Brothers in 'edu-tainment'
Sequels can be tricky business. But on their second album as Run the Jewels (simply titled "Run the Jewels 2"), Brooklyn rapper/producer El-P and Atlanta MC Killer Mike up the ante on their...
View ArticleAll aboard the CTA Holiday Train
Happy Haul-idays!The CTA on Friday released the schedule for its annual Holiday Train, a six-car CTA train adorned with holiday lights and decorations that stops at rail stations as part of a...
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RedEye Rundown: Ice skating, holiday buses and more
A week from now, we'll be eating leftovers. But until then, we all have to live our lives and pretend like we're watching what we consume ahead of Thanksgiving. So listen up. There's a lot to catch you...
View ArticleFerguson jury reaches decision
A Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer on any charges in the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager unleashed a wave of violent protests Monday night similar...
View ArticleAvoiding the Turkey Day eat-and-run
The sound of ice being scraped off car windows in the morning, along with the sight of commuters huddled under heat lamps, can only mean one thing: It's the holiday season in Chicago once more. It also...
View ArticleKaty Perry's halftime
Break out the fireworks, jumbo bananas, spark-shooting bras and pure joy of unapologetic pop music: Katy Perry will reportedly perform the Super Bowl 2015 halftime show.According to multiple published...
View ArticleBears earn their happy ending Sunday
Thanksgiving week often is packed with drama, football-fueled or otherwise.The Bears gave Chicago a jump-start on that emotional roller coaster Sunday. Sure, the matchup against old coach Lovie Smith...
View ArticleToy ... and game ... story
It's called the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, but there's more than just kids' stuff at the annual two-day spectacle-held last weekend at the Navy Pier.Many creators and publishers of adult-friendly board...
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Chicago's outdoor art gallery
Chicago's museums aren't the only homes to thought-provoking, inspiring and exceptional works of art.Consider the bronze sculpture by Christopher Wool called "Untitled (2013)," which stands next to...
View ArticleHidden holiday shopping interest rates
This holiday shopping season, if a retailer offers you a financing deal that sounds too good to be true, it probably is.That's the takeaway of a new report from financial website cardhub.com warning...
View ArticleBanged up Bulls
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The Bulls limped into town with continued uncertainty about the availability of injured veterans Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol and Kirk Hinrich for Monday night's game against the...
View ArticleU of C clears the air
Reversing course, the University of Chicago announced Monday that a student's Facebook profile was not hacked in an incident that resulted in an explicitly threatening Facebook post.On Wednesday, the...
View ArticleFerguson protests in Chicago
Hundreds of protesters marched Tuesday night through Downtown, chanting and making speeches over a loudspeaker about Ferguson, Mo., and Michael Brown, after spending much of the day hunkered down...
View ArticleBlackhawks + pit bulls = total cuteness
Hot men and puppies. That's really all we need in life, right?The teaser for the second annual "Bick's Pits" calendar has been released, and it's the cutest ever. You might need to sit down for this...
View ArticleWorking on its fitness
In yet another sign that the much anticipated Maggie Daley Park will be opening shortly, the Chicago Park District will begin offering fitness and other programs at the yet-to-be unveiled renovated...
View ArticleRapper Hoodie Allen is label-less and rising
An Ivy League degree, courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania. A job in sunny California at Google, arguably the world's biggest brand. It's a dream life for so many Millennials.Not Hoodie...
View ArticleGive thanks for new Chance the Rapper
"Surf" season has begun. The first track from "Surf," the new album from The Social Experiment -- a band consisting of members Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox and Nico "Donnie Trumpet"...
View ArticleTrolley crawl and Thanksgiving weekend fun
EATSunday SupperAzzurra Enotavola1467 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-278-5959Get a taste of Tuscany in Wicker Park with this weekly four-course, family-style dinner, which includes frittata with bitter greens,...
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