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This is not an episode about the history of Mike Royko. Instead, Alyssa is joined by writer and actor Mitchell Bisschop to discuss his one-man show Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago and the journalist's contribution to the city.
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Alyssa is joined by Risen Lady Heathen to discuss innovator Aaron Montgomery Ward and his contribution to retail and the Chicago Lakefront.
Other Topics:
The Fire
American Girl
Hobbies and crafts during COVID
Timezones
Chicago School of Economics
Layaway
Pots and pans in the dishwasher
Film cameras
Why I started this podcast
Show Notes:
Chicago History Museum: Montgomery Ward’s First Catalog
WTTW: Sites Where Wards and Sears Became Giants
WTTW: The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants (Article)
WTTW: The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants (Video)
Wards.com
Encyclopedia of Chicago History: Ward (Montgomery) & Co.
Chicago Tribune: Edward Keegan: With stadium plans, the Bears are proposing a barely veiled takeover of the lakefront
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I am joined by Vanessa to talk about Dan Proft. A man who hates Chicago.
Digressions include:
Veggie Tales
Disqualifying resume items for Chicago pols
Why is Chicago so Corrupt?
What Russel Brand has been up to since he divorced Katy Perry
Vanessa Googles Dan Proft’s hair in real time.
Show Notes:
Chicago Sun-Times: Through Liberty Principles PAC, Dan Proft spreads millions to GOP
Chicago Magazine: Would Dan Proft Really Run for Governor Again?
The Daily Harold: GOP gets WIND of Dan Proft’s new job
Picayune Sentinel Extra: Dan Proft sinks to a new low
Chicago Tribune: Cicero spokesman’s firm gets pacts to boost town, schools
Chicago Reader: If your community news is slanted, Dan Proft may be to blame
Dan Proft Discusses Crime in Chicago with Tucker Carlson on FOX News
Dan Proft Discusses Brandon Johnson with Tucker Carlson
Dan Proft is Idiot
Fox 32: Darren Bailey, critic of 'hellhole' Chicago, moves into city
Salem Radio
Block Club Chicago: ‘Deceptive’ Chicago City Wire Hitting Mailboxes Looks Like A Newspaper. But It’s Really A Conservative Campaign Mailer
Capital Fax: Campaign Ads
ballotpedia: Jeanne Ives
RayLo on Fox News during the DNC
Chicago Sun-Times: The Score’s Shane Riordan, Danny Parkins, Matt Spiegel apologize for on-air behavior
Jordan's Ex Wife
WBEZ: A Lake County judge orders a chain of websites to remove voters’ personal information
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This week Mo Sting from Hot Dockets and I discuss the trial of the Chicago Seven. So much laughter.
Show Notes:
Conspiracy in the Streets The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Seven
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Time: ‘Violence Was Inevitable’: How 7 Key Players Remember the Chaos of 1968’s Democratic National Convention Protests
Chicago History Museum:The Chicago 7 Trial
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Chicago will host the 2024 DNC convention but is is worth exploring the most tear-gassed convention in 1968.
The parallels are amazing.
History rhymes.
SHOW NOTES:
Bill Kurtis remembers the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Part 1: 'The Whole World's Watching: 20 Years Later,' A 1988 CBS 2 Documentar
Part 2: 'The Whole World's Watching: 20 Years Later,' A 1988 CBS 2 Documentary
Part 3: 'The Whole World's Watching: 20 Years Later,' A 1988 CBS 2 Documentary
Part 4: 'The Whole World's Watching: 20 Years Later,' A 1988 CBS 2 Documentary
Part 5: 'The Whole World's Watching: 20 Years Later,' A 1988 CBS 2 Documentary
ABC7: Days of Rage
Boss
The Guardian: The Whole World is Watching
Politico: Looking Back and the 1968 DNC
Chicago Sun Times: Royko on Daley during the DNC
The LBJ Call
Dan Rather gets Punched
ProPublica:Protests and Blaming the Media. Sound Familiar? That Was During the ’68 Democratic National Convention.
