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Michael Sneed biography
Michael Sneed has been a Chicago journalist for nearly four decades covering everything short of war.
Among the stories Sneed has reported on in her …
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D.C. HOME SALE NO RESIGN SIGN
The Jackson story . . . The vultures may be swirling but the Jackson family has no intention of letting their son Jesse Jackson Jr. be the corpse. The Jacksons’ decision to sell their house in Washington, D.C., does not mean Jackson, who was recently …Read More
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Rocky Wirtz a real team player
Puck Luck ... The Wirtz way: Sneed is told Blackhawks chief Rocky Wirtz has something up his Christmas sleeve. ◆ To wit: Wirtz is not only nixing layoffs and pay cuts for employees during the NHL lockout but he’s not canceling the team’s annual employee …Read More
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Sneed: Double heartache for mother of teen terror suspect
The bomb file . . . It’s a tragedy. Sneed is told the mother of Adel Daoud, 18, the suburban man arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to destroy a building in an act of Islamic jihad, has a double nightmare on her hands. “She was …Read More
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State police alerts Seattle to possibility McCullough committed other crimes
The cold case file ... The alarm is being sounded in Seattle. ◆ Translation: Sneed has learned Illinois State Police chief Hiram Grau is alerting police in Seattle, Wash., that child murderer Jack Daniel McCullough — who was found guilty Friday of killing 7-year-old Maria …Read More
BRING IN THE FEDS?
Top tip! Sneed hears rumbles that a federal mediator may be pressed into dugout duty to settle the Chicago Teachers Union strike if schools don’t open soon. Batter up! ◆ To wit: Sources tell Sneed the bad blood between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Teacher’s …Read More
Chicago top cop Garry McCarthy honors fallen NYPD friends in honorary 9/11 roll call
It’s a little unnerving when Chicago’s tough top cop, Garry McCarthy, gets choked up. But McCarthy’s voice didn’t quiver Tuesday because of the Chicago teachers strike. His Bronx accent wavered when McCarthy — who as a New York City cop spent Sept.11, 2001, looking for …Read More
Rep. Jesse Jackson’s family is ‘taking it slow’
The Jackson story . . . U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, who is at home with wife, Sandi, and their children in Washington, D.C., is getting adjusted to prescription medication and life after a three-month hospital stint. “The family is taking it slow in order to …
Todd Stroger: Democrats ignored me
So what’s up with former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, the heir to a political bastion who got the throne pulled out from under him two years ago? Last week, Sneed caught up with Stroger, 49, who now has a brand new career. ◆ …
Drew Peterson’s son slams verdict, mom’s family
MICHAEL SNEED: The sad irony of the guilty verdict in the Drew Peterson murder trial: The sons of Drew Peterson and the woman he has been found guilty of killing, Kathleen Savio, will not be celebrating the courtroom victory with Savio’s family. Savio’s sons refuse to believe their father is guilty of the crime.
Drew Peterson: ‘What can you do when the deck is stacked’
After he was convicted of killing his third wife, Drew Peterson told one of his lawyers: “What can you do when the deck is stacked.” Joel Brodsky tells Sneed that was Drew Peterson’s only comment to him after the verdict. …
Drew Peterson ‘upbeat’ on first day of jury deliberations
The Peterson file . . . Sneed has learned that accused wife-murderer Drew Peterson is already booked. ◆ Translation: If acquitted of murdering third wife Kathleen Savio, Peterson has granted an exclusive interview to the “Today Show’s” Matt Lauer. Don’t be surprised if PR agent …
HIS LIFE ON THE INSIDE
The Blago detail . . . How times change. Four years ago, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was attempting to hold court at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo., and tossing a party for then-state Veterans chief Tammy Duckworth. ◆ Upshot: Sneed has learned Blago, …
DNC snubs Braun, Burris
Snip. Snip . . . Sneed hears two of the six black U.S. Senators in this nation’s history — Illinois natives Roland Burris and Carol Moseley Braun — were not invited to the Democratic National Convention starting Tuesday in Charlotte, NC. “I find it a …
Carolina not on their minds
Dem dilemma ... Zzzzzzz ... Dateline: Snoreville? Sneed hears the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., next week is drawing a big yawn by some local Dem bigwigs for a lotta reasons: For instance: ◆It’s a done deal; the candidates are a repeat of four …
No Labor Day return for Jesse Jackson Jr.? How about by the election?
So much for a Labor Day return for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Now the question is, will he even be back for the November election? Sneed is told the plan for the ailing congressman, who is being treated at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, to return to work by next week has been scratched.
DREW’S SON’S STORY
The Peterson file . . . Sneed is told Thomas Peterson, 19, the eldest of accused wife-murderer Drew Peterson’s two sons with ex-wife Kathleen Savio, will testify Wednesday that there was nothing unusual about his father’s behavior leading up to the discovery of his mother’s …
Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of gambling expansion — bet on it
MICHAEL SNEED: It’s D-Day for the casino gaming bill in Illinois! Watch for Gov. Pat Quinn to veto the state’s controversial gambling expansion bill Tuesday — the last day he could do so before the bill would have become law.
Women’s libbers and anti-war protests: memories of the 1972 GOP convention
It’s convention time . . . Well, now. Sneed is not going to cover the Republican National Convention next week in Tampa, Fla. It’s personal, not political. (My empty nest is presently populated by a canine amputee who needs serious attention.) Was I looking forward …Read More
CARDINAL: NO PLANS TO STOP
The Cardinal’s story ... Cardinal Francis George, whose Chicago flock contains 2.3 million souls, is no stranger to struggle. His church is battling the cancer of clerical sexual abuse — and his body is now fighting a new invasive cancer since his bladder cancer diagnosis six …Read More
Drew Peterson has received love letters since trial started
MICHAEL SNEED: Sneed is told accused wife murderer Drew Peterson has received a pile of “love letters” since his trial began in Will County several weeks ago.
