Grant Park World Cup viewing party
Soccer has a popularity problem in Chicago, but maybe not in the way you're thinking. The sport that Americans long eschewed now has such a following here that an entire city block wasn't big enough...
View Article'I got robbed'
Editor's Note: This op-ed piece is excerpted from a column Scott Smith originally published at ourmaninchicago.net.I've lived in the Chicago area my whole life. I've lived in the city itself since...
View ArticleWicker Park bank held up
Police were searching for an armed man wearing a dark blue or black security shirt that robbed a bank in theWicker Park neighborhood this morning.The bank hold up happened at 10:35 a.m. at the North...
View ArticleThursday's World Cup viewing party
Despite problems handling the over-capacity crowd watching Sunday's World Cup game telecast in Chicago, organizers expect no problems handling an even bigger crowd for this Thursday's game.Drenching...
View ArticleTick-tock, tick-tock: Last minute Ventra transition tips
Now departing: Disposable CTA cards.This is the final weekend the CTA will accept disposable magnetic cards to pay for rides. Starting July 1, the agency will allow only Ventra, some personal bank...
View ArticleConstruction ahead
The Dearborn Street bridge downtown will be closed Tuesday through next Monday to accommodate work on the Chicago Riverwalk project, officials said.Construction of under-bridge walkway connections will...
View ArticleRogers Park homicides up
On a recent Friday afternoon at Willye B. White Park on Howard Street in Rogers Park, dozens of kids hit baseballs, kicked soccer balls and swung on the playset.The shrieks that accompanied the child's...
View ArticlePedicab paralysis
Taste of Chicago and Lollapalooza festgoers won't be able to ride in pedicabs down Michigan Avenue this summer to escape the thousands of people pouring out of Grant Park.That's because Michigan Avenue...
View Article$15M bike crash settlement
Chicago taxpayers are likely on the hook to pay a $1.5 million settlement to a bicyclist who suffered brain damage and other injuries that left him with quadriplegia when he crashed into a barricade...
View ArticleLucas museum coming to Chicago
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas has selected Chicago over Los Angeles and San Francisco as the future home of his collection of art and movie memorabilia, according to a spokeswoman for the museum.A...
View ArticleWhy I'm a White Sox fan
Editor's note: It's a question many Chicagoans can answer at length: Why did you choose to root for the Cubs or White Sox? While both teams will find it difficult-if not impossible-to reach the...
View ArticleTalk like an adult, already!
Like a cougar wearing a too-short skirt, once you hit a certain age, it's time to stop using "hip" language. And if you're like me, that time has long since arrived. I'm not suggesting you start using...
View ArticleGet off my cell
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that police officers usually need a warrant before they can search an arrested suspect's cellphone.The court said on a 9-0 vote in an opinion written by Chief...
View ArticleYears in the making: FinleyKnight
Though FinleyKnight only recently released its self-titled debut, the principle musicians in the band already have been making music together in some form or another for more than two decades. It...
View Article'We got a weapon here?'
The CTA driver walks briskly down the bus aisle, his voice calm and firm as he keeps saying, "Break it up, break it up."In a public transit system as large as Chicago's, scuffles break out from time to...
View ArticleDebunking rosé: Facts, myths about the pretty pinks
The first days of summer are like an alarm clock for rosé drinkers. "The first nice day of the season, you'll see rosé sales skyrocket. Everyone thinks, 'It's sunny and warm, I want something pink,'"...
View ArticleEd Sheeran becomes a rapper (!) on "X"
**1/2 (out of 4)Busker-turned-pop superstar Ed Sheeran has spent years touring extensively with Taylor Swift, and the pairing couldn't have been more fitting. On the English singer's 2011 breakout "+,"...
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 ArticleThursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EAT440 Summer EatsOne Financial Place Plaza 440 S. LaSalle St.Leave the brown bag at home and join the folks from The Nosh at this Thursday-only outdoor dining market featuring offerings from Little...
View ArticleBulletproof?
In Dallas, where Kevin Laude grew up, it was common for his friends and neighbors to own guns. Some even kept ammunition in the trunks of their cars for an impromptu trip to the shooting range.But when...
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