2 train taggers wore CTA uniforms
Wilmette police are investigating how two Chicago men wearing CTA uniforms and carrying CTA keys allegedly broke into a rail yard to spray paint three CTA rail cars.Officers said they were responding...
View ArticleNone for you, Halloween haters
Every year when October rolls around, I find myself frowning in the face of online anti-Halloween hate speech.Oh yeah, I'm calling it hate speech, and if you're offended by that then I'm definitely...
View ArticleChief Keef dropped from Interscope
Update: Keef posted a text conversation with Chicago rapper Lucki Eck$ to Twitter that if accurate, reveals he's officially no longer on Interscope and hasn't been for a week now: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Bro ass...
View Article2 screened for Ebola at O'Hare
Two people who arrived at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday from Liberia were under observation at Chicago hospitals as part of the city's infectious disease protocols after they experienced...
View ArticleHozier is one of the year's breakout acts
In some respects, time hasn't been on Hozier's side recently. He was only in town for three or four hours while performing at Lollapalooza, preventing him from checking out the Chicago blues that...
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Spiders, butt cleavage, pirate genitals
My editor told me I wasn't allowed to share any GIFs of Hump Day camels.But here is a link to a whole bunch, because no one tells me what to share.Anyway, here's a roundup of some things that I enjoyed...
View ArticleGet your Hump Day plans made
EATEat & Drink to the BeatHarris Theater205 E. Randolph Drive 312-334-7777Grab dinner from food trucks including Royal Cupcakes & Bakes, Tamale Spaceship and Giordano's; order a cocktail at the...
View ArticleNik Wallenda's walk
>>Broadcast live streaming video on UstreamIn less than two weeks, Nik Wallenda will wander across the Chicago River, and the livestream camera is already rolling. If you're a fan of looking at a...
View ArticleChance the Rapper on his new music
There will be a new Chance the Rapper full-length in 2014. In a lengthy interview with Billboard Magazine yesterday, the Chicago native revealed a lot of new information with the biggest announcement...
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Maggie Daley Park ice rink
Lace up your ice skates. You could be the next Shani Davis, the Chicago-native Olympic speedskater.The new winding ice skating ribbon at Maggie Daley Park is set to open in late November or early...
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Tippling Hall cocktails make a grand entrance in River North
Review: Tippling Hall 646 N. Franklin St. 312-448-9922Rating: 3 (out of four) Off to a good start"It's going to be the culmination of everything the Tippling Bros. likes to do with beverages, but times...
View ArticleReasons I never registered to vote (until now)
My darkest secret? Until this year, at the age of 27, I had never registered to vote.Just under the wire, I finally succumbed to the shame and ridicule and registered online in Illinois. Here are some...
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Review: Momotaro
Review:Momotaro820 W. Lake St. 312-733-4818Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good startRestaurateurs Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm of The Boka Restaurant Group have quite the collection of successful...
View ArticleEbola test positive for NYC doctor
A New York City doctor who treated Ebola patients in West Africa became the first person to test positive for the virus in America's largest city, setting off fresh fears about the spread of the...
View ArticleUIC-Halsted stop to be done in May
UIC students can expect a newly renovated CTA station-just in time for summer break.The UIC-Halsted Blue Line stop is undergoing a $16 million renovation, which includes adding an elevator to the...
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 ArticleTom Skilling: Happy Friday!
October 2014 has saved its nicest weather for its final weekend. And the timing couldn't more perfect. The area's in the midst of it's most spectacular array of fall colors in years, and good weather...
View ArticleDress that pet
You scoff and judge and take offense 11 months out of the year when you see a fellow pet-owner with her (or his) furball decked out in a glittered tutu and a T-shirt that reads "Mommy's Little...
View ArticleRandom explosives checks on the CTA
Riders and a public transit expert expressed skepticism about a Chicago police plan to stop some rush-hour riders before they pass through rail station turnstiles to screen their bags for...
View ArticleSplitting the lakefront path?
If the loud chorus from the public is any indication, Chicago's lakefront path could finally get the separate lanes for cyclists and pedestrians that frequent users have been begging for, under state...
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