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Wednesday, November 19
The first annual Chicago Museum Week runs Oct. 1-7. A dozen museums (Adler Planetarium, Art Insitute, Chicago History Museum, DuSable Museum, Field Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo, MCA, Museum of Science & Industry, National Museum of Mexican Art, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Shedd Aquarium) are offering free or discounted admission as well as special events and exhibits.
Seth Meyers was on WGN-AM's "The Download" last night, talking with Justin Kaufmann about "SNL" and his own show, and his years in Chicago doing improv and sketch comedy.
Crain's published a guide to Chicago's other major hub of commerce, Little Village's 26th Street.
Atlas Obscura just published a crowdsourced map of punny business names, and Chicagoland is well represented, from Viet Nom Nom in Evanston to Hoosier Mama Pie Company in Ukrainian Village to Wok This Way near Midway.
The Chicago Arts Orchestra performs "¡Musica Viva! A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage" this Friday at 8pm at the Athenaeum Theatre, with a pre-concert talk at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $25, and you can use the code CAOTWOFER to get two-for-one tickets.
Starting tomorrow, the Illinois Lottery will no longer broadcast its drawings on WGN. They'll be live on IllinoisLottery.com instead, and on the Lottery's YouTube channel shortly thereafter. (No word yet on how soon you'll be able to collect your winnings.)
Remember the Indiana pizzeria that declared it wouldn't cater gay weddings? Robin Trevino of GayCo Productions managed to get them to unwittingly provide pizza their vow renewal ceremony.
Derrick Rose suffered a fractured orbital bone after taking an elbow to the face in practice Tuesday. He'll probably be ready for opening day, though.
A federal appeals court ruled that Chicago's weed law stands, and property owners who allow weeds to exceed a height of 10 inches may be fined.
The final Rookie Yearbook is coming out Oct. 20, and editor Tavi Gevinson is returning to Chicago for a releast party Oct. 21 at the Music Box. (Rookie will continue, BTW, this is just the last book.)
The Chicago Foundation for Women just launched The 100% Project, an effort to "increase women's economic security and put an end to gender bias in metropolitan Chicago by 2030."
Steve Albini isn't a fan of EDM. But he is a fan of music, so he crankily gave EDM artist Powell permission to use a sample of him in a forthcoming track -- and Powell in turn put the email on a billboard.
Tony Dreyfuss, cofounder of Metropolis Coffee, opens up to Crain's about his diagnosis of bipolar disorder and how it's changed his relationship with work.
Alice, the Chicago Botanic Garden's other corpse flower, has unexpectedly bloomed. The garden will be open till 2am tonight and 8am to 7pm tomorrow for your stinky viewing pleasure. [via]
The Bears surprised everyone by trading Jared Allen to the Panthers. Guess that makes this keepsake ornament from Hallmark a collector's item.
The Windy City Times celebrated 30 years over the weekend. Publisher Tracy Baim shares the ups and downs of the paper over the years.
CPS is cutting funding for special needs students, after already eliminating 500 jobs over the summer.
City Council passed an ordinance broadening "transit oriented development" parameters, which will theoretically result in less car-centric housing options along train lines.
Among this year's class of MacArthur Fellows is LaToya Ruby Frazier, SAIC professor and visual artist; John Novembre, a computational biologist and professor at U of C; and Juan Salgado, President/CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino.
The just-announced Wove Band features an e-ink display that wraps all the way around your wrist. Skokie-based Polyera says it'll be out in 2016.
Chicago Reporter profiles Milton Coronado, founder of Street Art Ministry, which uses graffiti to deliver a message of peace and spirituality to kids tempted by gang life.
Tribune sportswriter Julie DiCaro describes on SI.com the abuse and threats she and other female sportswriters receive from fans under the impression that women cannot have opinions or knowledge about sports. Last Friday DiCaro stayed home from work due to violent threats aimed at her because of her coverage of the Kane rape accusation case.
An adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in sign language, a Snuggie-like hoodie, a Christmas book for Shark Week fans and political dog treats are among the campaigns currently on the GB curated Kickstarter page.
DNAinfo has been working for weeks on a project I've always been curious about: the perceived borders of neighborhoods, as defined by their residents. They just published the results.
In Crain's: "I use these all the time," [Tribune Publishing CEO Jack] Griffin says, laying his hands on a smartphone and iPad. "But I use them to find stuff that I'm looking for, and I read the paper to find out things I don't know."
