My Chicago Journal Contributions

So far.... 6/11/2008 - OF GOLF PHILANDERING (written by T. Mannis) Bill Clinton cheats at golf. Old Town resident Carol Felsenthal says so in her latest bombshell biography, "Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House," released this month by William Morrow/Harper Collins. 6/4/08 - EDGEWATER LANDMARK DISTRICT DEFEATED (written by T. Mannis) Community representatives from the 48th Ward zoning and planning committee voted down an attempt to impose landmark status on 15 buildings in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. 5/28/2008 - BILL CLINTON CHEATS AT GOLF (written by T. Mannis) Interview with top author and Chicago native Carol Felsenthal, with a look at her new book "Clinton in Exile." 5/21/2008 - ANY OLD SPRING SATURDAY (photos by T. Mannis) Volunteers in Old Town help out with the annual Spring Clean Up. 5/21/2008 - EVERYONE OUT! (photos by T. Mannis) A Cook County Circuit Judge has ordered residents to vacate a residential and commercial building in the 6200 block of North Clark Street by June 1. 5/14/2008 - BECKER'S PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION FOR LONGEVITY (photos by T. Mannis) Unless you're an oak tree, 65 years at one location is pretty amazing. For a pharmacy-especially in an age where national drug stores compete with banks and fancy coffee shops for corner retail locations-it's practically unheard of. ... 4/30/2008 - PIPE BOMB TURNS BONG PIPE (photos by T. Mannis) A purported pipe bomb that sent residents from three Rogers Park buildings scurrying to the street last week turned out to be a false alarm when Chicago police and firefighters discovered what appeared to be sophisticated marijuana manufacturing operation in a condominium unit on the 7300 block of North Damen. ... 4/30/2008 - 'THE LAWYER IN' (photos by T. Mannis) There's a poetry reading going on at Ennui Café, Rogers Park's venerable Wi-Fi coffee shop, where some Loyola students are screaming from a riser. At a side table next to a window facing Sheridan Road, a guy in a suit talks intently with a young couple. He's been at it for 30 minutes. ... 4/30/2008 - POLICE GUARDING AUDUBON (photos by T. Mannis) Cougar aftermathSomebody is threatening to shoot and kill an elementary school student, possibly to avenge the recent killing of a cougar in Chicago. 4/30/2008 - BLOGGERS DEVELOPER SETTLE COURT (written by T. Mannis) A case of Blogger v. Developer ended quite differently than David and Goliath. Goliath won this round, but only after a few interesting twists and turns behind the scenes. 4/30/2008 - BLOGGERS DEVELOPER SETTLE COURT (written by T. Mannis) A case of Blogger v. Developer ended quite differently than David and Goliath. Goliath won this round, but only after a few interesting twists and turns behind the scenes. 4/23/2008 - THE MISSING PART COUGAR STORY (written by T. Mannis) A teacher at Audubon Elementary School called 911 to say she saw a cougar at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, April 14. Three of your officers went to the school an hour later to talk to her about the sighting. What did Animal Care and Control do between 8:30 and the time the cougar was shot? 4/23/2008 - NEWPORT PERFECT HOLLYWOOD (written by T. Mannis) What would Chicago be without politicians, developers and old buildings? A city with fewer major Hollywood productions filming in its neighborhoods. ... 4/16/2008 - OVERKILL (written by T. Mannis) Too much and not enough. That's what some residents of Roscoe Village are saying about Monday night's shooting by Chicago police officers of a cougar in a neighborhood alley. ... 4/9/2008 - ASBESTOS FOUND DEMO SITE (photos by T. Mannis) Rogers Park residents are questioning the lag time between the discovery of asbestos at the former North Shore School demolition site and the two weeks that it lay open and exposed to the elements in the Rogers Park lakefront neighborhood. ... 2/13/2008 - CITYSIDE (photos by T. Mannis) Osterman's Senior Health FairSeniors and the general public are invited to Rep. Harry Osterman's eighth annual Senior Health Fair at the newly renovated Broadway Armory Park on Feb. 19. ...