ProPublilca: Looking at the Archives from the Time of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and Seeing Familiar Themes
Chicago Sun Times: Royko on Daley during the DNC
Washington Post: ‘A party that had lost its mind’: In 1968, Democrats held one of history’s most disastrous conventions
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This episode was released last summer but next week Chicago will host the DNC and given how crazy the last month has been it might be good to explore what happen then. This is a two part episode to belly up to bar and get ready.
The Whole Word in Watching.
Original Summary:
Chicago will host the 2024 DNC convention but is is worth exploring the most tear-gassed convention in 1968.
The parallels are amazing.
History rhymes.
Overview of The Walker Report
Boss
ABC7: Days of Rage
Washington Post: ‘A party that had lost its mind’: In 1968, Democrats held one of history’s most disastrous conventions
ProPublilca: Looking at the Archives from the Time of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and Seeing Familiar Themes
Chicago Sun Times: Royko on Daley during the DNC
Bob Dylan: With God on Our Side
ProPublica: Protests and Blaming the Media. Sound Familiar? That Was During the ’68 Democratic National Convention.
WTTW: When the Democratic Party Was Torn Apart
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Twenty-years ago a driver working the the Dave Mathews Band dropped 800lbs of poop which landed on a boat full of people enjoying an architecture tour. Alyssa tells Molly McAleer and Captain Scoot all the details.
Show Notes:
Chicago Tribune: Band’s driver denies drenching boat
Chicago Sun-Times: Tour boat hit with raw sewage // 2 large buses on bridge blamed for discharge that sent 5 to hospital
Chicago Sum-Times: Complaint links rock band to dumped sewage // Dave Matthews Band denies involvement in tour boat defilement
Chicago Sun-Times: Daley: Go tough on Dave Matthews driver // Mayor still likes group despite alleged sewage dumping
Chicago Sun-Times: Band's attitude reeks
Chicago Sun-Times: Bus' waste dumping leads alderman to call for crackdown
Chicago Sun-Times: Matthews Band in harmony with clean-river efforts // $100,000 gift to begin 'healing process' after bus dumps sewage
Chicago Sun-Times: Boat tour guest sues Matthews band
Chicago Sun-Times: Dave Matthews driver to face criminal charges
Chicago Sun-Times: Matthews band driver charged in river dumping // Band faces $70,000 suit for summer's Kinzie bridge incident
Chicago Sun-Times: Tour boat owners sue Dave Matthews Band
Chicago Sun-Times: Bus driver pleads guilty to dumping raw sewage // Dave Matthews Band cuts ties to employee who sloshed boaters
Chicago Sun-Times: Matthews band dumps cash into settlement
Chicago Sun-Times: $200,000 apology ends waste-dumping suit // Dave Matthews Band also donated to Park District, river group
Chicago Sun-Times: Dave Matthews 'couldn't be more sorry' for bus-dumping
Chicago Sun-Times: Nevada family, Matthews Band settle suit over dumped waste
Chicago Sun-Times: City's surveillance cameras are making Chicago safer
Case Text: Mercury Skyline Yacht Charters v. the Dave Matthews Band
Block Club Chicago: Dave Matthews Tour Bus Dumped 800 Pounds Of Poop On People Taking A Chicago River Cruise 19 Years Ago Today
Mercury Lawsuit
Fox 32 Chicago: Dave Matthews Band tour bus feces incident remembered 19 years later with plaque dedication
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We finished our Madigan Series.
Much like historians trying to write about the period from the June Trump Biden debate until the DNC. Chicago sans assassination attempt this story has so many aspects happening all at once: sexual harassment, bribery, two federal cases on election interference, ballot tampering, calls for resignation and shifting political favor.
