June 03--Responding to Illinois' financial mess, Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered there be no economic incentives offered to lure new businesses here. Frankly the financial mess and lack of leadership already eliminated most incentive for anyone to move here anyway.
The wholesale price of grocery store eggs hit an all-time high this week because of bird flu. Commodities traders who took a bath because they failed to anticipate this must have nothing on their face.
Taco Bell confirmed reports that a Wicker Park location opening this summer will be its first to serve alcohol. The goal is to keep customers from sobering up and realizing they're at Taco Bell.
North Pole, Alaska, will not prevent marijuana dispensaries from opening in town, beginning next year. So you better not pout. You better not cry. You better be good. I'm telling you why: Santa doesn't want you harshing his buzz.
New Christmas songs: "Rudolph the Red-Eyed Reindeer," "O Tannenbong" and anything by Phish.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his counterpart in Tampa, Fla., have made the cliched bet on the Blackhawks-Lightning Stanley Cup Final. Why not wager something interesting for a change, like Chicago corruption against Tampa humidity?
See the reviews for the "Entourage" movie? Seems like it could have been called "Massengill." Now there's a missed product tie-in opportunity.
Thursday is the 41st anniversary of the Cleveland Indians' infamous 10-Cent Beer Night riot. Largely forgotten is that dime-beer promotions weren't uncommon in Major League Baseball then. More telling, the Indians staged another 10-Cent Beer Night the next month without serious incident.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
