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The Sun-Times takes a look at "elimination communication," a technique some parents are using to toilet train their very young children. Perhaps you read about it. In the New York Times. In 2005. [S-T, NYT.]

Wow, it's been hours since Al Sharpton was in the news, so here we are today with a new round of Sharpton headlines. He held a press conference outside the Mayor's office this morning demanding that the City effectively treat its police brutality issues--or Sharpton will campaign against Chicago's Olympic bid. He also urged aldermen to reject Daley's nominee for police superintendent Jody Weis's because Daley selected Weis without input from the black community. Psst,...

We all know that perpetrators of the Nazi regime are still alive. Some of them even have positions of power and/or influence. For example, a few years ago, the U.S. Justice Department tracked down an accused Nazi who has been living and working in Chicago since the end of the war — and now it is attempting to assure that he won't live out his days here. After several years of tracking former Ukrainian national...

Well, another week has descended upon the city by the lake, and the politicians, like the rest of us, are frolicking in this wonderful spring weather like cowboys at the beach. Let's take all the newsy tidbits that came across our desk this week and rustle them up, like the spring cattle they want to be. Who knows? Maybe one of these stories will fatten up into a vitriol-filled post we can use as a...

Dennis Hastert held his press conference in Batavia yesterday. Just as we suspected, rumors of his resignation were overblown. In fact, he even announced that after he wins reelection he plans to run for Speaker of the House. Again. Even John Kass saw this coming. As part of his grand Mea Culpa, Hastert says that he has asked the House ethics committee to look into the matter. He also said he asked the Justice Department,...

Fuckin’ finally! Chicagoist was beginning to think it was a great week for shitty news, but then we read this. Joe Francis, our best friend and maker of Girls Gone Wild, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting minors in his videos and now must pay fines totaling $2.1 million. He will pay $500,000 out of his own pocket. His production company, Mantra Films, must pay an additional $1.6 million to settle charges from a similar but...

Gaper's Block hipped us to an article in the Sun-Times this morning that says the Esquire Theater’s days may be numbered. The owner of the Gold Coast building is exploring the possibilities of tearing it down in favor of retail shops. According to the article, the Esquire hasn’t been making much bank and there are plenty of businesses lining up to offer Viagra Triangle residents yet another place to purchase a $400 change purse. Normally,...

As a result of a civil lawsuit filed by several state attorneys general (including Illinois’ Lisa Madigan), Loews Cineplex and AMC Entertainment will sell six theaters around the country, including two in Chicago, before proceeding with plans for their proposed merger. The two Chicago theaters getting “For Sale” signs? Loews Webster Place 11 and AMC City North 14. If the judge approves the decree, a total of six theaters (with 83 screens) will be sold...