Show Notes:
Chicago Tribune: Failed challenger to Michael Madigan asks US Supreme Court to consider lawsuit alleging political chicanery in 2016 election
Courthouse News Service: Dirty Tricks Don’t Change Illinois Election Result
Chicago Tribune: Federal judge dismisses case that alleged Michael Madigan and Ald. Marty Quinn violated opponent’s civil rights
All Chicago Mike Madigan Coverage
House That Madigan Built
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In this episode John and Alyssa talk more about Mike Madigan's career while looking at his impact on patronage jobs, family tree, and rename the Chicago political machine.
Show Notes:
Chicago Magazine: Michael Madigan Is the King of Illinois
Chicago Tribune: How Madigan builds his patronage army
Chicago Reader: The Madigan Effect
The House that Madigan Built
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Bob Cooley, the central character from Operation Gambit, wrote the judge in Ed Burke's case a twelve page letter. Alyssa reads it to Morgan Stringer
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In this episode, Alyssa and John talk about the Blago impeachment and political dynasties in Illinois.
Show Notes:
Chicago Tribune: Column: Madigan’s name launched her career but possibly contributed to calling it quits
Politco: There’s An Irish Wake for Illinois’ Political Machine
Forbes: Why Does IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan Refuse To Prosecute Public Corruption?
Time: An Illinois Dynasty Versus Blagojevich
Chicago Sun-Times: Lisa Madigan urged to repay bonuses - Foe Birkett says she owes taxpayers for cash dad paid staffers
Chicago Sun-Times: FBI targets Madigan papers - Police union endorsements, bonuses under investigation
Chicago Sun-Times: GOP calls for Madigan's ouster - Dems dismiss demand for new party chief
Chicago Sun-Times: Birkett won't oppose pardon for Cruz - Attorney general hopeful defends loan from DuPage judge
Chicago Tribune: Madigan defends role in EIU talks
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John Zinn and I are embarking on a journey to look at the career of former Speaker of the Illinois House Mike Madigan. In this episode we talk about the circumstances that facilitated his rise to power, some legislative victories, and a, perhaps, little known fact about his daughter Lisa.
SHOW NOTES:
Rueters: The man behind the fiscal fiasco in Illinois
WBEZ: Michael Madigan, A Speaker For The Ages, Ends His Historic Hold On Illinois Politics
Chicago Tribune: Judge knocks redistricting off Illinois ballot in loss for Rauner
Boss
The House that Madigan Built
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In this episode Alyssa is joined by Captain Scoot to discuss the history of Taste of Chicago. Was Chicago Fest the earlier version? Not really. We discuss the highs and lows while dispelling some Chicago lore.
Show Notes:
DNA Info: The First Taste Of Chicago Was On The Magnificent Mile ... And Packed
NBC Chicago: “Boooo! Awwww!”
NBC Chicago: City Cancels Fireworks at ‘Taste'
Chicago Tribune: Boy left at Taste still waits for mom
ABC: Food Festival Makes More Than 100 Sick
WTTW: What Happened With Chicago’s Parking Meter Deal?
Chicago Tribune: Music lovers mourn Jimmy Damon, classic Chicago lounge singer
Block Club Chicago: South Side Alderman Pledges To Sleep Outside On Troubled Block For A ‘Few Weeks’ To Deter Crime
The Daily Meal: How The Taste Of Chicago Food Festival Became An Instant Success Read More: https://www.thedailymeal.com/1383889/how-taste-of-chicago-became-instant-success/
Sport Business Journal: Chicago Street Race set to return in '24 despite costs to the city, less impact than expected
Chicago Tribune: History of Taste, back to 1980
Lincoln Presidential Library: CHICAGOFEST
CST: City Hall got $1M in fees after Sun-Times asked promoters, teams: Why haven't you paid up
CST: Michigan Avenue, once a picture-perfect postcard, is now a depressing mess
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In this episode I am joined by legal expert Morgan Stinger and John Zinn to discuss the Ed Burke sentencing.
