Chicago Hype Exchange: Charting the capricious contours of celebrity
Chicago Hype Exchange Add commentsThis week’s biggest gainers:
1
Derrick Rose
LeBron who? It’s all about the Bulls and the Celtics.
2
Jim Tyree
The Mesirow chief and Sun-Times savior was widely lauded after his premature death last week.
3
Paul Kahan
Blackbird chef got nominated for the top James Beard Award.
4
Stephanie Izard
The Girl’s Goat just might grow a Beard of its own.
5
Jonathan Toews
Might we see two MVPs calling United Center home this spring?
This week’s biggest losers:
1
Marni Yang
Not only was she convicted of the first-degree murder of the pregnant girlfriend of former Bear Shaun Gayle, but the press photo sure made her look skanky.
2
Richard J. “R.J.’’ Vanecko
Daley nephew enjoyed a second week of headlines linking him to a deadly drunken brawl on Rush Street in 2004.
3
Rod Blagojevich
Really, why did we elect this guy in the first place?
4
Rev. Michael Pfleger
The high-profile priest at St. Sabina’s says he’s been reassigned to a lower-profile pulpit.
5
Carol Moseley Braun
So apparently Rahm Emanuel was the African-American candidate for mayor.
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