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Hooters, my daughter, and Mayor Daley

April 26, 2010

Before the sun rose over Lake Michigan, my 15-year-old daughter brought my peaceful Saturday morning to a screeching halt. She came to me with those big, brown eyes said, “Daddy, Mr. Katz will give me 10 extra credit points in Biology if we build an owl house.” “An owl house?” “Yes.  Mayor Daley wants more [...]

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McDonalds and the Chicago Transit Authority

February 13, 2010

The Chicago Transit Authority announced major reductions in staff and service to try to balance their budget. What if they could work an arrangement with McDonalds where McD’s paid the bus fare of 100 or so  randomly selected riders every day? The publicity that McD’s would get would be huge with media outlets, and in-bus [...]

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Marhsall Field’s Amazing Impact on Chicago

October 3, 2009

I used to think that Marshall Field was a department store (now Macy’s).  Last year, my daughter, Rebecca created this documentary (with technical assistance from me) on Marshall Field, the man. She tracked down Marshall Field V, who graciously gave her an interview and some juicy  information that had never before been published. The video [...]

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