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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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George Lucas’ Chicago sweetheart on his $4 billion Disney deal: ‘I’m so happy for him’
The billionaire!!!! Global film czar George “Star Wars” Lucas, who treads our pavement when visiting his Chicago true love, Ariel Investments President Mellody Hobson, will now be walking with heavier pockets. ◆ To wit: Lucas just sold his Lucasfilm Ltd. to the Walt Disney Co. …Read More
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In new book, infamous Chicago madam kisses and tells all
The madam’s memoir . . . She had sex with one of Chicago’s triumvirate of top mobsters, a plethora of politicians and a cadre of comedians. Infamous Chicago madam Rose Laws, whose autobiography, “Gold Coast Madam,” hits bookshelves next month, is talking,’ squawkin’ and sort …Read More
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STILL LOOKING FOR BRADLEY SISTERS
A cold case update . . . It is one of Chicago’s most heartbreaking cold cases: The disappearance of two young sisters, Tionda and Diamond Bradley, who vanished from their apartment complex near 35th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue 11 years ago. “We have never …Read More
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MARILYN MEMENTO
The Monroe factor . . . He wanted to see Marilyn Monroe’s dress. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who is starring in the new Steven Spielberg epic “Lincoln” premiering Nov. 8, may have requested a peek at Abraham Lincoln’s top hat when visiting the Abraham Lincoln Presidential …
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD
The Ozzie corner . . . His reaction may throw some fans for a curve. But White Sox General Manager Ken Williams, who once bore the brunt of former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen’s unbridled mouth, is taking the high road on the Florida Marlins …
Top cop McCarthy to talk to City Council about gun violence Wednesday
Sneed Exclusive... Cop Shop... Bang. Bang. Sneed hears Police Supt.Garry McCarthy may have this to say about the proliferation of gun violence in the city when he is queried by the City Council Wednesday. ◆The shocker: During the first six months of this year, Chicago …
Indian activist Russell Means, Wounded Knee — and ‘G.I. Joe’
Knee ‘Em... Here’s a Sneed tidbit to add to the obit of American Indian activist Russell Means, who gained international fame for leading the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota. ◆A history note: As the first newspaper reporter to sneak into the FBI-surrounded …
Prosecutors: Retired trader forged divorce papers to get annulment
MICHAEL SNEED: A retired multimillionaire CBOE trader was arrested last week for allegedly forging the stamp of a Cook County judge and the signature of an attorney on a divorce judgment decree — so he could obtain a religious annulment to marry his girlfriend.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. might be heading back to Mayo Clinic
Sneed Exclusive.: Sneed hears U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who is in a world of hurt and heat — medically and legally — may be returning to Mayo Clinic for treatment. A Sneed source who claims to have visited Jackson this week said, “Jesse wanted you to know he is finding it difficult to continue his treatment because the press is staking out his home and making access to his doctor, who is within a short walking distance from his home, incredibly hard.”
Stool duel — how Romney got a leg up during debate
The leg peg: GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney had a leg up during the presidential debate rematch at Hofstra University on Tuesday night. ◆ Translation: The way Romney positioned himself on the bar stool, hooking one shoe heel on a rung, during the tense encounter …
Dart again tries for Gacy dig
The Gacy case . . . Sneed hears Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, who is getting a reputation for exhuming skeletons and finding misplaced cemetery bodies, has submitted a NEW warrant request to search the backyard of a Northwest side apartment building where the mother …
High praise, indeed: Mitt Romney banner hung on Willis Tower
SNEED EXCLUSIVE: We know who 74-year-old steelworker John Rukavina is voting for. While doing work on the Willis Tower, he hung a Mitt Romney banner on one of the skyscraper’s enormous antennas. He didn’t tell anyone of his plans, but his efforts were captured by a helicopter filming the antenna work. “Hey, I’d jump off a building to get Romney elected,” Rukavina said.
Old CHA lot next Demons home?
Hmmmm . . . Sneed hears the now-vacant Harold Ickes public housing site, which is bordered by State and Dearborn Streets south of Cermak on the Near South Side, is also being eyed as a possible site for a stadium to house the DePaul men’s …
Brim prognosis: Cook County judge was ‘legally insane’ when she shoved deputy, records claim
The prognosis is Brim . . . Brim news: Sneed hears that a Cook County judge charged with battery has miraculously had her criminal case continued to Nov. 7 — the day after the general election in which her name will appear on the ballot …
Who got tardy Rory McIlroy to Medinah? Lombard’s deputy chief
SNEED SCOOP: The world’s No. 1 golfer, Rory McIlroy, got his time zones mixed up Sunday. But thanks to Lombard Deputy Police Chief Patrick Rollins, the star made it to Medinah in time to help the Europeans retain the Ryder Cup over the Americans. “I am getting a lot of ribbing for not driving to the wrong golf course or getting a flat tire,” Rollins told Sneed.
IT IS A DISASTER!
Scoopsville... Sneed has learned Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will demand an audit of the “disastrous” mega-million dollar Cook County Disaster Grant Funds program. Preckwinkle wants to scrub the program, which was awarded $10.3 million to help Cook County residents repair basements and homes …Read More
DePaul Blue Demons eyeing the United Center?
Hoop scoop... Play ball! The DePaul Blue Demons may be moving back home. Sneed is told DePaul and United Center honchos are in serious talks to have the once legendary basketball team move their games from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont to the home of …Read More
Ex-Aon chief Patrick Ryan taken to hospital
Former Aon chief Patrick Ryan was transported via Chicago Fire Department ambulance to Northwestern Memorial Hospital early Thursday afternoon for complications from diabetes.
Garlic a whiff for Tiger Woods
Sneed exclusive... Tiger Tops! What’s the best way to turn off a vampire? Garlic. It will also tame a Tiger. ◆Link stink: Sneed hears golfing legend Tiger Woods, who is playing in the Ryder Cup golf tournament, which starts Friday, is so deadly allergic to …
Is MJ a bad influence on Tiger?
Links hijinks? Is MJ good juju...or bad juju for Tiger? It’s the big question now that legendary basketball baron Michael Jordan has “hit the links” at the Ryder Cup at the Medinah Country Club, where his buddy Tiger Woods is playing. ◆Hookshot: Critics blamed Woods …
