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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:24am
Mon Jun 9, 2008

Rezko Distortions On The National Stage

Media

The nature of Barack Obama's relationship with Tony Rezko is complicated business. Even local reporters sometimes have a hard time keeping the facts straight, particularly regarding the details of Obama's Hyde Park house (and Rezko's purchase of an adjoining lot).

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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:38pm
Fri Jun 6, 2008

CeaseFire And The Media

Crime

In the third installment of his five-part series, Tracy Siska of the Chicago Justice Project takes a look at the recent local media coverage of the anti-violence program CeaseFire. He concludes that the "public has been denied a serious and rigorous discussion" on ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
1:22pm
Fri May 16, 2008

Obama, Senate Dems Pass Media Reform Bill

Congress

The House wasn't the only chamber doing solid work in Washington yesterday. In an unusual legislative maneuver, the Senate passed a "resolution of disapproval" that would invalidate the Federal Communications Commission's decision to allow TV and radio stations ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:55am
Fri Mar 28, 2008

Lynn Sweet Watch: Obama, Wright, and Israel

Media

Appearing on MSNBC yesterday, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet falsely suggested that Barack Obama hasn't addressed Rev. Jeramiah Wright's controversial comments about Israel. At issue are remarks about Israel in the "pastor pages" of Trinity United Church of Christ's ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:14pm
Sat Mar 22, 2008

Friday Night In Chicago: Obama Misinfo Abounds

Chicago Tonight

Last night's edition of WTTW's Chicago Tonight featured one host, four local journalists, and a healthy dose of Obama-related hooey. Read on for a full run-down.

The "special discount"

The weekly panel discussion began on the trial of indicted ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:12pm
Fri Mar 21, 2008

Kristen McQueary Repeats Bogus Claim That Rezko "Saved" Obama $300K

White House '08

Can we please put this one to rest?

In her most recent Southtown Star column, Kristen McQuery writes that indicted businessman Tony Rezko "walked through the Obamas' million-dollar dream house to give his seal of approval and then, remember, bought a strip of land ...

PI Original
by Mose Buchele
1:30pm
Wed Mar 19, 2008
1 comment

Local Media Response To The "Big Speech"

Media

The good news for Barack Obama: It's tough to find an editorial or column in the state of Illinois today that's not about the speech he delivered yesterday, titled "A More Perfect Union."

The better news: Even those local media who have criticized parts of the ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:51pm
Wed Mar 19, 2008
1 comment

FLASHBACK: Chicago Editorial Boards On Invading Iraq

Chicago Tribune

Today, the editorial boards of Chicago's two major newspapers chose to ignore the five-year anniversary of our invasion into Iraq. Considering the cover their pages offered the Bush Administration in the run-up to the war, we at Progress Illinois find that silence discouraging...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:58pm
Tue Mar 18, 2008
1 comment

Sun-Times' Sweet Fabricates Obama Flip-Flop

Religion

During his speech in Philadelphia this morning, Barack Obama said the following about his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright:

"Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make ...