This is this: The Jussie Smollett case: Hoax or not, Chicago Police have some explaining to do

A column by Bob Chiarito.  2/17/19 For more than two weeks the public has read and watched news reports about the search for two men who…

This is This: Let me tell you about the time I went to one of the world’s greatest cities to see the hottest play in the country and came home talking about the shoe shine guy I met during a flight delay

A column by Bob Chiarito.  Sometimes a short trip is a microcosm of life in general. You can plan, but sometimes things happen that are out…

This is this: Yes, I traveled 8,000 miles to see a band, and I’d do it again!

A column by Bob Chiarito.  Perhaps nothing unites people from different countries, with different beliefs, languages and politics, more than music. It has a strong power,…

This is this: Trump intimidating Comey shouldn’t be a hard pill to swallow

A column by Bob Chiarito.  Whether or not President Donald Trump’s personal meetings and phone calls to former F.B.I. director James B. Comey constitute obstruction of…

This is this: The story coming out of Worlds of Music slightly off-key

A column by Bob Chiarito.  A Chicago couple that is planning on packing up their business and leaving Chicago because of what they say are threats,…

This is this: To cause change, protesters must keep their eyes on the prize, and know what the prize is

A column by Bob Chiarito.    I first laid eyes on Shirley Watkins outside the Wrigley Building and kept walking, but as I stepped onto the…

This is this: Valentine’s Day ends on blue note for Chicago’s Jazz fans

A column by Bob Chiarito.  February 14 turned out to be a cold and snowy day in Chicago, fitting for the death of a friend. On…

This is This: U.S. State Department investigation into international child abduction of Chicago area girl, father’s incarceration for contempt, not enough for Chicago media to take notice

A column by Bob Chiarito.  A few months ago I learned about an American girl who has been forced to live in Ghana with her father’s…

This Is This: Chicago’s Super Heroes

A column by Bob Chiarito.  Every year at this time, we read a lot of heartwarming stories. For at least a day, political differences are set…

Something different from the North Side

A column by Michael Lopez.   Misery The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different outcome or something to…