Harry Caray

If Paying Taxes is Patriotic, Chicagoans are the Best Patriots on Earth

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 09.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Economy, Real Estate Transfer Tax, John McCain Taxes, Joe Biden Taxes, Green Chicago, Chicago Taxes, Chicago Sales Tax, Barack Obama Taxes, Harry Caray, Mayor Daley Taxes, Bush Tax Cuts, McCain Tax Cuts, Chicago News
Brett Ashley McKenzie

If paying taxes makes you patriotic, Chicagoans should get a memorial built in their honor (or just add Harry Caray's face to Mount Rushmore).

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Anatomy of a Trip to Wrigley

Sam Panayotovich | Posted 08.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Sports, Wrigley Field, Mlb, Ryan Dempster, Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, Kerry Wood, Harry Caray, Chicago Cubs, Carlos Zambrano, Michael Sweetney Oxygen, Wrigley Rooftops, Sam Panayotovich, Wrigleyville, Chicago News
Sam Panayotovich

I can't stand the Cubs and most of their fans, but the way they support their team really is something.

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Cubs Ace Dempster's Other Talent

The New York Times | Alan Schwarz | Posted 08.18.2008 | Chicago

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Ryan Dempster cradled the card deck as deftly and lovingly as he does baseballs. He took the ace of spades from the top, shuffled it into seeming obli...

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Bleary-eyed in Bangkok: Daybreak Memories of Chicago

John Cusack | Posted 08.14.2008 | Chicago

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John Cusack

I happened to be in Bangkok working nights when Arianna reminded me she was launching HuffPost Chicago and asked if I remembered my promise to write about my memories of the Windy City.

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