When people refer to East Pilsen, they're talking about the gentrifying part of Pilsen where you'll find a lot of white people. Not all white people, mind you. East Pilsen is a diverse neighborhood. But you don't have to worry about asking donde es banjo at the coffeehouse?

Regardless, many neighbors are fighting to keep Express Grill, a Maxwell Street Polish sausage stand, from moving to 18th and Halsted, the heart of what we're calling East Pilsen. Here's the story.

Neighbors believe the sausage stand will be the neighborhood's downfall. What do you think?

Here's a version with more details.

The Cook County Health and Hospitals System board on Thursday agreed to hire interim chief financial officer Pitt Calkin on a six-month contract that will pay him up to $252,000.
That's $1,800 a day for 20 days a month, plus up to $300 a day in travel expenses.
Former county hospital system CFO John Cookinham was paid $178,603 a year.
Calkin, who currently is a financial consultant for Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz, said he has been working at Cook County Hospital for the past three weeks. In addition to his duties here, Calkin said he will continue to work one week a month at the Tucson Medical Center.
Since 2003, Calkin has worked as CFO or financial adviser at six different hospital systems for stints of two years or less.
"With my company I go around ... and turn hospitals around," Calkin said.
Calkin's salary was added to the hospital board's contract with MedAssets Net Revenue Systems. MedAssetts has a contract to increase revenue at the hospital system by about $80 over three years.
County Commissioner Forrest Claypool said Calkin's salary is "a remarkable amount of money for a public position that has historically paid less."
"If these are kind of fiscal decisions the hospital board will make routinely, we may want to consider restoring county board oversight," Claypool said. "That's remarkable amount of money for single individual. All other level governments attract CFOs for far less. I'm not quite sure who is advising them on salaries."
Hospital system chief operating officer David Small said Calkin's contract was the "best deal on an interim CFO" that he could get.
The salary "may seem remarkable, but that's what the market demands for a competent professional."

Commissioners and staffers were invited to make a big splash at the pool part in their best Hawaiian shirts, grass skirts and swim suits.

No word on who's expected to show up ... or if they'll adhere to the suggested dress code.

Whealan Pool is at 6200 W. Devon.

Enjoy.

So, here's Cook County's recipe for Orange Crab Salad so many people have been asking about.

But before we get to that here's a story written by the magazine's publisher/ editor, Theresa Tracy, published in today's Chicago Tribune.

OK, here's the recipe:

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Not a bad idea.

After all, I told you where the Obama kiss happened May 25, 2007. (It was outside the now-closed Baskin Robbins on 53rd St. in Hyde Park.)

And we had a map, too.

So, if you don't want to wait until Wednesday for last years news, click here.

If you know a Sox-fan friendly spot on the North Side, please share it with us here

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Alan Peters won last week's quiz. He new Randolph Street was named after Randolph County, Ill.