Dig into some hip Chicago neighborhoods with On the Grid, a design-minded guide to the city -- and several others.
After a lackluster debut last year and much effort ahead of this one, the Great Chicago Fire Festival went off without a hitch, although the crowd was significantly smaller.
If you break out of jail, you can't sue the jailers for not preventing your escape.
Channel 11 is launching Cornerstones of Rock, a series of live concerts featuring local musicians from past eras. The first episode will focus on garage rock, with the Buckinghams, Cryan Shames, New Colony Six and more; tickets for the Oct. 16 taping are sold out. [via]
The Tribune is suing Mayor Emanuel because he's failed to fully comply with a FOIA requesting private emails and text messages regarding city business. (Read the lawsuit here.)
The Reader tells the story of the UChicago Clothesline Project and how a group of student activists convinced the University of Chicago to include sexual assault awareness in Orientation Week programming.
The city's media scene expanded for once today, with the launch of Black Chicago Woman.
You may have seen posters of Joakim Noah promoting a "drop of consciousness" pendant to support non-violence programs by his Noah's Arc Foundation. Now Noah and the foundation are teaming up with nonprofit Be Creative to fund arts programs in CPS schools.
South Side Weekly has delivered up the Best of the South Side 2015, its picks for great stuff in neighborhoods that usually get ignored by such lists.
Because everyone else has. Chicagoist, RedEye, Eater, Vice, even NPR got into it the alcoholic slushie action..
As cabbies shut down taxi travel at the airports Wednesday in protest of Emanuel's budget proposal allowing rideshare services access to the airports, another battle was waged in the courtroom. A federal judge paved the way for an equal-protection lawsuit against the City for treating rideshare services different from taxis.
Despite his happy public face, Ernie Banks' last few years were tinged with loneliness, writes Ron Rapoport in Chicago magazine.
The Economist looks to EXPO Chicago, among other things, as evidence the city is experiencing an artistic renaissance. Our own critic, S. Nicole Lane, was less impressed.
The legendary Checkerboard Lounge has closed permanently after the death of its owner, LC Thurman, in July. The blues club had struggled in recent years after a move due to U of C expansion and declining audiences.
Lincoln Towing, hated by anyone who's had their car towed by them, was cited for unauthorized towing -- and the driver who did the towing got a ticket for talking on his cellphone as he reached the tow lot.
Chicago-based Career Builder recently unveiled a new logo, and it's getting excoriated by designers.
Competitive eaters converged on Taco in a Bag Tuesday night to eat a whole roasted goat in hopes of vanquishing the Cubs' curse.
Former Chicagoist food editor Melissa McEwen reveals a startling fact: She loves house centipedes. (I do too, but my cats hunt them for sport.)
Luna, the Shedd Aquarium's youngest sea otter, turned 1 this week, and JK Rowling revealed on Twitter that she voted for the otter to be named after the Harry Potter character Luna Lovegood.
I voted on this orphaned otter's name. My favourite animal named for one of my favourite characters! https://t.co/L8E9fueN7M
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 23, 2015The Park District is running a contest for teens to write a backstory for the Fountain Girl statue in Lincoln Park. [via]
While wishing their viewers a happy Yom Kippur during a broadcast last night, WGN showed an image of the yellow Star of David badge that Jews were forced in wear during the Holocaust. The station later apologized.
Whet Moser talks with author Kate Harding about rape culture and her book, Asking for It.
Two huge new residential skyscraper projects were just announced for the South Loop. One adds 500 units to the South Michigan Avenue corridor. The other would be the tallest in the neighborhood -- and might expand to two towers.
Executive Director John Rich has left the Guild Literary Complex to join the MCA as manager of performance programs. The Guild is currently searching for a replacement.
The Museum of Science and Industry is unloading part of its historical train collection to make room for other modes of transportation. The trains, including a horse-drawn Chicago streetcar, will be sold at auction on Oct. 5.
Taxi drivers are blocking cab stands and refusing to pick up passengers today at O'Hare and Midway in protest of a City budget proposal allowing drivers for rideshare companies to access the airports.
"Circus School at Aloft Loft," the newest 360° installment in our documentary film series, The Grid, goes up in the air with adult circus performers and enthusiasts.
