Riot Fest muck-up cleanup
Riot Fest became a mud fest this year.Just how much damage was done to Humboldt Park, home of the three-day music festival, still was being assessed Monday, according to the Chicago Park District. But...
View ArticleNew Chicago concerts on sale: Ariana Grande, Stevie Wonder
*** = Matt Pais' recommended showsOn sale 10 a.m. FridayIan Hunter and the Rant Band, Friday, Nov. 14 ($35, 18+) at Park West.Railroad Earth, Friday, Jan. 16 ($27.50, 18+) at Vic Theatre.***Damien...
View ArticleYou're not a hot mess
I just turned 29, but since I returned to grad school (thus decreasing my bank account and increasing my intake of cheap beer), I've felt kind of like a mess. My only furniture is a decade old bed, a...
View ArticleArt Institute ranked No. 1
In a world of crummy online comments and sometimes brutally honest reviews, The Art Institute of Chicago has something to celebrate. The museum was named the best in the world by travel review site...
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Tightroping across Chicago skyline
Nik Wallenda, seventh-generation member of the famed "Flying Wallendas" acrobatic performance family, is planning to walk more than 50 floors above and across the Chicago River, between Marina City's...
View ArticleUptown turnaround?
After more than twenty years living on North Magnolia Avenue in Uptown, Victoria McGhee had had enough."I felt like, every time I hear gunfire, I have to run outside and check where my kids are," she...
View ArticleTake to the lake with sailing
Ian Williams is one of the lucky few who can say he quit his day job to get paid to sail around the world."As a keen sportsman, it's anybody's dream to be a professional sportsman in the sport they...
View ArticleMillennials love libraries
It may come as a surprise to those of a certain age group, but millennials are more likely than their elders to say important information is not available on the Internet. Younger folks also are more...
View ArticleTurn up the music(al)!
Chicago's theater scene is known for its groundbreaking plays and experimental comedy, but when it comes to original musical works, local actress, director and choreographer Amber Mak felt there was...
View ArticleNo competition for TBOX?
UPDATE: RedEye has received a statement from the offices of the 1st Ward and Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno. "Earlier today, we saw the story the RedEye posted. Since then, we've heard from the local...
View ArticleBlackhawks' Olczyk to voice 'NHL 15'
In the recently released "NHL 15," you can score spectacular goals with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. Or make mind-blowing saves with Corey Crawford. But even they can't be in on every play in the...
View ArticleVogue called it, butts are back
Who would've thought Sir Mix-A-Lot's catchy booty song would make headlines in 2014-beyond Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda," that is? Well, news flash: The Hollywood body officially has redefined itself in...
View Article'Awful' sign, new restrictions
To prevent another big sign like the one Donald Trump attached to his riverfront skyscraper, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is introducing an ordinance allowing new signs along the waterway but substantially...
View Article27 questions for Nik Wallenda
Perhaps you've heard the latest daredevil buzz: Wire walker Nik Wallenda will tightrope untethered over the Chicago River on Nov. 2.Perched on a wire more than 50 stories high above the Chicago River,...
View ArticleCTA bus ridership seeing year-over-year decline
Love is patient-unless it is waiting for a CTA bus. Just ask Crystal Carrazco.Carrazco, 22, used to take the No. 9-Ashland bus from her Ukrainian Village home to catch the No. 73-Armitage bus to her...
View ArticleDetenion center uses graffiti as therapy
The walls were brown; not the nice, warm hue in decor magazines, just plain, dull brown. I was only in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center for a few hours, but I already could feel the...
View ArticleWhen you go to the wrong airport...
When you've lived in Chicago for a while -- six years for me -- you start getting cocky. You can make a bus-to-train transfer with the grace of a swan, you know about the secret food court on the...
View ArticleQuick and dirty advice: Fall edition
Happy fall, folks! It's time for turning leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and the fall edition of quick and dirty advice. If you're jonesin for summer's edition, read it here. Now tie your scarf on...
View Article'The Maze Runner' is just meh
**1/2 (out of four)Two activities in "The Maze Runner"-fighting to stay in a circle and considering climbing a very tall wall-reminded me of "American Gladiators," which made me think of "American...
View Article#GetFested this weekend
With Riot Fest in the rearview mirror, the season for big summer music festivals has come to a close. Just because you've already Lolla'd and Pitchfork'd and Rioted doesn't mean there aren't a few more...
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