Remember when a stop sign was enough to get the message across? No longer. The photo above shows just how ridiculous things have gotten. It was taken on N. Lake Shore Drive West next to the Diversey Driving Range. Within half a block there is: a sign warning of the stop sign at the next … Continue reading Symptom of Chicago’s Nanny State: Signs Everywhere
Le Bron James is no role model. So it is hard to understand why entertainment executives thought it a good idea to give him a Space Jam movie, putting him in the company of Michael Jordan. It is even more difficult to understand General Mills featuring him on a cereal box. But if you walk into … Continue reading Le Bron James Lands on Chicago Grocery Shelves
Anyone who shops at Home Depot knows that it tends to involve a lot of walking. Their stores are large. A 2019 Forbes article put the average square footage per location at about 103,000 square feet. Now a new system has made that situation easier. Smaller orders can be paid for online and picked up … Continue reading Home Depot’s In-Store Pickup Lockers Work Well
McDonald’s is testing computer driven order taking at ten Chicago drive-thrus. It is a strong reminder that big minimum wage hikes accomplish little in the long run. According to CEO Chris Kempczinski the technology is eighty-five percent accurate. Only about a fifth of orders need to be a taken by a human at those locations, he said, … Continue reading McDonald’s Testing Automated Drive-Thrus
The age of forced mask wearing is coming to an end. And people do not seem to have any misgivings about moving past it. The photo above, taken May 25th at a North Side fitness center, shows people working out in close proximity without concern. Just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading Masks Coming Off in Chicago
On the second anniversary of her inauguration Lori Lightfoot was not shy about putting her true self on display. She decided to offer one-on-one interviews to journalists, but only journalists of color. No white people allowed. This was spun as a social justice move. Comments were made about how the Chicago press corps is overwhelmingly … Continue reading Lightfoot Lets Her Racism Show
How big of a joke are the City’s speed cameras? You can find a lot of examples that could make the program look like nothing more than a money grab. But one in particular might be the most damning. It is on the north side of Irving Park Road between Sheridan Road and Clark Street. … Continue reading Chicago’s Most Ridiculous Speed Camera?
Recent censorship on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have made it clear that Conservative voices are not really welcome. In January Practical Chicago moved onto Gab and Clouthub, with an eye toward building up social media accounts that are not likely to be suspended or deleted for no cause. Since then two more have been added: … Continue reading Practical Chicago Continues Social Media Expansion
More than one Chicago Public School is displaying “Black Lives Matter” on its outdoor sign. Does this mean they are using our tax dollars to teach children certain political beliefs? They should be teaching children reading, writing, science, math and history. Illinois State Representative Representative LaShawn K. Ford was quoted last year saying, “When it … Continue reading Are Chicago Public Schools Teaching Political Ideology?
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