Backchannel provides more details about the City's Array of Things, which will launch in 2016 thanks to new funding from the National Science Foundation. (Follow it on Twitter.)
Read Chicago: An Instructive and Entertaining History of a Wonderful City, published in 1888 -- 55 years after the city's incorporation. Of note: "The Visitor's Complete Guide to the City of Chicago." [via]
Michael J. Anderson, head of the New Orleans FBI office, is transferring to Chicago to run the office here.
A full lunar eclipse will be visible in Chicago Saturday night -- and Skilling says we'll have clear skies for viewing. (Hope that doesn't jinx it.)
Tomorrow at dawn and sunset, Chicagohenge will once again be upon us. Just don't get hit by a car while taking pictures in the middle of Loop streets.
Firefighters responding to a fire in a Chicago Lawn botanica discovered charred bones, prompting a call to the morgue; they were determined to be chicken bones.
Gapers Block's documentary series The Grid visited botanicas in 2013.
The latest issue of Sixty Inches from Center is out, and the focus is on art and health.
The Stony Island Arts Bank, a new exhibition and archive space developed by Theaster Gates' Rebuild Foundation, will house the record collection of the late Frankie Knuckles.
This weekend is your last chance to ride the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel before it's dismantled and replaced with a bigger one.
The Deck ad network, run by our friends and softball teammates Coudal Partners, updated their privacy policy to reflect the new ad-blocking reality. FWIW, we don't track you, either, although a couple of services we use may.
TipYourself is a Chicago-based startup aiming to help people save money and celebrate personal achievements by, well, tipping themselves.
State Rep. Esther Golar passed away Monday morning after a battle with cancer. She was 71. Rep. Golar had represented the 6th District for nine years.
The Onion has launched StarWipe, a new celebrity-obsessed satire site for our celebrity-obsessed modern age.
How heavily do the police enforce Chicago's traffic laws when it comes to bicyclists? Curious City finds out.
Chicago-borne playwright and director Jill Soloway won an Emmy for Best Directing for a Comedy Series last night for her Amazon show "Transparent," which is based on her experiences as the child of a transgender parent. She dedicated the award to her "Moppa" and said the country currently has "a trans civil rights problem."
The Reader profiles Father Dan Brandt, a Catholic priest and chaplain to the Chicago Police Department who often finds himself counseling officers regarding the use of deadly force.
Record Collecting In Chicago is a blog chronicling one vinyl collector's travels and discoveries in record stores, thrift stores and garage sales in Chicago and beyond.
After a year off, Andrew Bird is bringing his Gezelligheid concerts back to the Fourth Presbyterian Church Dec. 7-10. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
The collected tweets of Tribune reporters Megan Crepeau and Alexandra Chachkevitch describe what it's like covering the crime beat when there's a murder nearly every hour.
NewCity's annual Art 50 ranks the city's "visual vanguard," from Douglas Druick to Tricia Van Eck.
Nancy Green, the original Aunt Jemima, was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery nearly a century ago, but nobody was sure where. Sherrie Williams, president of the Bronzeville Historical Society, finally founder her.
The Dyett High School hunger strikers have ended their strike, after 34 days, citing health issues. They vowed to keep fighting to reopen the South Side high school with a green technology focus; CPS has agreed to reopen the school, but with an arts focus.
The Chicago Foodseum opens the doors on its first exhibit, "The Hot Dog and Encased Meat of the World," this Saturday at Block 37. Executive Director Kyle Joseph talked with WBEZ about the show and the museum.
If your neighborhood happens to be Rogers Park, anyway. People of Rogers Park profiles regular people who live north of Devon and east of Ridge.
A paper titled "Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago" caught the attention of Freakonomics Radio.
A new event, Chi-Town Rising, aims to make Chicago a New Year's Eve destination (although it already is, so...). Instead of dropping a ball, they'll raise a star.
Recycled Barre offers free dance and reduced price dance classes in Pilsen. The Reader wrote how they plan to open up Sept. 21 for Chicago's first non-profit community-based dance studio. Finally, a chance to plié and hip hop on a budget.
Your long read of the day: Chicago-based day trader Taryn Wright explains how she came to become an Internet hoax buster -- and why she keeps doing it.
A new report ranks Chicago between Tokyo and London as the seventh most expensive city in the world. The good news is, we're also 11th in terms of purchasing power. Whet Moser takes a closer look at how UBS arrived at their numbers.
