CTA wants Wilson station feedback
The CTA is soliciting feedback on its planned overhaul of the Wilson Red Line station.The agency last week released a draft assessment of the environmental impact of the project, which would make the...
View ArticleNo more Fun
A beloved Chicago icon lay on its deathbed Sunday, counting down the waning moments of life as mourners stopped by to pay their last respects."Today's emotional for me, because Uncle Fun represents a...
View ArticleDo you rock?
In 2013, the 10th annual RedEye Rock 'n' Vote was simply huge: A packed House of Blues crowd partied with whysowhite, Michele McGuire, DVS Jackson Esq. and the Addies, with McGuire ultimately taking...
View ArticleToo cold outside? Take the pedway
It's just too damn cold to be outside.That's why many Chicagoans use the pedway system downtown during the workweek. They'll walk through a maze of underground tunnels and overhead bridges to shield...
View ArticleWhy I ignored that thing Monday
I tried to totally avoid writing about, talking about or directing any attention to something that happened on the Internet -- ha, like it's a real place like a Panera Bread -- Monday. But, I basically...
View ArticleReal time crime
"Person shot."For anyone in the habit of listening to the Chicago Police Department's scanner radio transmissions, those two words break through the cacophony of addresses, numbers and codes that...
View ArticleWade into North Pond
The essentials: North Pond2610 N. Cannon Drive 773-477-5845Looks like: Honeyed woods and umbrella-like chandeliersSounds like: A crackling fire, the tinkle and clank of glassware and the low murmur of...
View Article10 tweeters during the Super Bowl
Like most major events, the Super Bowl is more fun when you can monitor the fun on Twitter. Unfortunately, the big game tends to bring out some of the absolute worst people. Here's our list of 10...
View ArticleThey're 'Misbehavin''
Step back into the age of dapper flappers and kings of swing: In celebration of Black History Month, Porchlight Music Theatre transports audiences to the 1920s and '30s Harlem Renaissance with "Ain't...
View ArticleLincoln Square getting a Grand Tour
Former Socca chef Roger Herring will be cooking up cuisine from around the world at Grand Tour, which is expected to open at 2434 W. Montrose Ave. in mid-February."Our menu is very diverse," said...
View ArticleSuper sized
The Super Bowl has always been about more than a football game. It's a ritual. The beer, the dips, the nacho hats (if you're lucky) ... for some, the party is just as important as the actual on-field...
View ArticleWhen's our snow day?
As Chicago's temperatures dropped to record lows again this week, its college students wanted to know (and looked to social media for an answer): Do we have to go to school today?And for the most part,...
View ArticleShots grow up
Though most of us were conditioned during our early drinking years to throw shots down our throats as quickly as possible--and chase them with a beer back--it's time to pause and reconsider the humble...
View ArticleShould trailers be shortened?
The setup: The trade group representing major theater chains announced this week that it was clamping down on the duration of movie trailers. We asked two RedEye staffers to debate: Should movie...
View ArticleBeing Punk'd?
When news broke that Chicago's own CM Punk-aka Phil Brooks-walked out on the WWE, some wondered if it was part of a storyline. Two of RedEye's pro wrestling pundits tell us what to believe.YOU'RE...
View ArticleRidin' cold and dirty
A cultural anthropologist would have a field day studying the behavior of Chicagoans by sifting through the miscellany that CTA riders leave behind on rail cars and buses.This winter, especially.As the...
View ArticleStop asking for free stuff
Raise your hand if you've ever gone to a restaurant and lied about it being your birthday so that the staff would come out and sing a horrible song and you'd get a free scoop of ice cream. Or if you've...
View ArticleHow to handle Instagram jealousy
Hi Anna, I started dating this guy, and though we weren't "official," it bothered me that one of his female Instagram followers was obsessed with him. He claims they've never met, but she put his full...
View ArticleHow LGBT-friendly?
We're No. 1! We're No. 2! We're No. 0!When it comes to how LGBT-friendly Chicago is, the results are in -- and they vary across the board.Outtraveler.com, an LGBT travel site, named Boystown the...
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