Eighty years ago today, the US imposed daylight saving time as a wartime energy-saving measure. It took until April 1966 for Congress to enact a permanent regime of changing the clock twice a year. But that's all ancient history.
More recent history:
- Peter Wehner examines how the loser XPOTUS really hates that he's a loser.
- Meanwhile, Michelle Cottle wonders when the Republican Party turned "into a bunch of snowflakes?"
- The City of Chicago has (finally!) started cracking down on "dibs," the practice of leaving household junk in the street to claim parking spaces in winter.
Finally, Chicago brewery Hop Butcher to the World will delay opening up its new space in the old Half Acre property in North Center. The Brews & Choos Project will stop by as soon as it opens.