What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Oct 27, 2014 2:00PM
- Anyone whose inbox has been spammed with political fundraising ads will appreciate the opening to this week's 'Week That Was' satirical news column.
- Forget the Bears. Relive happier Chicago sports times by watching video of Bulls legend Michael Jordan's NBA debut on Oct. 26, 1984—exactly 30 years ago yesterday.
- Does your alderman vote for you-or with the mayor? A new website assigns a "people's score" based on their record.
- One word-sad-describes the latest news on a variety of South Side buildings that previously hoped to beat peril.
- Our weekend playlist was Halloween-themed for Friday, with tracks by everyone from Kanye West to The Cranberries.
- Illinois was one of three states to impose a mandatory 21-day quarantine for high-risk health workers traveling from Ebola-affected nations.
- Recently, the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince awarded the Chicago Philharmonic a $30,000 grant.
- Local singer-songwriter Hadley Kennary's lovely alt-country ode to the Windy City, "With Love, From Chicago," is the absolutely perfect soundtrack to a laid-back late Sunday morning.
- A man from Chicago's South Side was charged with allegedly stealing a semi-truck and critically injuring a bicyclist in a hit-and-run accident earlier in October.
- A 13-year-old boy from Gary, Indiana, was shot nine times after laughing at a neighbor for being robbed.
