Michael Jacobson

HELLO SATURDAY!!!!

City Council just gave final approval to this, meaning the new Chicago Tourism Improvement District goes into effect May 1 and will exist for a 5-year term. Ald. David Moore flips to a yes after voting no in committee following convo. w/ Kristen Reynolds from @ChooseChicago

I have a sick kid at home, and I'm realizing that with all the streaming services, she will never understand the sheer joy of the start of the 'Price is Right' hour, which was followed immediately by the sheer disappointment of multiple hours of daytime soap operas.

I have flown United and Delta a half dozen times each in the past 6 months. It is my view that United has passed Delta as the America’s premium airline. And the gap continues to grow. United’s product, aircraft interiors, mobile app, WiFi (Starlink is much better than Viasat) and network are simply better than what Delta has to offer. This was not the case 5 years ago. Scott Kirby took a gamble post-Covid to go big on CapEx spending to turn United into a more premium airline. This meant new interiors on hundreds of aircraft, Starlink WiFi, rapid fleet growth, and a major expansion of their network. Delta chose to play it more conservative and pay off Covid-era debt quickly on their balance sheet. This was a safer (and from a shareholder perspective arguably smarter) decision to take during a time of great uncertainty. This decision, however, shows in a Delta product that is starting to lag behind. (I say this as a lifetime Delta loyalist)

A 10-year-old dog named Rocky was rescued and reunited with his owner after surviving 43 days alone in Summit County, Colorado.

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets in classrooms. The result: Gen Z is the first generation to score lower on standardized tests than their parents. fortune.com/2026/02/21/lap…

Class act by the Americans ❤️🥇 #MilanoCortina2026

This gold medal was brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue

Our goalie decided we weren’t gonna lose today.. One of the greatest American sport performances of all time 🗣🗣 THANK YOU FOR STANDING ON YOUR HEAD CONNOR HELLEBUYCK 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Jack Hughes with the game winner and a quote for the ages: “It’s all about our country right now. I love the USA, I love my teammates— it’s unbelievable. The USA hockey brotherhood is so strong and we had so much support— I’m so proud to be American today.”

Seton Hall just became the sixth team EVER to win a game while making ZERO threes on 18+ misses 🤯

Alysa Liu’s technical skills were on point, but it was her joy that pushed her over the top. If we live life with that kind of joy, anything is possible.

someone said that John Harbaugh has the same voice as Joe Biden and now I can’t unhear it

The Langham hotel in Chicago was third out of nearly 4,000 hotels ranked on U.S. News & World Report's 16th annual list of the best hotels in the country. bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2…

This is beyond insane.

HEARTWARMING: #Rams star quarterback Matthew Stafford’s four young daughters left him a beautiful video informing him that he was the #NFL MVP. 🥹🥹🥹 This is extremely special, Matthew was emotional watching this video.

Jim Cornelison's National Anthem had Soldier Field rocking 👏 (📺 NBC)

Bears sensation “Cheese Grater Man” is Brandon Martinez, 38. He’s exactly who you want him to be: 🧀 From city’s Southwest Side 🔪 Grater undetected by security 🧀 Owns cheese wheel b/c kids like parm 🔪 Union man at chemical plant, worked OT to buy tix blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/13/blu…

4th and 8. Bears fans may remember this pass the rest of their lives.

What’s believed to be the first appearance in its 51-year flying history, the Boeing 747 E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the “Doomsday Plane,” showed up at LAX during Thursday’s Airline Videos Live broadcast and will most likely be the highlight of 2026!