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Catch Up on Mark Konkol’s Latest Columns (Via Chicago Patch)

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A Proud 'Thunderbird' Wonders: Is My High School Mascot Racist?

No Mail For Weeks: Is Post Service 'Falling Apart' In Chicago?

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When Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins got his stolen guitar back after 27 years, he took it to Chicago's guitar miracle worker Geoff Benge.

MY CHICAGO

“Nobody covers Chicago’s ‘hood like Mark Konkol.” Former ABC7 reporter Charles Thomas via Twitter.

A Life Cut Short in the ‘Wild Hundreds’

The Tough Life of 'Chicagoland' Student Lee McCullum Jr.

Born To Lose: 'Chicagoland' Prom King Lee McCullum Died Trapped In Chicago

F-Bombs With Spike Lee

"The Ranch"

Death Notice For Regular Guy

Division's Hipster Tipping Point

A Galloping Tribute

Chicago's 5-Star Flag

'Gym Shoe" = Best Sandwich Ever

A Dangerous Brush w/ Royalty

Super-Dog Me: Two Reporters, Four Great Hot Dogs And One Wild Ride

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130426/marquette-park/super-dog-me-two-reporters-four-great-hot-dogs-one-wild-ride When TheDailyMeal.com ranked four Chicago hot dogs among the best in America - more than any other city - there was only one thing to do. "Let's eat 'em all," fellow reporter Kyla Gardner said. And that's what we did. At 11 a.m.

Johnny O's "Mother-in-Law

Comic Store Funny Business

Jade That Bloomed Art Center

A Grandma's Plea

Beat the Red Line Blues with a Peaceful Ride to Work on the River

Weekday Chicago Water Taxi service from Chinatown avoids traffic, but beware of "speedbumps." By Kyla Gardner and Mark Konkol for DNAinfo.com Chicago

A Tourist in My Own Town: A Tale of Two Summers in Chicago

Part 1: Tale of Two Summers

Part 2: Brunching in Two Chicagos

Part 3: The Great Doggie Divide

Part 4: Life's Better on South Side

A Mustachioed Mayor?

Bill's Still Pouring After 32 years

Bill's Last Call

Meet The Lollapalooza "Ice Man"

Inside Chicago City Hall

Chance v. Rahm

U.S. DOJ Got It Wrong on CPD!

Secret Meetings On Laquan Murder

Rahm Is Right, Evil Exists

SPECIAL REPORT: Rule 14 and Cops Who Lie, Testing The Public Trust

Rule 14: Cops Who Lie - Part 1

Part 2: Slow Road To Justice

Part 3: Lie or Die? Nope

Part 4: Cops' Lies Ruin Lives

A DNAinfo Chicago investigation has found that since 2008, Chicago police - from beat cops to lieutenants - made up stories, filed false reports or told lies to cover up their actions or to back up the lies of fellow cops in all kinds of situations.

Rule 14: Not All "Career Killer" Rule 14 Violations End With Firing Former CPD Sgt. Bob Murray was fired after lying to cover up what happened during this fistfight in Wrigleyville.