Chicago Hype Exchange: Charting the Capricious Contours of Celebrity
Chicago Hype Exchange, News etc. Add commentsThis Week’s Biggest Gainers
1 Barack Obama
The president celebrated the one-year anniversary of his inauguration.
2 Johnny Knox
The Bears receiver was selected as a replacement for this year’s Pro Bowl.
3 Vinny Del Negro
At press time, the coach had his Bulls on a three-game winning streak, with Derrick Rose playing his best ball of the season.
4 Tina Fey
The Second City alum picked up a Screen Actors Guild award for her work on “30 Rock.”
5 Devin Brown
Say hello to your new Bull.
This Week’s Biggest Losers
1 Michael Scott, Rufus Williams
The Sun-Times reported questionable spending by the former Board of Education chairmen and their staffs, which includes thousands in artwork, limousine rides and more.
2 Drew Peterson
Testimonies in the Bolingbrook man’s “hearsay” hearing—including one from his former minister—aren’t painting a pretty picture.
3 Patrick Quinn
Harold Washington’s dissing him from the grave in an attack ad; also, unemployment’s up to 11.1 percent.
4 Anthony Boswell, Mark Meaney
The two officials from the mayor’s Office of Compliance were accused of showing favoritism to another official who was charged with sexual harassment.
5 Jerry Angelo
Still no offensive coordinator for the Bears. Hell, we’ll do it. Hire us.
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