In love with your best friend?
Over the last month I've fallen in love with one of my best guy friends. Usually I would tell him, but the problem is he has a girlfriend. Trust me when I say I am trying not to be some home-wrecker,...
View ArticleChicago's top team
Felix Baumgartner risked his life by skydiving from the edge of space, but the Austrian daredevil didn't have to worry about being kicked in the head during his famous descent.The Chicago Furies...
View ArticleLearn to survive a zombie apocalypse
Watching a zombie movie with friends usually inspires outrageous hypothetical critiques from the consummate smarter-than-thou types, those who believe the story would have ended differently had they...
View ArticleIs this Indian summer?
During warm periods of fall such as this, people often throw around the term "Indian summer" when they're raving about the weather. But like so many offhand phrases, people don't always know what...
View ArticleReturning from ACL hell
Wanna know what it's like to be Derrick Rose right about now? Northwestern running back Mike Trumpy knows better than just about anyone. "Oh man, it sucks," the redshirt junior said, his voice growing...
View ArticleIs Bears defense (gasp) better than '85?
I'm about to commit a Chicago felony worse than ketchupping a hot dog. This column is the equivalent of moving a lawn chair out of a freshly shoveled parking spot.I'm going to compare this year's...
View Article'Would you ever have a threesome?'
Not everyone has been on a great date, but we've all definitely been on bad ones. Ones that were so bad, they even left a sour taste in our mouths for the place we had the date at. This is a story...
View ArticleHalloween: bar crawl vs. house party
I don't know about you, but my friends won't leave me alone about Halloween plans. Are we going to a bar? Is anyone having a house party? What should we do? I'll tell you what-let's weigh the pros in...
View ArticleWest Loop gem
Review: La Sirena Clandestina954 W. Fulton Market 312-226-5300Rating: !!! ½ (Heating up)Don't recognize the name John Manion? It's not your fault-the chef's largely been out of the limelight since his...
View ArticleBulls ball boy scores with fashion line
As a ball boy for the Bulls from 1994-1997, Jason Franklin has stories. Not everyone can claim Scottie Pippen drove you in his Ferrari to your first date. Â After Franklin, who grew up in Deerfield but...
View ArticleWhat would honey badger wear?
I have donned many a "sexy" costume in my decade or so of post-trick-or-treating Halloweens. It started out my first year of college with a sexy schoolteacher, a costume whose tight bustier and...
View ArticleBears wrestle with Big Newton
The Carolina Panthers may be 1-5, well below the expectations after finishing last season 6-10. But the Bears aren't about to say they'll breeze past them and rising star Cam Newton on Sunday. RedEye...
View ArticleLil Reese's turmoil
A South Side rapper who had a highly publicized feud with slain aspiring rapper Lil Jojo is under fire again after video footage of him purportedly beating a young woman went viral. The grainy camera...
View ArticleArcade bar vs. arcade bar
If you have fond memories of cashing in your allowance for quarters and then plugging them into games at the local arcade, two recently opened bars are offering the chance to relive the past. Emporium...
View ArticlePut your costume on parade
It'll be creepy, funny, weird, outrageous and creative on Halsted Street this Halloween as the Northalsted parade and costume contest walks a new route."We have people who come from all over the city...
View ArticleU. of I. tops sexual health survey
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign just aced sex-ed.The downstate campus topped a list of schools nationwide, which were ranked based on sexual health resources and information made...
View ArticleFrightful weekend guide
EATGO GREENLincoln Park1750 N. Clark St. 773-880-1266Stock up on produce, meats, baked goods and more from dozens of regional vendors at the last outdoor Green City Market of the season-it moves...
View ArticleLove at first fright
She was a box of Sugar Babies; he was Dick in a Box. Later that night, they made out on the dance floor at Evil Olive in Wicker Park, and both of them knew it was something special. Three and a half...
View ArticleFlights canceled at O'Hare, Midway
The city's Aviation Department reports there are no "substantial" delays at O'Hare International Airport or Midway Airport as of 3:30 p.m.But Hurricane Sandy has caused the cancellation of more than...
View ArticlePlease do not scare the men
Correct me if I'm wrong, but has this not been the most weirdly misogynistic election season since-I want to say-women got the vote?Here's my theory: Men are beginning to figure out that it's all over...
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