On-demand shipping app Shyp is now available in Chicago. Users can take a picture of whatever they want to ship and someone will come pick it up, pack it, and take it to a shipping facility.
Terrence Howard opens about the parallels between his role as a driven, violent hip hop mogul on Empire and claims of domestic abuse in his own life.
CPS can't figure out where hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of food from outside vendors ended up.
If you're craving a cheap snack you can pick up bags of Garrett Popcorn for 66 cents this week, but be prepared to wait in (an even longer) line.
A University of Chicago PhD student is joining the effort to find thousands of Yazidi girls and women captured by ISIS who are being sold as sex slaves.
Psychology Today looks at how Steve Albini built a thriving music career while staying true to his punk rock principles.
Morton Salt will be closing its longtime warehouse on North Elston Avenue, which made the news last year when a wall burst open and buried nearby cars in salt.
What the. "Morton Salt Was Piled Too High, Causing Wall to Collapse, Cars to be Buried" - http://t.co/nVGqh3Gg4C pic.twitter.com/5i1yTaTrVK
— Danica Lo (@danicalo) January 2, 2015Working for Beer takes an in-depth look at what it's really like to work in the beer industry, including profiles of Emporium's beer buyer, the owner of Eris Brewery & Ciderhouse, and a sales rep from Destihl Brewing Company.
City Council committee approved an ordinance allowing food cart vendors to be licensed, taking another step toward providing a level of legitimacy to a long pseudo-illegal industry that's been asking for regulation for years. The ordinance next will go the full Council for approval.
Bizarre Bucktown tours the Northwest Side neighborhood's history, mysteries, and ghosts.
The University of Chicago will get $3.1 million from the National Science Foundation to further expand its "Array of Things" project, which will install sensors measuring everything from temperature and light to pedestrian traffic around the city.
Moms who took to the streets of Englewood to prevent gun violence are now staking out Facebook and other social media sites for threats of violence.
Got an idea for a fun app or web project? Comedy Hack Day Chicago, being held Oct. 3-4 at Cards Against Humanity's offices, is the perfect place to develop it.
While the game We Are Chicago tries to replicate the struggles faced by teens in disadvantaged communities, that's easier said than done.
WBEZ canceled the podcasts "Chewing the Fat," "Strange Brews," and "General Admission." Monica Eng and Louisa Chu of "Chewing the Fat" released a statement that they plan to continue producing the podcast independently.
#24 on NeighborhoodScout's list of the country's most dangerous neighborhoods is at the intersection of S. Pulaski Rd. and W. Adams St. in West Garfield Park. Four local areas made the list back in 2013.
Artist Genea Barnes commemorates fallen cyclists by capturing images of ghost bike memorials put up in their honor.
Corgi Beach Day took over Montrose Beach this weekend even though organizers were forced to close the event's Facebook page after thousands of people RSVPed. (Previously.)
Cook County Jail manages 2.5 out of 5 stars on Yelp, although it's clearly not someplace you want to make a reservation.
The City plans to sell more vacant lots for $1, including some in Roseland and Pullman, through its Large Lots program.
A new mural in the Loop calls on people to "Stop Telling Women to Smile" as part of an ongoing campaign against street harassment.
Say HELLO to the newest mural, "Stop Telling Women to Smile" on Wabash/8th Street! #ColumbiaChi #Chicago #WAC #Mural pic.twitter.com/W7HSb7LtIY
— The Student Loop (@studentloop) September 14, 2015The Dyett hunger strikers entered their fifth week of protest after rejecting the city's latest proposal for an open-enrollment arts school.
O'Hare's persistent presence on lists of the worst airports in the country has more to do with delays than the quality of the facilities, writes Nate Silver.
Mold-A-Rama is getting ready to celebrate 50 years of plastic zoo animals by taking suggestions for a special animal mold.
Great Lake Potato Chip Co. came out on top of an extensive search for America's best kettle chips by the Tribune's Kevin Pang.
Performances at Second City will resume earlier than expected after a fire destroyed their offices in Old Town.
Users of streaming services are suing the City over its recent addition of a 9% Amusement tax on providers like Netflix, Spotify, and XBox Live.
Aldertrack's Cloutwiki is a primer on Chicago's political players. Reporter-written entries profile Chicago's politicians in City Hall, Cook County, and Springfield.
