Bernie Judge, a longtime Sun-Times stalwart, now editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, has put out the word about a New Years' Eve wake for the 116-year-old City News Bureau, starting point for hundreds of American journalists, as it's shuttered by the Tribune on Sunday. Judge summarizes the hard-nosed lessons learned by a wealth of writers at City News in the words of an old editor when he began there: "If your mother says she loves you, check it out."
Judge's email reads, "Services for Chicago's City News Bureau, the 116 -year-old wire service... will be held New Year's Eve in the Billy Goat Tavern, lower Michigan Avenue and Hubbard Street. The wake begins at 8 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by Paul Zimbrakos, CNB editor, Sam Sianis, Billy Goat propietor, and Bernard Judge, former City News editor. All present and former CNB staffers are welcome, along with spouses and friends. First drink is on the house for those who can prove they were part of the finest journalistic training ground ever devised. CNB ceases operation at 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2006. Please help get the word out." There's a series of City News reminiscences posted by the next of kin, the Trib's website.
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