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Colonel Tribune

@ColonelTribune

A more gentlemanly version of the @chicagotribune.

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Joined March 2008
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I recently learned of the term "Bridezilla." Seems an apt description for this bride-to-be.
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During the reception, the guests may whisper amongst one another, but may not speak aloud. trib.al/pHDSaAY
Ask Amy: I want a silent wedding ceremony and reception

Ask Amy: I want a silent wedding ceremony and reception

Dear Amy: My fiancé and I are planning our wedding. As the bride, I’m planning on making certain requests of my guests, to make sure that my special day is as perfect as possible. For example, I’m...

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A well-deserved honor.
Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) profile picturePaul Sullivan@PWSullivan7 Dec 2022
Pat Hughes, longtime Chicago Cubs radio voice, wins the Ford C. Frick Award. “I believe in having fun.” chicagotribune.com/sports/cu…
Pat Hughes, the Chicago Cubs’ longtime radio voice, wins the Ford C. Frick Award — the Baseball...

Pat Hughes, the Chicago Cubs’ longtime radio voice, wins the Ford C. Frick Award — the Baseball...

Longtime Chicago Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award on Wednesday, joining Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray among the all-time broadcasting greats. Hughes, 67,...

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The World's Greatest on display.
Sarah Jindra (@SarahJindra) profile pictureSarah Jindra@SarahJindra28 Oct 2022
Best Halloween display EVER in Oak Lawn!!!
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Ariel Cheung@arielfab25 Oct 2022
Almost 1,000 readers have voted for their favorite Holiday Cookie Contest recipes — and only a couple of votes separate the current frontrunners! Which cookies do you want us to taste test? Vote daily through Friday: bit.ly/3eGkj60
Vote for your favorite cookie in the Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest to decide which finalists we’ll...

Vote for your favorite cookie in the Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest to decide which finalists we’ll...

Among an absolutely delectable-sounding array of cookies, one winner awaits its crown — but it’ll be up to you to help us decide. The Chicago Tribune’s 36th annual Holiday Cookie Contest received 35...

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"Lame witch tale is a misguided comedy of horrors" I standby this headline. chicagotribune.com/history/c…
Chicago Tribune’s review of ‘Hocus Pocus’ from 1993: ‘Lame witch tale is a misguided comedy of...

Chicago Tribune’s review of ‘Hocus Pocus’ from 1993: ‘Lame witch tale is a misguided comedy of...

This movie review originally published in the Chicago Tribune on July 16, 1993: As “Hocus Pocus,” never pokey about being hokey, camps its way through 93 minutes of erratic plot, it is clear why the...

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A stopped clock is right twice a day.
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Advice I once gave to a Tribune reporter covering a U.S. ambassador to Great Britain's speech still rings true. "STOP TOADYING TO BRITISH. BE AMERICAN." chicagotribune.com/nation-wo…

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quits after her policies triggered economic turmoil and oblitera...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred by economic policies that roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party that...

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I avoid fashionable clubs and the wastrels who frequent them.
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If we are renaming Chicago, may I suggest: McCormick Place. chicagotribune.com/politics/…
In final debate, Darren Bailey calls Chicago ‘Pritzkerville,’ while governor says challenger a...

In final debate, Darren Bailey calls Chicago ‘Pritzkerville,’ while governor says challenger a...

In their final debate of the campaign, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker accused Republican challenger Darren Bailey of being a “threat to democracy” over his support for former President Donald Trump....

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65 years ago today, Kroch’s & Brentano’s opened their bookstore at Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, IL. From The Chicago Tribune October 17, 1957.
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I miss the sight of flappers frolicking.
Robert Loerzel (@robertloerzel) profile pictureRobert Loerzel@robertloerzel4 Oct 2022
A 1922 ad for the "Fairiest-Airiest Show in Chicago"
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The World's Greatest City.
Choose Chicago (@ChooseChicago) profile pictureChoose Chicago@ChooseChicago4 Oct 2022
We got the 6-peat! 🥇 Chicago has been voted Best Big City in the U.S. by @cntraveler readers for a historic 6 years in a row! Show your pride and share the news with #ChicagoBestBigCityx6! Read more: bit.ly/2QxUDH4 #RCA2022
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Hey @ColonelTribune - Came across some of your old work…
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A victory for the free press.
Gregory Royal Pratt (@royalpratt) profile pictureGregory Royal Pratt@royalpratt14 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration broke the law when it withheld public records documenting government misconduct from @chicagotribune. The city refused despite previously losing AG cases. Poor transparency here that’s going to cost taxpayers chicagotribune.com/politics/…
Chicago Tribune wins fight for public records that Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration sought to...

Chicago Tribune wins fight for public records that Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration sought to...

The Chicago Tribune scored a legal victory on Tuesday as a Cook County judge ruled the city of Chicago improperly fought to keep secret documents for cases of alleged employee misconduct, even though...

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Ahead of the holiday weekend, I implore you to read of the supposed "shark attack" in Lake Michigan. As the World's Greatest Newspaper reported: It was a real shark, but a hoax. trib.al/MWoXaY1
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My, my, gentlemen. The optics of this photo were not considered. trib.al/eL1lcLw
Standing before a burning barn that would signify the start of construction for the Randhurst shopping center are James F. Tobin, president, and Werner Wieboldt, chairman of Wieboldt Stores, Inc.; George O’Neill, general manager of Randhurst Corp.; Paul M. Hammaker, president of Montgomery Ward & Co.; and John T. Pirie Jr., chairman of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (Chicago Tribune)

ALT Standing before a burning barn that would signify the start of construction for the Randhurst shopping center are James F. Tobin, president, and Werner Wieboldt, chairman of Wieboldt Stores, Inc.; George O’Neill, general manager of Randhurst Corp.; Paul M. Hammaker, president of Montgomery Ward & Co.; and John T. Pirie Jr., chairman of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (Chicago Tribune)

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I recall my first encounter with air conditioning here. The theatre felt like the arctic despite the heat outside. trib.al/xM3R82y
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Of all the luminaries for whom Chicago neighborhoods are named, none could match Captain George Wellington Streeter for unbridled chutzpah. trib.al/ERoS4SI
Captain George Wellington Streeter stands amid his belongings after city judges finally ordered Streeter removed from the area now known as Streeterville in 1918. City workers destroyed his house and put all his belongings outside in an effort to get Streeter to leave his self proclaimed "Deestrick of Lake Michigan." (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

ALT Captain George Wellington Streeter stands amid his belongings after city judges finally ordered Streeter removed from the area now known as Streeterville in 1918. City workers destroyed his house and put all his belongings outside in an effort to get Streeter to leave his self proclaimed "Deestrick of Lake Michigan." (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

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A reminder of the many wonders in our fair city.
Billyjoe (@Billeeejo) profile pictureBillyjoe@Billeeejo17 Aug 2022
Chicago: Pothole filler art near Estes and Glenwood in Rogers Park.
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May your drink always be full as we enjoy the greatest air and water spectacle our fine city has to offer. trib.al/Bx57zS7
Air and Water Show specials at 10 Chicago venues get you close to the action

Air and Water Show specials at 10 Chicago venues get you close to the action

The Chicago Air and Water Show is back from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday after being canceled in 2020 and running a scaled-back event in 2021. The free spectacle running along the lakefront...

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