Museum's plan to take over Grant Park. He is quoted --

“This has been a tough one,” he said. “One the one hand, I have a responsibility to my constituents, and on the other, Grant Park is the city’s front yard. What benefits (Grant Park) benefits all of the city.”

We should add that it is up to debate about whether the proposed relocation offers any benefits to Grant Park or the rest of the city.

Discussion and more information can be found on WindyChat.com at http://www.windychat.com/reilly-make...drens-119.html ]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/169-reilly-make-decision-next-week.html <![CDATA[Tribune Editorial Opposes Children's Museum in Grant Park]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/153-tribune-editorial-opposes-childrens-museum-grant.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:47:32 GMT From the Chicago Tribune - "Aside from protecting the park, this project raises questions of safety and quality of life. This area of the city already is teeming with pedestrian and vehicle traffic, with much more to come via residential buildings planned. The museum site would add hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, descending on a three-tiered section of Randolph Street that can be difficult to navigate. Downtown Chicago, already so gridlocked and stressed that a proposed fee for driving there drew serious discussion, doesn't need more school buses and cars on Randolph, Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive."

Full article - http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...,6286821.story*

* ]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/153-tribune-editorial-opposes-childrens-museum-grant.html <![CDATA[Children's Museum Has Yet to Make their Case]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/168-childrens-museum-has-yet-make-their.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:33:04 GMT The architectural critic of the Chicago Tribune wrote an article that was published yesterday on why the Children's Museum should not be located in Daley Bicentenniel Plaza.

Regarding the Plaza itself the critic writes: "Though Daley Bicentennial is not without merit -- its rigidly symmetrical layout does frame views of Buckingham Fountain, and residents of nearby high-rises prize its quiet ambience as an antidote to Millennium Park's throngs -- its design is as outdated and outmoded as one of the John Travolta leisure suits that were in fashion when Chicago dedicated the 19.5-acre park in 1979."

A discussion about the article and link to the full article on WindyChat.com. http://www.windychat.com/childrens-m...-case-120.html ]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/168-childrens-museum-has-yet-make-their.html Three Ways to Save The Park http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/167-three-ways-save-park.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:28:30 GMT Mehta Brown writes on the Friends of Daley Bi blog on three ways to save the Daley Bi park from the Children's Museum's attempts to relocate there.

Three Easy Ways to Save the Park

"1) Call Mayor Daley's office at (312) 744-3300, let him know where you live, and tell him that you are opposed to museum construction Daley Bicentennial Plaza.

2) Email Arnold Randall, Chicago's new Commissioner of Planning and Development, arandall@cityofchicago.org , let him know where you live, and tell him that you are opposed to museum construction Daley Bicentennial Plaza.

3) Call a friend (or two,three...) who lives in Chicago, and ask your friend to take these same steps!"

The Save Daley blog is at http://savedaley.blogspot.com/.

She writes: "I've lived near Daley Bicentennial Plaza since 1984. Like many other others in the neighborhood, I've chosen to remain a Chicago resident and taxpayer as I enjoy family life."
]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/167-three-ways-save-park.html <![CDATA[Children's Museum Deceptive Tactics]]> http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/157-childrens-museum-deceptive-tactics.html Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:28:48 GMT Regarding CRITICAL*Children's Museum Neighborhood Meeting on*Monday, Sept. 10, 5:30 PM at the*Daley Fieldhouse*

Editorial - We have witnessed a variety of ever-increasingly aggressive tactics to characterize the New Eastside neighborhood (which includes the Lakeshore East development)*as being partially supportive of the Children's Museum's proposed move to the current site of the Daley Bicentenntial Fieldhouse.

The recent meetings at each building presented only one*side of the*issue -*i.e. Children's Museum*staff and representatives proposing*the new location for the building.

Nearby public facilities such as the Family Fun Festival in Millenium Park has had boxes for people to write letters to the Alderman in support of the move, with no place to mark*or record opposition to the move.

Roving college-age petitioners have been spotted in the neighborhood and surrounding areas*who were hired by the Children's Museum and who clearly*upon questioning had no clear idea about what was involved in the proposed move.

A firm in Topeka, KS has been calling neighborhood residents at odd hours to solicit support for the move from*central Chicago residents.

In the latest move, the Children's Museum organization is expected to*bus in hundreds*of*supporters in advance of the upcoming "neighborhood meeting" hosted by NEAR to take all available seats and shut out real neighborhood residents from expressing their opposition to the proposed move ( see http://blog.new-eastside.com/final-m...ldrens-museum/, especially the comments). This was originally intended to be a meeting (again it is hosted by NEAR) open only to neighborhood residents.

While I can't fault the Children's Museum for being aggressive about what they think could be a good move in location for them -- their blatant attempts to mis-characterize our neighborhood is regrettable.

While we hope the best for the Children's Museum (our own children love it), we must condemn the current administration's recent activities and hope the neighborhood*is*able to prevail in this issue and prevent the Children's Museum from relocating across the street in Grant Park. ]]> Eric Frost http://www.windychat.com/blogs/eric-frost/157-childrens-museum-deceptive-tactics.html