We missed you, California stop
The California Blue Line station in Logan Square opened to fanfare Thursday as riders returned to a stop they said looked brighter and cleaner and smelled better.The station reopened at 1 a.m. There...
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Monogamy not enough?
Dear Anna,I'm in an LTR with an awesome girl whom I know is in love with me. and although I believe I'm in love with her and that our relationship is nearly perfect, I have never had an extended period...
View ArticleF**CK It: Impressive 'Fury'
***1/2 (out of four)A man appears on the horizon on a horse. He looks commanding, invincible. Riding his beautiful animal, he surveys a smoky battlefield. Suddenly another man jumps off of a tank and...
View ArticleChicago Sports owners' best one-liners
Thursday saw a rarity in Chicago sports not unlike the northern lights or a Cubs World Series appearance.The Media Advertising Club of Chicago's annual luncheon at the Marriott Chicago brought together...
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Eff lunch: 7 new brunch spots
The gloomy fall days that Mother Nature has been serving up lately make staying in bed on weekend mornings seem like a viable prospect. These seven restaurants are providing that much-needed motivation...
View ArticleDamen Blue Line stop to close Monday for 2 months
Step aside, Shia LaBeouf and Lindsay Lohan. The CTA Blue Line has been stealing the spotlight for some odd incidents lately.The line has generated some eyebrow-raising headlines, from a man charged...
View ArticleNick Offerman speaks
Nick Offerman never would be caught up a creek without a paddle. He has made several of his own."When you make something that has a very active function like a canoe or even a canoe paddle and you get...
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Foo Fighters celebrate Chicago
"I haven't played a place with a clock in front of me in a long fucking time."It's been 20 years since Dave Grohl recorded a demo tape as a one-man project that eventually became the Foo Fighters, and...
View ArticleBusinesses prepare for winter freeze
Last winter-season of the fabled Polar Vortex, Chiberia and countless Instagram videos of people tossing boiling water into subzero air-was brutal. This upcoming winter could be nearly as bad,...
View ArticleBears no match for Miami no-names
You know all those photos circulating the Internet of rubble that used to be the Wrigley Field bleachers?Bears fans look at that wreckage and probably see their football team.It's hard not to after...
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DuSable Park fails to take root
Consider DuSable Park the Block 37 of parkland.Like Block 37, the prime real estate that stood vacant for decades at Randolph and State streets until a shopping center went up on the site, the scrubby...
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Roundup: Hot RedEye stories of the week
Welcome back, kids. We've got four more days to go to until the weekend.That sounds depressing, but it's not going to be THAT bad. In fact, last week wasn't horrible either, judging by some of RedEye's...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATFall Apple MenuSola 3868 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-327-3868The North Center restaurant serves a $30 three-course dinner Monday through Wednesday during October that includes butternut squash and roasted...
View ArticleFare dispute? Ask the bus driver
Riders who board a CTA bus only to find out they don't have enough money on their Ventra cards may ask the bus driver to doublecheck their balances and then pay their fares with cash or personal bank...
View ArticlePartial solar eclipse this week
Attention stargazers: Thursday afternoon's sunset will coincide with a partial solar eclipse. That means the sun - when spied through eclipse glasses or other special viewing devices - will appear...
View ArticleFoo Fighters are coming to Wrigley
At the Foo Fighters show at Cubby Bear last week, Dave Grohl teased the crowd about a possible show across the street at Wrigley Field some day -- following the leads of friends Paul McCartney and...
View ArticleWhy Chicago should root for the Royals
As a die-hard fan of the White Sox, I have a genuine emotional conflict in cheering for the Kansas City Royals in the World Series. It's too soon to forget they "royally" kicked our posteriors this...
View ArticleHoverboarding is real
From wheel-less Tek Dek to Marty McFly, a company is claiming to have invented a functioning hoverboard.>>Video HERE if you're on a mobile device.According to the Kickstarter campaign for Hendo...
View ArticlePlaying not-nice in 'Listen Up Philip'
In my experience, "Listen Up Philip" star Jason Schwartzman is an accommodating, easygoing guy. Ask him what he's been listening to, and he'll go look at his music library (answer: Steve Gunn,...
View ArticleThe essentials: Smak-Tak in Jefferson Park
Smak-Tak5961 N. Elston Ave. 773-763-1123Looks like: A knotty pine-covered ski chaletSounds like: The rapid-fire buzz of Polish-speaking dinersSmells like: Garlicky links of freshly grilled Polish...
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