Image from Hare Brained
Show Notes:
Chicago Sun-Times: How much jail time should Ed Burke get? Depends on which City Council member you ask.
Chicago Magazine: Paul Vallas Really Loves His Broom
Chicago Sun-Times: Let's all play 'Sit in Judgment of Ed Burke'
Chicago Sun-Times: Ed Burke's lawyers say he deserves acquittal or a new trial
Chicago Sun-Times: Ex-Ald. Ed Burke keeps law license after most Illinois Supreme Court justices recuse themselves
Chicago Sun-Times: Ex-Ald. Ed Burke retires as a lawyer after the state’s highest court failed to pull his law license
Chicago Sun-Times: Rod Blagojevich is disbarred
Chicago Tribune: Ex-Ald. Edward Burke resigns from Union League Club, scene of key meeting in corruption case
Chicago Sun-Times: Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas urges leniency for Ed Burke, ‘whom I always felt met my standards for ethics’
Chicago Sun-Times: Ed Burke is asking for a new trial — with sentencing less than 3 weeks away
Chicago Sun-Times: Ed Burke deserves 10 years in prison for corruption, feds say: 'He abused and exploited his office'
Neil Steinberg: To love and not to count the cost
WBEZ: Chicago’s once-powerful Ed Burke faces sentencing Monday, ‘very humbling’ days could be ahead
WTTW: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Bribery Statute at Heart of Michael Madigan Trial
Politico: Supreme Court overturns Bob McDonnell’s corruption convictions
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In this episode Alyssa is joined by Risen Lady Heathen to talk about the rise and fall of the KKK in Chicago.
Show Notes:
Chicago Tribune: When Chicago welcomed KKK
NPR Illinois: History: The 1920's Saw The KKK's Rise In Illinois
Chicago Magazine: The Ku Klux Klan Was Successful in 1920s Chicago (But Mostly as a Con)
Chicago Reader: Boys in the Hoods
Smithsonian: HISTORY “Murder Wasn’t Very Pretty”: The Rise and Fall of D.C. Stephenson
Encyclopedia of Chicago
DOJ: KU KLUX KLAN - REPORT TO THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Hatred and Profits: Under the Hood of the Ku Klux Klan
New York Times: CHICAGO OPENS WAR ON KU KLUX KLAN; Bankers and Business Men Known to Be Members Are Being Boycotted. BARRED AS JURORS BY JUDGE American Unity League Leads Fight Against Klansmen and Makes Names Public.
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In this episode, Alyssa is joined by Hugh Yeman to discuss "The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault" an event that catapulted Geraldo into a new direction and impacted the media market to this day.
Show Notes:
AV Club: When Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone’s vault, he turned nothing into ratings
Mental Flow: Oral History: When Geraldo Rivera Opened Al Capone's Vault
Washington Post: GERALDO'S MAKEOVER
The Video
Chicago Tribune: Vintage Chicago Tribune: Watch and revisit ‘The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults’ hosted by Geraldo Rivera
AV Club: Read This: 30 years ago, Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone’s sadly empty vault
The Vintage News: 30 million people watched as Al Capone’s secret treasure vault was opened…and it was empty
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In this episode Alyssa is joined by David Baxter to discuss the history of Pride in Chicago.
Show Notes:
Chicago Magazine: A Brief History of Chicago’s Pride Parade
WTTW: How Chicago’s Pride Parade Grew from a Small March to a Big Event
Out & Proud in Chicago
Windy City Times: From a March to a Parade: Chicago's Pride History
NPR: Gloria Gaynor: 'I Will Survive' Is 'The Core Of My Purpose'
Pink Triangles Rising
10 Historic LGBTQ Moments in Chicago
Curbed: 10 Historic LGBTQ Sites to Vistit
National Park Service: Chicago: Queer Histories at the Crossroads of America
Business Insider: I toured LGBTQ-friendly neighborhoods in 3 cities during Pride Month and found they all honor LGBTQ people in unique ways
NBC Chicago: 9 Things to Know About Pride Parade
NBC Chicago: New route, timing and more: What to know about the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade
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Alyssa is joined by Pat Westmacott of The Grinning Barretts to talk about Chicago's Punk Icon, Wesley Willis with a few fun digressions.
