Colonel Tribune
Colonel Tribune is a man about town in Chicago. He's also a more gentlemanly version of the Chicago Tribune.
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Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune This controversial call cost the Bulls the game -- thoughts?

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The Bulls celebrate before Brad Miller's last second shot ... before it was overturned. (Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune / November 10, 2009)
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune A 13,200-square-foot Gold Coast penthouse listed for $14 million -- interested?

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Bill Wrigley Jr. is trying to sell two of the five highest-priced properties in Chicago area
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Northwestern has been rated the best deal in local private schools according to the Sun-Times. Do you agree?

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Kiplinger: Northwestern University a deal at $51,850 a year Notre Dame, U. of Chicago, Wheaton College, Illinois Wesleyan also called good values - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Here's a mystery - A chunk of ice slammed in to a North Side home last night. Where do you think it came from?

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Sean Dowd, 11, (left) holds ice chunks retrieved from his family's yard overnight. At right is roof damage caused by a falling ice chunk. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune)
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune McHenry County's homeless student enrollment
increased by 125 percent from the 2007-08 school year to the 2008-09
school year -- the biggest hike in the six-county metropolitan area.

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Shane Palmer, right, kisses his fiance, Maria Maior outside the storage unit they are living in with her 12-year-old son in a northwest Chicago suburb. The family of three splits time between their storage unit and motels following a job loss and a string of bad luck. ...
Robyn Hawk
Robyn Hawk
So sad...with all the foreclosures and business closures - you would think we could put those empty buildings to use to alleviate some of these folks suffering...
October 28 at 1:20pm
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Do you have a moneymaking idea for the CTA? Share it with reporter Melissa Harris:

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The CTA is perennially broke and again warning of a hefty fare increase.So I asked CTA President Richard Rodriguez what he's doing about it, and he pointed to Eva-Dina Delgado's promotion to chief development ...
Jill Lewandowski Roberts
Jill Lewandowski Roberts
They should have bar cars like on the Metra. Charge $6 a beer and make some refreshingly delicious revenue.
October 21 at 8:34am
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Taylor Swift will be hosting "SNL" next month. Do you think Kanye will make an appearance?

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift will have the stage to herself next month — with no interruptions — when she hosts "Saturday Night Live." The only question is: Who will play Kanye ...
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Have you taken any photos of fall colors lately? If so, share them with us here:

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Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune It comes with six master suites - each with a full bath. Intrested?

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The Sun-Times reports: A castle-like mansion in Burr Ridge will be on the auction block next month for at least $6.25 million.
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Tom Skilling says this has been the coolest start to October in 22 years - thoughts?

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Not since 1987 have the opening 13 days of October been this chilly. The month is running more than 9 degrees below long-term average and 7 degrees cooler than the same period last year. It's a temperature ...
John Schultz
John Schultz
better break out the mucklucks
October 13 at 5:36pm
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune How do you prefer to travel around the city - on four wheels or two? http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-critical-mass-07-oct07,0,4672583.story

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Cars wait for Critical Mass cyclists to pass a Clark Street intersection Sept. 25 in downtown Chicago. The event is held the last Friday of every month. Its official cheer is "Happy Friday." (Tribune photo by Chris Sweda / September 25, 2009)
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Colonel Tribune Do you think Chicago should try again in 2020? Take the poll:

Kim Ko
Kim Ko
chicago taffy apple choking hazard chicago is much too worried about the loss of the olympics to care about a food hazard that may cause the death of small children. the mourning process has consumed its citizens, and no news other than the olympic loss dominates its headlines
October 3 at 7:28am
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Looks like Saturn will be phased out. Thoughts?

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DETROIT - (AP) -- General Motors Co. said Wednesday it would shut down its Saturn brand after an agreement with Penske Automotive Group Inc. to acquire it fell apart. Penske, citing concerns of whether ...
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune If you're throwing a party soon check out these tips:

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Jazz up soup by having guests add their own toppings, such as croutons or chopped bacon, says party expert Colin Cowie. (BILL HOGAN/TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS PHOTO; CORRINE KOZLAK/FOOD STYLING / September 30, 2009)
Colonel Tribune

Colonel Tribune Tug-o-war was once an Olympic sport? Who knew?

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On Friday, the International Olympic Committee will decide whether the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics will be Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid or Rio de Janeiro. Here are 10 facts about the five-ring circus:1. ...