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Ubi Est Mea -- Where's mine?

Ubi Est Mea -- Where's mine?

Tthe late great Chicago newspaperman, Mike Royko, gave the "Windy City" its unofficial motto: "Ubi Est Mea -- Where's mine?", meaning where is my share of the boodle. A sometimes heard alternative is, "What's in it for me?


Chinaman was an epithet for political mentors and backers in the politics of Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in the 1900s. Although politically incorrect, the term is still in use today. An example of the use of the term appeared in the January 27, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times: "Before the age of political correctness, Munoz would have been called Torres' chinaman, and in City Hall, that's still what they'd call him, but if you prefer, you can stick with mentor or patron."


  1. Joe Peyronnin: "Ubi Est Mea -- Where's Mine?" - Huffington Post

    www.huffingtonpost.com/.../ubi-est-mea----wheres-min_b_149...‎

    by Joe Peyronnin - in 39 Google+ circles
    Dec 9, 2008 – That's why the late great Chicago newspaperman, MikeRoyko, gave the "Windy City" its official motto: "Ubi Est Mea -- Where's mine?" ...

  2. Where's Mine? - Neighborhoods - Blogs - Chicago Sun-Times

    blogs.suntimes.com/neighborhoods/2008/01/wheres_mine.html‎

    Jan 25, 2008 – t's been 40 years since Mike Royko suggested Chicago take on a new motto, Ubi Est Mea -- "Where's mine?" Still, loads of city politicians ...

  3. One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko - Page 19 - Google Books Result

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    Mike Royko - 2000 - Literary Collections
    The Best of Mike Royko Mike Royko. October 27, 1967 ... The new motto — Ubi Est Mea — means "Where's Mine?" The phrase "Where's Mine?" can be heard ...

  4. The Evolution of Rod Blagojevich's Favorite Phrase | Mental Floss

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    by Brenna Ehrlich - in 19,748 Google+ circles
    Jan 15, 2009 – Back in 1967, tough-talking Chicago journalist Mike Roykoconcocted a ... for the City of Strong Shoulders—"Ubi Est Mea," or: "Where's mine?

  5. Royko: A Life in Print - Page 136 - Google Books Result

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    F. Richard Ciccone - 2009 - Biography & Autobiography
    "The new motto— -'Ubi Est Mea' —means "Where's Mine?'" Royko's first collections of columns, "Up Against It, " was published in 1967 by Henry Regnery ...

  6. BARACK: BEWARE WHERE'S MINE? !!! - John McCarthy - Open ...

    open.salon.com/blog/john_mccarthy/.../barack_beware_wheres_mine‎

    Jan 20, 2009 – Royko wrote that the real Chicago slogan was, is, and always will be, "Where's Mine?" Barack Obama will have a very short honeymoon before ...

  7. Royko . - Google News

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    In typical tongue-in-cheek fash ion, Royko suggested the city's motto of urbs In Horto" — city in a garden — should be changed to Est Mea" — where's mine?

  8. Remember Royko's “Ubi Est Mea — Where's Mine?” | admin

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    Jun 1, 2011 – If it's good enough for Washington (the revolving lobbyist/elected official door) I guess it's good enough for Chicago: Former Mayor Richard M.
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Table of Contents

Early History

  • Introduction

  • Table of Contents

  • Glaciers and Geography

  • Location, Location, Location

  • Paleo Indians - First Chicagoans

  • Native American Trails

  • Trail Marker Trees

  • Historic Native Americans

  • The lllinois Confederation or Illini

  • Marquette and Joliet 1673

  • Illinois and French Colonists

  • The Illinois and Fox Wars 1730

  • Pontiac's War 1763-1766

  • Illini - The End Starved Rock 1769

  • The Pottawattamie 1766-1836

  • George Rogers Clark 1779

  • Jean Baptist du Sable 1788

  • Fort Dearborne Massacre of 1812

  • The Blackhawk War of 1832

  • Chicago Incorporated 1833

  • I and M Canal 1824-1848

  • The Great Chicago Fire 1871

  • Chicago History Snapshot

  • Historical Populations


Politicians

  • Clout

  • The Cost of Clout

  • Where's Mine?

