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The Author of the New 'Burger Bible' Picks Her Top 5 Chicago Burgers [Chicago Suntimes]:

'Let the Debate Begin. Am I Biased? Wildly Subjective? Untrustworthy Even? Therein Lies the Joy of Our Collective Burger Obsession.'

By Maggie Hennessy | WBEZ Apr 1, 2026, 5:30am CDT

Registration at ALA 2017

 Of course, I registered in advance! First day at the American Library Association's 2017 Conference.

Citizen Action IL Annual Dinner

Attended the annual Citizen Action IL Dinner. Jesse Jackson Sr. was the honoree.

Citizen Action/IL Annual Dinner

The good people at Citizen Action/IL had their Annual Dinner at the Chicago Hilton yesterday. Congressman Phil Hare received the Lerner-Egan Award. On the dais, from left to right: IL. Senate President John Cullerton, CFL President Jorge Ramirez, Citizen Action-IL Co-Director Lynda DeLaforgue, IL Governor Pat Quinn, Congressman Phil Hare, Citizen Action-IL Co-Director William McNary and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (partially hidden).

Citizen Action Illinois - Annual Dinner

Citizen Action-Illinois had its Annual Dinner yesterday evening. The emphasis, not surprisingly, was on health care reform. The situation for hotel workers also got attention.

Award-winner this year was Gov. Pat Quinn who arrived late due to his attendance at a service in the suburbs honoring an Illinois veteran killed in Afghanistan.

Time Person of the Year: 6,965,000 Pieces of Mylar

That's a lot of Mylar:

The 2006 Person of the Year issue—the largest one Time has ever printed—marks the first time we've put reflective Mylar on the cover. When we found a supplier in Minnesota, we made the company sign a confidentiality agreement before placing an order for 6,965,000 pieces. That's a lot of Mylar.