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Rag Man

Rag Man

Guest blogger Kenneth Haag shares a charming childhood memory of the rag man who rode through the alleys of Kenneth’s North Side Chicago neighborhood.

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Goodbye to a friend

Goodbye to a friend

I met Marshall Rosenthal about two years ago. While I immediately learned he was a great source for information on Chicago past and present, I didn’t get a chance to know him well enough. I never knew the details of his storied career in Chicago journalism until I read his obituary earlier this week.

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Everyone knew his name

Everyone knew his name

From Montrose to Peterson, Kedzie to Pulaski and far beyond, generations of Chicago kids knew Ned Singer’s Sports.

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