Bears newbies have a taste for cheese
While this year's sluggish start might leave Bears fans feeling apathetic going into Sunday's game against Green Bay, they should at least take solace in the fact that they're still participating in...
View ArticleReview: Foo Fighters''Sonic Highways'
**1/2 (out of 4) As beloved genre torchbearer Dave Grohl toes the line of being "a guy who just loves rock 'n roll, man," no one bats an eye to the fact that his band hasn't made an interesting song in...
View ArticleA gondola for the Museum Campus?
Imagine zooming through the sky from Union Station, past Buckingham Fountain with stops at the Field Museum and Adler Planetarium in a vessel that resembles an amusement park ride before ending your...
View ArticleHow to read a jobs report
On the first Friday of every month, the country's financial elite wake up early and breathlessly await the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly Employment Situation Summary-or, as you probably...
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Lolla's final tab for fixing Grant Park
What was once a mud-wrestling pit at Grant Park during Lollapalooza has returned to being Chicago's grassy front yard.The chain-link fences surrounding the park finally came down and restoration of...
View Article'Delete' button: Bears season
Feeling good about the Bears this season has been no easy task.For every one-handed grab Brandon Marshall makes, Jay Cutler turns the ball over. For every dominating performance Willie Young or Kyle...
View ArticleManic Monday done right
EATAfter Dark MenuTravelle330 N. Wabash Ave. 312-923-9988The Langham's outdoor restaurant Elle on the River is closed for the summer, but you can still order the Mediterranean tacos ($3 each) in...
View ArticleFight over CTA No. 11 Lincoln bus continues
After years of contentious budget hearings about proposed service cuts, increases in the prices of unlimited ride passes and the rocky transition to the Ventra fare payment system, the looming public...
View ArticleJose Abreu named AL Rookie of Year
Jose Abreu said he is trying his best to learn how to speak English and he hopes to be able to conduct an entire interview in English one day.For now, the affable White Sox slugger from Cuba said he is...
View ArticleFerguson braces for grand jury
Tensions are building in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. as the community girds for a decision by a grand jury over whether to indict the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black...
View ArticleRegular pot smokers = smaller brains
Experimental mice have been telling us this for years, but pot-smoking humans didn't want to believe it could happen to them: Compared with a person who never smoked marijuana, someone who uses...
View ArticleBig Ten basketball returns
In recent years, Big Ten basketball has surpassed Big Ten football in terms of depth and national relevance. That trend continues this season as the league boasts a national title contender in...
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How will Chicago handle Ebola?
Bleach was everywhere.Jugs of it. Canisters of disposable bleach wipes.The so-called containment suite at Rush University Medical Center was stocked with bleach, ready to kill the Ebola virus should it...
View ArticleDon't call it a rivalry
It would be fair to say "Bear down" has turned into "lay down" when it comes to games against thePackers. The Monsters of the Midway haven't lived up to the nickname recently when they play Green...
View ArticleHottest Chicago concerts on sale
***= Recommended showsOn sale 10 a.m. FridayLaurie Berkner, Susie Lampert, Sunday, Feb. 1 ($35, all ages) at Park West.Father John Misty, Friday, April 3 ($25, 18+) at Vic Theatre.Fouseytube, Friday,...
View ArticleJon Stewart's 'Rosewater' depicts journalist's strife
Asked how often someone told him, "I don't think that's a good idea" while making his first movie, "Rosewater" writer-director Jon Stewart replies with a laugh, "There were probably five a day," noting...
View ArticleO'Hare gets the cold shoulder
Chicago O'Hare is the worst airport in America for winter travelers who want to be on time and avoid crowds, according to a new report released Tuesday.Some 42 percent of flights are delayed at O'Hare...
View ArticleAzealia Banks delivers butts to the floor
3.5 stars (out of 4)Remember Azealia Banks' 2011 single "212"? Its instant charm and indisputable beat grabbed butts and delivered them to the dance floor. Unfortunately, since then Banks has made...
View ArticleTwo woman show
A mid-'90s bromance of epic proportions is stirring in "Matt & Ben," a 2003 Off-Broadway stage comedy that imagines the artistic process, hunger for celebrity and dude-tastic friendship between...
View ArticleU shall not pass
Chicago college students caught giving or selling their discounted CTA cards to friends or strangers may end up losing the card and paying full fare until the next school year, the transit agency said...
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