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City Hall Invest South/West Plan Sounds Good, Seeing Is Believing
KONKOL COMMENTARY: South Side neighbors hope City Hall's neighborhood revival plan works. "We've had enough empty promises."
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."
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Could Raging Political Feud Derail Economic Revival In Pullman?
KONKOL COMMENTARY: Amazon's plans for $60 million dispatch center in Pullman gets caught up in feud between Mayor Lightfoot and Ald. Beale.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Could Pullman Become America's Next 'Tourna-cation' Destination?
AAU plans to bring tournaments to Pullman Community Center could transform Chicago’s far South Side into a “tourna-cation” destination.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Aldermen Said Hurtful Things, But Their Rubber Stamp Hurts More
KONKOL: Rubber-stamp aldermen concerned about set-aside contracts for gay-owned firms remain addicted to City Hall "Where's Mine?" culture.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Are Chicago Journalists Willing To 'Scrooten' Themselves?
MARK KONKOL: Voters in a city notoriously “not ready for reform” let it be known they’re well prepared for it now. Are local journalists?
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Short Film Launched Female Filmmaking 'Femme Pyre' In Chicago
Director Layne Marie Williams' neon-pastel film, "Scutly," is cinematic proof Chicago's female-filmmaking community is packed with talent.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Chicago Top Cop's Termination Is A Police Reform Game Changer
MARK KONKOL: Ousted Supt. Eddie Johnson's demise will foster police reform in ways that the 16 shots that killed Laquan McDonald never did.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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Blues All-Stars Rally To Help 'Legend' Who Lost Leg To Diabetes
Kingfish and Billy Branch headline benefit show supporting ailing Wimberly resident and Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Carl Weathersby.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Chicago All-Stars Gig To Help Blues Legend Get Back On His Foot
Sold-out concert at Rosa's Lounge Nov. 24 will be live-streamed worldwide to raise money for beloved Chicago bluesman Carl Weathersby.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Please Pretend Retiring Chicago Top Cop Isn't Under Investigation
Reporters urged not to ask Supt. Eddie Johnson about misconduct investigation at bizarre news conference announcing his retirement plans.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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Probe Of Chicago Top Cop Shouldn't End With His Early Retirement
KONKOL: "Fundamental issues of trust and the abuse of trust” are reason enough for the investigation to continue if Eddie Johnson retires.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
What Can We Learn About Moving On After Bitter Teachers Strike?
Teacher urges city, CTU (and Chicagoans) to start thinking "collectively about the children without having to go through this treachery."
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
Trump Accidentally Got It Right: Chicago Top Cop Has Failed City
KONKOL: Johnson's silence about his nap behind the wheel after a "couple drinks" tests the public trust in legitimacy of police reform.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
CTU Strike Is A Political Circus With No Road To A Contract Deal
KONKOL: Hang in there, parents. CTU strike will probably end before Halloween, the deadline before teachers lose their health insurance.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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'Anti-AOC' Candidate Catalina Lauf's Rise To Republican Stardom
Lauf, 26, is a "woman minority with a lot of spunk" some say has better chance to win the 14th District House seat than an "old white guy."
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
Chicago|News|
CTU Demands Steal Class Time From Kids, Nickel-And-Dime Taxpayers
KONKOL: Mayor Lightfoot should call CTU's bluff and livestream negotiations. Chicago taxpayers deserve to see how union contracts get made.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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Enraged By Rahm Emanuel On ABC? Let It Go, Like Rahm's Fart On TV
Video of Rahm Emanuel farting on the Charlie Rose Show in April 2010 is a reminder: Don't take Rahm's spin to heart. He's full of hot air.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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Former Thornwood Football Coach Terry Kennedy 'Gone Too Soon'
With a chiseled six-foot-three frame and a lollipop dangling from his mouth, Kennedy was a sideline general straight out of central casting.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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Chicago Is Broken, Needs Mayor Crazy Enough To Do The Right Thing
KONKOL: City Hall should do something crazy: End taxpayer subsidies for development in the rich part of town and invest in forgotten 'hoods.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
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CTU Boss Talks Like Working Man, Lives Like Wealthiest 1 Percent
Chicago Teachers Union boss Jesse Sharkey talks like a socialist tough guy, lives in a posh Rogers Park estate and drives a Tesla.
Mark Konkol, Patch Contributing Writer
