Ted McClelland
@tedmcclelland.bsky.social
Father of Lark, Birch and Rose. Author of Chorus of the Union. Contributing Editor, Chicago magazine
The swastika was originally an Indian religious symbol, but thanks to the Nazis, it will never recover its reputation.
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The swastika was originally an Indian religious symbol, but thanks to the Nazis, it will never recover its reputation.
Abe said, "Where do you want this killing done?" God said, "Out on Highway..."
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Abe said, "Where do you want this killing done?" God said, "Out on Highway..."
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A stunning visual of Chicago's 20-year death gap, mapped on the L, via @myersjustinc.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com. Here's what residents & community leaders are doing to close this gap: tinyurl.com/47r2vcj5 @wbez.org @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @watchdogdiva.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A stunning visual of Chicago's 20-year death gap, mapped on the L, via @myersjustinc.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com. Here's what residents & community leaders are doing to close this gap: tinyurl.com/47r2vcj5 @wbez.org @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @watchdogdiva.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org
My nephew is named Schroeder Kleine. So is this building in Dubuque, Iowa.
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My nephew is named Schroeder Kleine. So is this building in Dubuque, Iowa.
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Old Style, which controlled a third of the local market in the 1980s, isn’t as popular here as it used to be. So why are those sign ever present?
Why Are There So Many Old Style Signs in Chicago?
Old Style, brewed since 1902 in Wisconsin, has been closely associated with Chicago since 1950, when it became the official beer of the Cubs.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Old Style, which controlled a third of the local market in the 1980s, isn’t as popular here as it used to be. So why are those sign ever present?
Talking Paul Bunyan, Brainerd, Minnesota
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Talking Paul Bunyan, Brainerd, Minnesota
Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Illinois, birthplace of the corn dog.
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Illinois, birthplace of the corn dog.
The New York Times recommends downtown bars with $25 martinis. Who can afford that? Here's how to see all of Chicago on the cheap.
Three Inexpensive Days in Chicago
Other guides to our city limit travelers with high prices and select neighborhoods. We'll take you all over town — on the cheap.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The New York Times recommends downtown bars with $25 martinis. Who can afford that? Here's how to see all of Chicago on the cheap.
World's largest fiberglass Indian, Ironwood, Michigan
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
World's largest fiberglass Indian, Ironwood, Michigan
Kostner on the Pink Line is the least-trafficked stop on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. Here's what's there.
A Visit to the Least-Trafficked ‘L’ Stop
Only 119 passengers board a train at the Kostner Pink Line stop on an average day in North Lawndale.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Kostner on the Pink Line is the least-trafficked stop on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. Here's what's there.
Chester, Illinois, is the hometown of Elzie Segar, creator of Popeye. Statues of his characters are all over town, including this one of Wimpy.
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Chester, Illinois, is the hometown of Elzie Segar, creator of Popeye. Statues of his characters are all over town, including this one of Wimpy.
The Wild, Wild Midwest. Flint, Michigan.
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Wild, Wild Midwest. Flint, Michigan.
Statue of Miles Davis in Alton, Illinois, "The Birthplace of Cool:
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Statue of Miles Davis in Alton, Illinois, "The Birthplace of Cool:
Why Mayor Brandon Johnson can't control the City Council
The Vanishing Mayor
With Chicago now on its second consecutive weak leader, the City Council is growing in power.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why Mayor Brandon Johnson can't control the City Council
A day in Hegewisch, Chicago's most far-out neighborhood.
A Trip to Hegewisch, Chicago’s Most Remote Neighborhood
Home of the city's only sawmill <em>and</em> its only trailer park.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A day in Hegewisch, Chicago's most far-out neighborhood.
Not finding this as interesting as The Civil War. The American Revolution was a group of Englishmen freeing themselves from taxation by other Englishmen. The Civil War freed a class of oppressed people. That was a real revolution.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Not finding this as interesting as The Civil War. The American Revolution was a group of Englishmen freeing themselves from taxation by other Englishmen. The Civil War freed a class of oppressed people. That was a real revolution.
I like to think this t-shirt was inspired by an article I wrote about #RogersPark a few years ago.
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I like to think this t-shirt was inspired by an article I wrote about #RogersPark a few years ago.
Forty years ago this month, I hitchhiked from Ann Arbor to Detroit to see the Dead Kennedys at Harpo's.
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Forty years ago this month, I hitchhiked from Ann Arbor to Detroit to see the Dead Kennedys at Harpo's.
More than 500 miles of Mississippi, from East Dubuque to Cairo
Your Sunday long read ☀️: Take a road trip along the Illinois portion of the Mississippi River. @tedmcclelland.bsky.social chronicles a 5-day adventure, finding a jazz legend’s hometown, an ancient city, and $2 cans of beer.
Searching for Our Mississippi
A jazz legend’s haunted hometown. An ancient city. Two-dollar cans of beer. Edward Robert McClelland chronicles a five-day adventure on the overlooked western edge of Illinois, along the banks of…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
More than 500 miles of Mississippi, from East Dubuque to Cairo
Lark. Birch. Rose.
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lark. Birch. Rose.
@colinbphoto.bsky.social Nice suit!
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
@colinbphoto.bsky.social Nice suit!
Finished Volume 2 of Shelby Foote's The Civil War. If I had been alive in the 1860s, I would have been a Copperhead, a Peace Democrat. If the South wanted to leave, it wasn't worth fighting to keep it. I still don't want to live in the same country as Texas.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Finished Volume 2 of Shelby Foote's The Civil War. If I had been alive in the 1860s, I would have been a Copperhead, a Peace Democrat. If the South wanted to leave, it wasn't worth fighting to keep it. I still don't want to live in the same country as Texas.
Chicago will not be cowed by Bovino.
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Chicago will not be cowed by Bovino.
When it comes to ICE, there is no line between Chicago and the suburbs.
Chicago and Its Suburbs Unite Against ICE
The influx of federal agents in the Chicago area is aligning us more closely than ever.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When it comes to ICE, there is no line between Chicago and the suburbs.
"Jagoff" is an essential epithet in Chicagoese and Pittsburghese.
The Effortless, Midwestern Elegance of “Jagoff”
Pittsburgh may have invented the term, but Chicago perfected it.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Jagoff" is an essential epithet in Chicagoese and Pittsburghese.