Minimum wage: Know before you go
On June 2, Seattle's city council raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour.Exactly one week later, Mayor Emanuel's working group on the minimum wage will have its first public hearing to discuss a wage...
View ArticleEmanuel gets literary
Monday marks the first day of registration for the city's summer reading program, which made late-night TV last week when Mayor Emanuel bet "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon that if Chicago's...
View ArticleStanding up for community
When Jahmal Cole, 30, wanted to settle down with his wife six years ago, he was looking for an African-American community with brick bungalows and manicured lawns. His real estate agent suggested...
View ArticleReview: Kaiser Tiger does all bacon everything
Mini-review: Kaiser Tiger1415 W. Randolph St. 312-243-3100Rating: 2.5 (out of 4) Take it or leave itI'd like to say that Chicago is officially over the bacon craze, but evidence to the contrary just...
View ArticleRiverwest Music Festival
With the announcement of the Riverwest Music Festival, a new EDM-focused event running July 4-6 along the Chicago river at Elston Ave. and Division St., Chicago soon might have to change its name from...
View ArticleE-cigs? Not on the CTA
Add electronic cigarette use to the list of activities banned by the CTA.In its monthly meeting Wednesday, the CTA board is poised to include e-cigarettes in the agency's smoking ban. A CTA spokesman...
View ArticleChief Keef evicted
Chief Keef, the rapper whose real name is Keith Cozart, is being evicted from his Highland Park home this morning, according to officers with the Lake County Sheriff's office. Officers with the...
View ArticleYour body, his canvas
Growing up in Back of the Yards, there was one thing Quori Senyon could always count on: Disney movies. Senyon was raised by his grandmother, who couldn't afford trips to the movie theater but always...
View ArticleTuesday night plans? We've got ideas
EATPritzker Park Kick-OffPritzker Park310 S. State St. 312-782-9160Grab lunch from food trucks including Bridgeport Pasty during an interactive live music performance from a circus marching band at the...
View ArticleLives are more than a hashtag
My annoyance with hashtags began in 2011 with Charlie Sheen's #winning making the rounds. At first I found it clever, but it played out quickly and soon everything was being hashtagged. I chalked it up...
View ArticleIllinois politicians throw down against student debt
[UPDATE: The Warren- and Durbin-backed bill to refinance student loans at lower rates has failed to pass the Senate.]The student loan fight has found a battleground state: Illinois.U.S. Sen. Dick...
View ArticleOpening soon: The Bridge in Bridgeport
Chicago is home to approximately 250 theater and comedy companies, but none of them call Bridgeport home. That's about to change.Friday marks the debut of The Bridge, which is housed in The Orphanage,...
View ArticleNot a household name
Kristeen Young might not be a household name, but the St. Louis-bred, New York-based singer-songwriter has recorded with a bevy of musical heavyweights. The list includes David Bowie, Dave Grohl and...
View ArticlePolice shoot driver in Wicker Park
Police shot and wounded a man after he threw his car in reverse and sped toward officers in the Wicker Park neighborhood, officials said.The officers had been called to the 1500 block of North Hoyne...
View ArticlePick a World Cup bandwagon, hop on
Look, America. We're great at sports. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, we beat next-best China by 16 medals-eight of which were gold. Even in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, where we ranked fourth in gold...
View ArticleZero tolerance at Pride
Lakeview-area police officers want Pride revelers to know that the city's steeper fines for public drinking will actually be enforced at this years' LGBT Pride Festivities.At a beat meeting last week,...
View ArticleWorld Cup soccer bar guide
This week, hundreds of millions of people around the globe will be watching the World Cup, cheering on their nations' teams as they compete in the monthlong soccer tournament. Plenty of local bars and...
View ArticleRideshare drivers idle in confusion awaiting ordinance
Uber X driver Joseph Benavente dropped off a passenger in Old Town for a $5 fare in February. Shortly thereafter, Chicago police ticketed and impounded his car.It was just two weeks after Mayor Emanuel...
View ArticleBlogger starts campaign to reveal beer's 'controversial' ingredients
A high-profile food blogger has launched a petition to persuade major beer companies to list their ingredients.Vani Hari, known as the "Food Babe," has started an online campaign urging Anheuser-Busch...
View ArticleRed Line improvements
The CTA board today awarded construction contracts to upgrade the Wilson and 95th Red Line stops.For the Wilson stop in Uptown, the board approved a $153.6 million contract to Walsh/II In One Joint...
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