O'Hare, Midway flights resume 'at reduced rate': FAA
Some flights are arriving and departing from Chicago "at a reduced rate" after a fire deliberately set at an FAA radar center grounded more than a thousand planes in Chicago and across the country,...
View ArticlePierogi shows Bears curses are real
The day before the 2011 NFC championship game, I was pretty excited. Like many Chicagoans, I looked forward to the Bears maybe reaching the Super Bowl again. Characteristic of Chicago in winter, it was...
View ArticleLGBTQ cultural 'takeovers' are coming
LGBTQ event planners want to help some of Chicago's cultural attractions roll out the welcome mat for the city's queer community.The Welcoming Committee, a Boston-based events organization launched in...
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RedEye Rundown: Airports, vinyls and Malort
A year is a long time.Last September around this date, we were talking about the series finale of Breaking Bad and Transformers was in Chicago blowing $#!T up. Also around this time in 2013, we...
View ArticleKacey Musgraves rocks the Riv
Late in her 90-minute set Saturday at the Riviera, Kacey Musgraves introduced a new song ("Cup of Tea") by recognizing that the tune fits thematically with much of the 26-year-old country star's...
View ArticleHow to protect yourself from ID theft
Hundreds of dollars to an online gaming company. A $4 fast food tab. A few pennies here or there for who knows what.Kathryn Broderick, 28, of Lincoln Park, doesn't have weird spending habits, but the...
View ArticleNext stop: Damen's new CTA station mural
The CTA is holding a public meeting in October about new art that will be installed at the Damen Blue Line station.West Town residents will be able to meet Gaston Nogues of Ball-Nogues Studio, the...
View ArticleRoaming LGBTQ party to straight bars
Is Chicago ready for a Guerrilla Gay Bar resurgence? Organizers of Chicago Take Over (CTO)-a floating LGBTQ party that will commandeer a straight bar once a month-are confident the social experiment,...
View ArticleLa Roux's half-hour sandwiches
"Cruel Sexuality.""Kiss and Not Tell.""Sexotheque." The songs on La Roux's long-awaited, fantastic sophomore album "Trouble in Paradise" clearly seem lusty. But Elly Jackson, the singer and primary...
View Article5 TV crossovers that need to happen
Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson quickly became friends Sunday night, and just as swiftly proceeded to beat the living hell out of each other.The much-anticipated "Family Guy" and "Simpsons" crossover...
View ArticleInside the CTA's $240 million facelift
What can $240 million buy?How about: Second baseman Robinson Cano for 10 years in a 2013 deal inked by the Seattle Mariners, which didn't make the playoffs this year though Cano was named Mariners...
View ArticleHow to survive Bulls media day
Before the Bulls could get to business shooting, passing, defending and doing all the other things they need to practice before the season begins, they had one huge hurdle Monday: media day.It may seem...
View Article'The walking ATM' cab driver
Driving a taxi sits among the most dangerous occupations, according to federal statistics, and seems to consistently snag a spot on lists of most stressful jobs. Cab drivers work long hours while...
View ArticleWhy Ceres Cafe's stiff drinks are some of Chicago's best
Ceres Cafe141 W. Jackson Blvd. 312-427-3443Looks like: A crowded, '80s-era wood-paneled bar/restaurantSounds like: A buzz of happy hour conversations and clinking glassesSmells like: Fried food and...
View ArticleFirst U.S. Ebola case
A man who flew from Liberia to Texas has become the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus to be diagnosed in the United States, health officials said on Tuesday, a sign the outbreak...
View ArticleExtreme CTA makeover: Wilson stop
CTA riders who use the Wilson Red Line stop soon will need a new thesaurus.For years, some riders have used words such as...
View ArticleKrewella, an Electronic Dance Mess
Chicago EDM trio Krewella is no longer, as Kris "Rain Man" Trindl is now suing his former bandmates Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf for $5 million after allegedly kicking him out of the band after the...
View ArticleWhy you should still talk football
My wife hates sports and has always had special vitriol toward football. Being an art school chick who hung out with goths and hipsters, she learned to tune out all the maniacal Green Bay cheese heads...
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7 Halloween parties to rock this month
Freaks are the new zombies, if this year's Halloween parties are any indication. Bars are embracing the twisted, dark side of the holiday with freak show-themed bashes that lend themselves to some...
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