Mark Brown
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, IL, United States
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How Mark Brown’s brush with death reminded him to stop and enjoy it all
MARK BROWN: I don’t remember a lot about the night I almost died in a hospital bed, except for desperately wanting one more chance to tell my wife and kids that I loved them, but not wanting to unduly alarm them by waking them. → Read More
Roe v. Wade, Kilbride, Bailey wind up wild cards in Republicans’ failed play to take over state Supreme Court
Instead of looking forward to their own majority, Republicans are now facing a 5-2 deficit on the court after Democrats Elizabeth Rochford and Mary K. O’Brien pulled out hard fought victories for two open suburban seats indirectly created by Kilbride’s ouster. → Read More
Giannoulias wasn’t expecting a return to politics but more than a decade later, he’s back
Secretary of State Jesse White’s decision to retire changed the calculus for 46-year-old Alexi Giannoulias, who is now Illinois’ youngest statewide elected official. → Read More
Abortion vs. Mike Madigan? Democrats and Republicans play hole cards in high-stakes battle for control of state Supreme Court
It wasn’t really possible for Democrats to draw the new state Supreme Court map in a way that would have assured them of winning one of the seats on the November ballot, as would have been their normal tendency. Instead, both seats are in play. → Read More
Pritzker picks Bailey as his opponent — now he has to beat him
Gov. J.B. Pritzker will be a big favorite in the matchup against Republican Darren Bailey, but the conservative farmer will put up a fight. → Read More
Mike Madigan has left the building — but the former House speaker’s shadow clouds the 2022 election
Attacks on Madigan’s influence over state government have been part of the Republican campaign playbook going at least as far back as Bruce Rauner’s election in 2014. There’s no reason to think that’s going to let up now that Madigan has been charged with racketeering and bribery. → Read More
A year after South Side apartment residents asked a judge to address awful living conditions, it’s decision time
City Hall and HUD now agree: People shouldn’t have to live in the conditions faced by residents of the badly run, federally subsidized Ellis Lakeview Apartments in North Kenwood. → Read More
The forgotten story of a Chicago artist-adventurer who left behind his social position to make a difference in a small Mexican town
In San Miguel de Allende, I learned of Stirling Dickinson, a larger-than-life Chicago native who transformed this place, for better and worse. → Read More
Ex-Ald. Danny Solis deserved a break for helping make corruption cases — but not this much of a break
His finally unveiled deferred-prosecution agreement essentially will allow him to go unpunished for his own wrongdoing — and hold onto his lucrative city pension. → Read More
Former Bradley, NBA coach Dick Versace stood by his players and by Chicago
‘He made you believe,’ says one of the many people whose lives he touched. → Read More
Former Bradley, NBA coach Dick Versace stood by his players and by Chicago
“He made you believe,” says one of the many people whose lives he touched. → Read More
Drew Brees pitches sports betting, problem gambling a worry, experts, addicts say
With the NCAA Final Four bringing more wall-to-wall TV commercials urging us to bet on sports, here’s a reminder that gambling is a problem for many — and what you can do. → Read More
Chicago City Council ward remap referendum still not a done deal
Latino Caucus alliance with “people’s commission” runs into legal obstacle as May 19 deadline looms. → Read More
With Patrick Daley Thompson out, who will Mayor Lori Lightfoot appoint for coveted 11th ward opening?
The mayor is expected, by Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting, to reveal her choice amid pressure to name someone who is Asian American. → Read More
Madigan, Burke cases point to unrelenting greed, though it’s not like they needed the money
The charges they face of using their power for personal gain reflect something often seen in white-collar cases: No matter how much some people have, it’s never enough. → Read More
Michael Madigan corruption case: Day of reckoning finally comes for ‘The Madigan Enterprise’
It was a sweeping indictment that rolls up so much of what we recognize as longstanding, everyday Illinois politics (of the corrupt variety) and packages it into a racketeering conspiracy. → Read More
Patrick Daley Thompson trial: Thompson singled himself out for federal prosecution
Ald. Thompson should have known he shouldn’t be playing in certain sandboxes. → Read More
These are some of the faces of homelessness in Chicago, captured by Jeffrey Wolin
The retired Indiana University photography professor trained his lens on Chicago’s homeless. His new book reveals a side of homelessness that’s often hidden. → Read More
Is it crazy to think COVID is the Earth’s way of protecting itself from humans?
The nightmare-inducing 2000 sci-fi flop ‘Red Planet,’ starring Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss, has me thinking of an even wilder doomsday scenario / movie plot. Or is it? → Read More
City Hall wrongly OKed Pilsen tavern The Giant Penny Whistle’s liquor license, inspector general finds
In a new report, it says the Lightfoot administration and former Corporation Counsel Mark Flessner had no legal authority to agree to license the bar without lifting a 1995 moratorium. → Read More