*still* delayed

Apparently they forgot to get a pilot fpor our flight, so I've been sitting here grading midterms while I wait. What's almost as depressing as the fact that I'm still sitting here, is that I still have a tall stack of blue books to get through. Oy.



But on the good side, I heard that the Hancock Tower is lit up in orange tonight. Hopefully it will still be lit up when I land at 3am...

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RIP Studs Terkel

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What a loss. Let's see if we can't do some good listening in honor of you and your wonderful city this weekend.

How ya doin Chi-town?

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Delayed

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Hitting the road...er, skies

Friday afternoon drive to SFO for flight to Chicago

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Early voting!

Check me out, I'm gonna vote early.

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I voted!

Have you? Most county elections offices have extended offices through the weekend so people can vote early. Avoid standing in lines or taking off time from work - vote early!

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The Project

“My mother was from Kansas and my father from Kenya, that’s why I have a funny accent.”

– Barack Obama stump speech, 2004

Chicago is one of the great American cities with a series of diverse communities, a proud sense of culture, a smile on its face and a political system as intoxicating as it is infamous. It is a city somewhere between Kansas and Kenya that helped form a political leader with its unique blend of people, politics, problems and promise. Though Chicago is the crucible in which Barack Obama’s career was born he not Chicago; he is not what holds it to the map.

The story of the city has, until recently, received very little attention. Granted, elections are not about the city where candidates are from, but the candidates themselves. But the city of Chicago has unique perspective making it the perfect host for this moment in our nation. And on a single say in November, Chicago’s history will change forever by the tally of votes cast outside of its own politics control and the future of its most famous resident will be determined.

Somewhere Between Kansas and Kenya is a web-based documentation of Chicago in the final three days leading up to the General Election on November 4, 2008. It will take “snapshot” of the city at this specific time in its history by visiting its neighborhoods and communities. The project will utilize open source online tools such as Google maps, Twitter, and Flickr and widely accessible communications tools, such as cell phones, to document the story in this specific window of time.

A Million Strong on Election Night?

A million strong? Mayor Daley may have some high expectations.

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he hopes more than a million people will come downtown on election night. Recently, a city official said the site of Barack Obama's election night rally would only hold 70,000.

Chicago officials have been quiet about how they'll handle an overflow of Obama supporters. But, Mayor Daley says he's confident people who attend the open-air rally will be safe and secure. He says the U.S. Secret Service will bear the chief responsibility for monitoring public safety.

Hear the full story on WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio