Sneed hears rumbles Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan may be on a short list for U.S. Secretary of Education if Barack Obama wins the nation's top job.
The police blotter: The welcome mat will be out for Chicago cop Mike Mette, who was freed from an Iowa prison last week after a successful appeal.
Finally. A real debate. One smirked a lot; another scribbled notes a lot. But the American public was finally introduced to a real choice: Mars vs. Venus.
Hmmm. Sneed hears rumbles a surprise police protest at City Hall is being organized. Complaints of low morale, outdated equipment and no police contract may result in a public outcry.
The wedding date of Gov. Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter, Bristol, 17, to Levi Johnston, 18, is being kept quiet.
Tipsville: Sneed hears rumbles that convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko, whose dealings have been linked to Barack Obama and Gov. Blagojevich, is singing to the feds.
Scoopsville: Watch for Ald. Ed Burke (14th) and Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) to introduce an amendment to the city's municipal code that may send shock waves through Wall Street.
The coo coo continues: Actor/Chicago native Vince Vaughn, who was once actress Jennifer Aniston's beau, must be serious about the "mysterious" brunette he's been squiring all over town -- who's no longer mysterious.
It's a tough political ad, and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley is pretty steamed up.
Sneed hears the health of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, whose bravura in the face of a cancerous brain tumor resulted in a surprise appearance and speech at the Democratic National Convention, is sadly going downhill.
Sneed hears Gov. Sarah Palin may be heading to the heart of Obama country.
I do have an opinion. Really. I rarely write about my life, except for occasional references to my family and growing up in the grasslands of North Dakota.
Sneed: Hmmm. Maybe . . . I am not a feminist after all. Maybe . . . working in a man's world for 42 years and busting my butt to beat them up the ladder deletes me from the feminist category. Perhaps . . . struggling to be a good single mom in a very married world -- yet meeting my five-day-a-week column deadline -- doesn't earn me a feminist handle either.