  • List of Mayors

  • Hinky Dink 1897 to 1923

  • Bathhouse John 1893-1938

  • Mayor Big Bill Thompson 1915-1931

  • Mayor Anton Cermak 1931-33

  • Mayor Richard J. Daley 1955-1976

  • Mayor Jane Byrne 1979-1983

  • Mayor Harold Washington 1983-1987

  • Mayor Richard M. Daley 1989-2010

  • Mayor Rahm Emmanuel

  • President Abraham Lincoln and Chicago

  • President Barak Obama and Chicago

  • Lincoln's Statue in Grant Park

  • Greylord 1980's


Crooks

  • Chicago - Most Corrupt City

  • Our Governors Make License Plates

  • H. H. Holmes - 1893

  • FBI - Chicago

  • Al Capone

  • Frank Nitti

  • St Valentine's Day Massacre

  • Top 5 Gansters in Chicago

  • Tony Accardo

  • John Wayne Gacey

  • Operation Greylord

  • Street Gangs

  • Crime Rates

  • Murders and Gang Wars


Writers and Pundits

  • Mike Royko

  • Carl Sandburg

  • Carl Sandburg Poems

  • Saul Bellow

  • Dr. Milt Rosenburg

  • Dr. Paul Green

  • Andrew Greeley

  • Chicago Authors


Transportation

  • The Grid Plan

  • Plank Roads

  • Horse Drawn Trolleys

  • Cable Cars

  • Street Cars

  • Railroads

  • Commuter Railroads

  • The "EL" Elevated Railroads

  • Electric Interurban

  • Trails to Rails

  • Interstate System

  • Address System


Miscellaneous

  • Quotes

  • Fire South Side

  • Lakefront - Forever Free and Clear

  • Reversing the Chicago River

  • Great Lakes Megalopolis

  • The World's Fair 1893

  • Daniel Burnham

  • The Burnham Plan of 1909

  • The Deep Tunnel Plan

  • Urban Renewal

  • Historic Photos

  • Public Housing


Neighborhoods

  • Neighborhoods

  • The Gold Coast

  • Lincoln Park

  • Greek Town

  • Little Italy / University Village

  • China Town

  • Hyde Park / The University of Chicago

  • Mount Greenwood

  • Beverly / Morgan Park

  • Pullman

  • Demographic Change


Suburbs

  • University Park Governors State U

  • Tinley Park

  • Geneva

  • Riverside

  • Wilmette


Airports

  • Meig's Field - Closed in the Night

  • Midway Airport

  • O'Hare Airport

  • The New Third Airport


Museums

  • Field Museum

  • Museum of Science and Industry

  • Art Institute

  • Sculpture


Music

  • Chicago, Chicago, A Toddling Town

  • Good Morning, America, How Are You?

  • Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown, Baddest Man

  • Chicago Blues

  • List of Songs About Chicago


Movies

  • Top 40 Chicago Movies

  • The Blues Brothers



Miscellaneous

  • Historic Photos

  • Your Recommendations for Chicago

  • Sustainable Chicago


Interesting Articles

  • The Death and Life of Chicago


Bragging Rights

  • Chicago Number 6 in the World

  • Nobel Laureate U of C Number 2

  • Jane Adams Hull House


Things to Do

  • Things to Do


Class-Presentations (20 minutes,

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Videos

  • Chicago Videos
  • Al Capone
  • Chicago Statistics
  • Chicago Tourism
  • Cityscape Chicago on Vimeo
  • What To See In Chicago
  • Bad Bad Leroy Brown

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Chicago - Stormy, Husky, Brawling, City of the Big Shoulders

This course will be about Chicago. We will cover the history of the city and region, the politics, the corruption, the arts, the plans, and the achievements of the City. We will discuss current events.

Pierian Spring

In Greek mythology, the Pierian Spring of Macedonia was sacred to the Muses. As the metaphorical source of knowledge of art and science, it was popularized by a couplet in Alexander Pope's poem "An Essay on Criticism" (1709): "A little learning is a dang'rous thing;/Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."

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    The Illinois Native Americans owned most of Illinois when the first French explorers and fur traders moved into the area.  The Illinois wer...
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    The  Saint Valentine's Day Massacre  is the name given to the 1929 murder of seven mob associates as part of a -era conflict between ...
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    The Deep Tunnel Plan constructs a series of large tunnels underneath Chicago.  The system is designed so that when the surface is flood...
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    ( View each year's map as a still image .) Interesting to watch the changes in Chicago. In 1900 the neighborhoods were over 90...
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Craig Hullinger is a City Planner from Chicago. He lived and worked in the Chicago region most of his career. He is a former member the American Institute of Certified Planners and a retired Marine Colonel.

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