Cape Horn Illustration created a beautiful map of Chicago neighborhood landmarks for Artist Frame Service. [via]
Chicagoans Charlene Carruthers and Theaster Gates -- as well as expats Common and Hannibal Buress -- made the 2015 The Root 100 list.
United Airlines is under investigation for bribery for allegedly reinstating one of its routes so the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey could fly to his vacation home.
A trauma center is finally coming to the South Side after years of protests calling for one to better treat victims of gun violence.
Earlier this week it was announced that the former WBEZ boss took a job at Rhode Island Public Radio as their president and CEO. He is interviewed on this week's episode of The Pub podcast about his new job.
An app-connected white noise machine, teddy bears for refugees, a cookbook for parents of picky eaters and locally made cast iron skillets are among the campaigns currently on our curated Kickstarter page.
DJ, artist and music personality Phil Pelipada, aka Phil Free Art, has passed away.
Former CPS head Barbara Byrd-Bennett sent more than $3.4 million in contracts to her former employer while working in Detroit, according to the Sun-Times.
Freakonomics took an in-depth look at how programs like Becoming a Man help kids recognize and modify automatic responses and ultimately stop problem behaviors.
It looks like the interactive Chicago Blues Experience museum will be built on Navy Pier, scheduled to open in 2017.
Tickets for Festiv-Ale, the Sept. 18 beer festival to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, are on sale now.
The family behind Franzia contended with the Chicago mob as it grew, split, and eventually included more than half of wine business in the U.S.
The latest attempt to organize a corgi beach meetup in Chicago got an immense amount of attention, and the Facebook event is no longer publicly accessible.
Open air drug markets on the West Side provide easy access to product and evade police as dealers duck into nearby businesses when they come by.
Local cycling gear maker Po Campo makes Chicago star reflector pins to help you stay visible on the road.
A Cubs fan created an epic highlight reel to try and get fans to "Believe in 2015."
In an age when we're immersed in digital media, live lit connects audiences with the human behind the story.
Revisit the '80's glory days of the iconic music venue Tuts with a photo exhibition featuring shots of everyone from Buddy Guy to Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones.
The Shedd's newest rockhopper penguin chick is a boy, although it doesn't have a name yet. Any suggestions?
Image: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez
Residents of public housing say private security companies hired to police the developments are harassing them.
New messaging app Brunch is striking out from Chicago's practical startup scene to make a big play.
A grand jury scheduled to look at sexual assault accusations made against Patrick Kane will be delayed, most likely because Kane and his accuser are working on a settlement.
Amazon is testing a food delivery service to compete with Grubhub in Seattle, while Google is launching its own grocery delivery service in San Francisco.
St. Anthony Hospital agreed to drop its last-minute challenge of Riot Fest after the festival said it would add protections for patients and emergency vehicles near Douglas Park.
It is nice to wear your city pride, and the Chicago star is obvious. But, sometimes subtle is better. And Allyson Dykhuizen, owner of The Sweatshop of Love has created a knitting pattern for a cardigan named Sweater of Broad Shoulders, which has eight stitch patterns, each representing a different neighborhood from the South Side to the North Side. It's one of 13 patterns in Midwestern Knits. Winter is coming, after all.
If you found trekking out to the Allstate Arena too difficult, the Sky have some good news: They're starting the playoffs at UIC Pavilion Sept. 18.
Chinatown's new public library branch shows how city buildings can elegantly break the mold, writes Blair Kamin.
Take a trip back to 1986, when ABC7 first covered house music's emergence from "South Side dance clubs and North Side juice bars" to international renown.
Chances Dances is celebrating a decade of creating LGBTQ-friendly, inclusive spaces on the dance floor and beyond.
The Buckingham Fountain still spouts water 15 stories into the air using the original pumps installed in 1927. Curious City looks into how the fountain works and its origins.
The Chicago International Film Festival pulled the Aretha Franklin documentary Saving Grace from its lineup after Franklin sued to stop its premiere at another festival.
Photographer Reuben Wu captures surreal, colorful views of new and local places.
Tickets for the Festival of Barrel Aged Beers went on sale today. The fest happens Nov. 20-21 at the UIC Forum.
Pilgrim Baptist Church, known as the birthplace of gospel music, will not be rebuilt. Workers accidentally set the roof on fire while renovating it back in 2006, and the spreading flames destroyed most of the building.