Show Notes:
Washington Post: Songs in His Head
Steve Albini
Chicago Reader: The Wesley Willis Fiasco Wesley Willis: Too Much Too Soon?
All Music: Feel the Power Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Wesley Willis Bio
Vice: Remembering Wesley Willis, Ten Years Later
Thrillist: He Wupped Batman's Ass: The Complex Simplicity of Chicago Legend Wesley Willis
New York Times: Wesley Willis, 40, Underground Musician
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Alyssa takes a break from crime and corruption to tell Vanessa from Reel Relationships about a living local hero and one of the reasons Chicago is the greatest American city.
Show Notes:
WTTW: Chicago Portrait: Tamale Guy
DNA Info: Is Running Into The Tamale Guy a Religious Experience? Yes, Yelpers Say
Thrillist: An Interview With Chicago's Dive Bar Hero, the Tamale Man
Chicago Tribune: 'Tamale Guy' an icon at bars where kitchens close early
Chicago Sun-Times: Tamale Guy returns: Claudio Velez feeling ‘completamente great’ as he relaunches bar route, sets up shop at Lone Wolf
Chicago Tribune: ‘Tamale Guy’ Claudio Velez sues restaurant partners, alleging they froze him out while profiting off his likeness and recipes
The Infatuation: Court Battles, COVID, And Collateral Damage: A Year Of Drama For Chicago’s Tamale Guy
Gapers Block: In Search of the Tamale Guy
Eater: The Saga of Chicago ‘Tamale Guy’ Claudio Velez
Eater: Tamale Guy Visits 20 Bars and Makes 1,500 Tamales on First Day Back
Eater: Tamale Guy Moves Operations to Wicker Park
Eater: Tamale Guy Gears Up For Thursday Debut on Randolph Street
Eater: The Secret Origin of Chicago’s Tamale Guy
Mashed: The Truth About Chicago's Famous Tamale Guy
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With Ed Burke Day mere days away, Alyssa invited Morgan Stringer from Hot Dockets to the Dirksenverse to explore Operation GAMBAT which involved putting away bad people who fixed murders and other stuff.
In addition the FBI Op we talk about the following:
Ed Burke’s racism
Costume critique
Return of the FBI Theatre Troop and some bad casting
Dersh
Alex Jones
It should cost more to be corruptible
Current state of the Board of Ethics
Show Notes:
Foreign Policy: Judges on the Take
Chicago Tribune: OPERATION GREYLORD WINDS DOWN
Daily Journal Remember Graylord, Gambit Cases
Chicago Tribune: `SORRY, ASHAMED’ ROTI GETS 4-YEAR TERM
LA Times: ‘Thousand Points of Corruption’ : A travel guide practically guarantees tourists that a Chicago official will be indicted during their stay. The fabled machine may be gone, but dirty politics is alive and well.
Chicago Magazine: Devils’ Advocate
Chicago Sun-Times: GAMBAT CHARGES
Chicago Sun-Times: 'My only goal was to clean up the court system'
Chicago Sun-Times: COP-BEATING VERDICT PROBED
Chicago Sun-Times: 2 FBI agents posed as lawsuit feuders
Chicago Sun-Times: Lawyer's cop roots put to use in undercover job
Chicago Sun-Times:Lawyer Cooley describes a life of crime
WTTW: Ald. Jim Gardiner Fined $20K For Violating Ethics Ordinance by Slapping Critic with Unfounded Tickets
Burke Picture
CNN: Blagojevich's lead defense lawyer to resign
When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down
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