Leigh Giangreco
@LeighGiangreco
Pronounced Lee John-Greko. Buffalonian in Chicago. Words in @Washingtonpost @BlockClubChi @Guardian @SouthSideWeekly DM for Signal and find me on Blue🦋
Hey @LeighGiangreco a friend just gave me a broadsheet version of this. Speaking as a Pole and a fellow 716er, well done! And you got someone else to pay for you to attend the party... pretty cool in my book... washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/04…
Chicago teens will not have to worry about a “snap curfew” this summer, after City Council members upheld Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of the controversial public safety proposal on last week ✍️ @LeighGiangreco southsideweekly.com/council-fails-…
On the scene outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, which has been on lockdown for hours as federal authorizes talk to a man in the lobby who had a knife and demanded to talk to the FBI. He also reportedly threatened to harm himself.
Bradley Cooper, go through the MGM archives, dust off an old or forgotten musical script, and get Jeremy, David, and Darren on the phone immediately. (And call Tom Holland while you’re at it. We don’t have time for these games anymore.)
I cherish this video because it implies david might’ve been one of the few americans listening to robbie williams before better man came out
Fun fact: after Sleepless In Seattle studios were begging for a sequel, but Nora & Delia Ephron gave them You’ve Got Mail instead. THIS STRATEGY WORKS.
see i don’t actually ever need a reboot or revival of anything i just want movies and shows to use the chemistry between their stars AGAIN IN NEW PROJECTS
In my latest #AlleyTalk , I really enjoyed learning more about the fashion history behind the Battle of Versailles tiktok.com/t/ZT66oQFA5/
“david corenswet should do an emily henry romcom” no david corenswet should do a big and flashy golden age broadway musical revival
Always awkward to cover a story involving your own organization, but critical to our credibility to do so in a straightforward manner. Kudos to our @wbez/@Suntimes colleagues who did just that last week after the Senate vote to defund NPR and PBS chicago.suntimes.com/photography/20…
I will say. One neat thing about old town is these artists lofts that you see around. Built by the original bohemians who moved into the neighborhood in the 20’s. They’re extremely distinct.
Abandon hope all ye who enter here
For my second #AlleyTalk , I asked Tukii Tucker how he created a dress for the James Beard Awards using potato chip bags tiktok.com/t/ZT66L5pgh/
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FACT. 🎥 Ferris Bueller’s Day off is one big feature-length commercial for Chicago. Hughes’s films had a huge cultural influence, even influencing Tina Fey’s (an alumni of Chicago’s Second City) choice to set millennial HS movie “Mean Girls” in suburban North Shore as an homage.
I gotta say “Inshallah, on the front page” and the highly accurate @nypost headlines are killing me 🤣
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.
hey the girls and I are gonna rouge our knees and roll our stockings down later if you’re interested
2 years ago today, barbie released in theaters
I absolutely respect a pope with a STEM background saying “you know what? I like the space program, I’ve always wanted to talk to an Apollo 11 astronaut, and I’m the pope, SO LETS GO”
NEW: Pope Leo had a Zoom meeting with Buzz Aldrin to honor the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon.
The new curtain wall emerges at the former Thompson Center and future Google offices in Chicago.