The online campaign to add a hot dog emoji started in Chicago with one couple's dream of a ketchup-free frank on every phone.
John Hall, who left Goose Island after its 2011 sale to Anheuser-Busch InBev to start Virtue Cider, has sold the majority of Virtue back to Goose Island, citing a need for larger distribution facilities; Virtue will continue to be made in Michigan. Hall's father started Goose Island in 1988.
WBEZ's Monica Eng dug deep to find some lesser-known dishes created in Chicago, including: the jibarito, the Jim Shoe, and Akutagawa. One common ingredient for many of them: huge amounts of meat.
It's not just you - high mold counts in the air are wreaking havoc on people's allergies in the Chicago area.
CPS announced Dyett High School will reopen as an arts-focused neighborhood school, with a compromise plan integrating the different proposals for the school.
Activists who are on a hunger strike in support of their own proposal said they're still not satisfied with the new plan.
Bike and pedestrian trails, man-made hills and great blue herons will be on display at the re-opening of the new Northerly Island Park today, 12 years after Mayor Daley's midnight raid on Meigs Field.
Stephen Colbert's roots run deep in Chicago. The Reader looks back at his time here and its impact on his career as a comedian.
Payday lenders in disadvantaged communities charge high interest and fees for small loans, practices that border on predatory but are still legal.
A handy illustrated guide makes it easy to identify the types of housing found in Chicago; you can also pick up a print for your own wall, no matter where you live.
Two recent Northwestern grads are starting a PAC to support Donald Trump's run for president.
Restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff opened up about his culinary career and starting Au Cheval and other popular restaurants on The Download.
The Chicago Jazz Festival brings some of the genre's biggest names to Millennium Park through this weekend. The Reader previews every act at the fest.
Mad food scientist Dennis Lee put together a recipe for risotto made out of Rice Krispies that's "astoundingly delicious."
Chicago-based email "executive assistant" Wordzen just released GMass, a mass email system for Gmail.
Mayor Emanuel is set to call for the largest property tax increase in recent history so the City can make a major payment towards police and firefighter pensions, according to the Tribune.
AAHH! Fest won't be held this year because the youth-centered festival couldn't line up big enough acts, according to local rapper Common, who backs the event.
Last year's AAHH! fest featured appearances from Dave Chappelle, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Jennifer Hudson.
Ongoing renovations of the lakefront create space and prevent erosion, but they also wipe out the lake's natural beauty.
Reality show Black Ink Crew: Chicago will take viewers inside the tattoo parlor 9Mag.
Rap supergroup W.W.A. features some of Chicago's top female emcees, including Sasha Go Hard, Chella H, Lucci Vee, and Katie Got Bandz.
Who knows what's buried in your old computer's hard drive, but if you donate it to FreeGeek they'll wipe the memory clean and use the gear for good.
Hear what a wide range of Chicagoans have to say in South Side Weekly's Interview Issue.
Chicago's Deep Tunnel is finally complete and ready to hold 7.9 billion gallons of stormwater runoff.
Developers are challenging requirements that affordable housing be included in certain new buildings, saying the rules violate the Constitution.
Vulture raves that Chicago by Glenn Head "is a titillating, brutal comics memoir."
Some stores are just swapping single-use plastic bags with thicker "reusable" ones in response to the city's plastic bag ban.
The Dyett hunger strikers entered their third week of protest after Mayor Emanuel would not say definitively that their school proposal would be accepted.
Lupe Fiasco wants to use a giant laser to destroy copies of his album LASERS sent back by people who didn't like it.
My 3rd musically related thing I want to accomplish this year is not to make another album but to do something waaaay...
Posted by Lupe Fiasco on Monday, August 31, 2015
The City is suing red camera maker Redflex for over $300 million after its executives were convicted on corruption charges for bribing local officials.
Apparently Chicagoans are the kindest to tourists in our tweets, according to a study by Twitter which must be accurate because computers are great at detecting sarcasm.
Mayor Emanuel agreed to meet with hunger strikers from Dyett High School for the first time after they and other protesters disrupted a public hearing on the budget.
The North Coast Music Festival is branching out from its EDM roots as the tastes of its audience and the team behind it evolve over the years.
Pope Francis asked a teenage Chicago girl to sing to him after she told him about being bullied at school for having a rare skin condition.
Local web series Bobby & Iza is in the running to be a new NBC digital original series through a crowdsourced contest.
