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How A Simple $14 Gadget Has Transformed My Short Range Putting

Reading greens can be problematic for some golfers, but this spirit level ball marker on Amazon can certainly help on short putts

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Civic Federation taps former city inspector general Joe Ferguson as president

Ferguson replaces Laurence Msall, the public finance expert whose death in February left a giant hole in the watchdog landscape.

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We Build The Ultimate Golf Bag For 2023

Joel Tadman and Joe Ferguson make their choices in each category and present their ultimate bag of clubs for 2023

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Callaway Apex UT Utility Iron Review

Joe Ferguson takes the new Callaway Apex UT out to see if the latest iteration of the UT franchise has changed much...

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Callaway Apex CB Iron Review

Joe Ferguson gets his hands on the Callaway Apex CB Iron to see what it has to offer...

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Callaway 2024 Apex UW Review

In this Callaway Apex UW review, Joe Ferguson tests the second generation of the tour-inspired utility wood

Golf Monthly

Chicago’s new police superintendent inherits a department notoriously slow to enact reforms

Larry Snelling, the mayor’s choice to lead the Chicago Police Department, would take over a federally mandated overhaul of the department.

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City Council clears the decks before summer recess

When the 50-member Council meets again in September, it’ll be to begin the possibly contentious process of tackling Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first city budget.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council committee advances 2-term limit on city’s top watchdog

The reforms championed by Ethics Chair Matt Martin (47th) would limit the inspector general to two four-year terms — with firm timelines for picking a replacement and a demand for written explanations if those deadlines are not met.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago mayor to get names of 3 finalists for top cop Thursday, will have 30 days to make pivotal appointment

Larry Snelling, Chicago police counterterrorism chief, and Angel Novalez, chief of constitutional policing and reform, are seen as favorites to make the top three.

Chicago Sun-Times

All-time high school QB rankings: Southwest region

For this group we pulled the all-time great high school quarterbacks from teams in the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

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14 of the greatest single-season QB performances in high school history

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Let public safety commission do its job to find best candidates for Chicago’s next police superintendent

A group of City Council members is getting heat — and should — for their letter carping that one member of the Chicago Police Department’s top brass did not get an in-person interview for the superintendent’s job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civic Federation’s acting president makes case for major reform of city government

Over the years, the Civic Federation has repeatedly advocated for cutting the 50-member City Council in half, only to have alderpersons protect their fiefdoms.

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Chicago’s inspector general would be limited to 2 terms under reform proposal

Ald. Matt Martin’s plan also sets timelines to avoid watchdog post remaining vacant for long periods.

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19 City Council members push candidate for top cop; head of search calls it ‘completely inappropriate’

The criticism came after the alderpersons signed a letter expressing “disappointment and dismay” that the panel leading the search didn’t give a follow-up interview to the Chicago Police Department’s patrol chief.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson sounds the alarm on police reform. He’s right to do so

The needless, tragic murder of Laquan McDonald, a Black teen, by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 put the city’s Police Department, and the need to reform it, in the national spotlight. McDonald’s death was a driving force behind the federally mandated consent decree that requires the Chicago Police…

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Johnson wins first test of City Council muscle

By a 41-9 vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson reshaped the City Council in his progressive image.

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Will Ramirez-Rosa’s new Council leadership roles be ‘big step forward’ for progressives — or kick in the pants to developers?

If the new zoning chair and Council floor leader is more pragmatic than some of his critics expect, it could be a positive step for progressive politics in Chicago and developers.

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What ComEd trial guilty verdicts could mean for Michael Madigan and Illinois politics

The convictions could affect the bribery trial next year of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and could spark ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.

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Search for Chicago’s top cop complicated by lobbying campaigns for candidates. ‘It’s not a popularity contest.’

Joe Ferguson, the city’s former inspector general, said the lobbying raises “some unseemly appearances which, given that this is Chicago, should be of concern.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Kim Foxx’s political exit sets the stage for a free-for-all in 2024 race for state’s attorney

After two terms, Foxx said she would not run for reelection, leaving an open seat for Cook County’s top prosecutor in 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago is required to have a chief administrative officer; it hasn’t for decades

The city’s inspector general cited the Hilco smokestack demolition debacle as one of 11 “missed opportunities” where interdepartmental coordination could have been improved had a chief administrative officer been on the job — as is required under city code.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot allies hatch plan to expand power on City Council before she heads out the door

Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson had pushed for a more independent Council, but slammed this approach as a “pre-emptive power move of the status quo wrapped in a package that includes meaningful reforms.”

Chicago Sun-Times

With Lightfoot a lame duck, City Council looks to declare independence

Three committee chairs are working behind the scenes to reorganize and empower the City Council before a new mayor and Council are seated.

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