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Editor’s note: Guest blogger Meat was a witness to the suicide of  a 36-year-old man who jumped in front of the 8:08 a.m. Metra train on May 4, 2006. Like many brushed by a tragedy, his memories of the event are clear, confused and troubled. I have the fortune of being able to walk to [...]

Messers Kerchner was not a carpenter. Oh sure, like most men of his era I’m sure necessity dictated he be a handy guy around the house — dependable repair services were likely scarce in the Thirties and I’m pretty sure Sears Hardware was closed on weekends. The simple stuff he could handle. Pet canary peck [...]

Editor’s note: Regular commenter Meat addresses the sensitive subject of intended teardowns that have became rental properties as a result of the softening housing market. I’ll be following up with more on Section 8s and other development issues that impact neighborhoods in an upcoming post. I liked Emma. Actually, I never really met Emma but [...]

Editor’s note: Regular commenter Meat has agreed to bring his inimitable style to the occasional local issue — in this case, one aspect of the campaign season. Local elections always make me think of minor league baseball: The game is the same but you don’t recognize any of the players’ names or have any clue [...]