Thanksgiving Day Parade
Chicago kicked off Thursday's turkey day festivities with the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade at Congress Parkway and State Street. The lineup for the parade includes 2014 grand marshal Dee Snider...
View ArticleFerguson protester released
A Logan Square man charged with aggravated battery against a Chicago police officer during a Ferguson, Mo.-related protest was ordered released from custody Thursday after a highly charged hearing that...
View ArticleBears hopeful despite bleak outlook
DETROIT - The Chicago Bears' 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thursday all but mathematically eliminated them from playoff contention. After falling to 5-7, players understand their bleak outlook and...
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The Second City's Black Friday shopping advice
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just the beginning. Welcome, Americans, to the official start of the holiday shopping season.No matter how much you all-caps the message "Christmas was invented by...
View ArticleWatch: 'Star Wars: The Force' teaser
"There's been an awakening. Have you felt it?" (If not, you probably noticed its impact Friday morning on Twitter or Facebook)That's how the first official teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams'"Star Wars:...
View Article2 shot, 1 fatally, in Mag Mile Nordstrom: source
A gunman shot a woman before turning the gun on himself Friday night in what police describe as a domestic-related shooting at the Nordstrom store on North Michigan Avenue.The man, whose age was not...
View ArticleMichigan Ave. Nordstrom shooting
Family of a woman shot by her ex-boyfriend while working at a Nordstrom store off North Michigan Avenue say she was fatally shot on her 22nd birthday, before she could come home to a surprise birthday...
View ArticleNever 'Let It Go'
If you're not quite ready to "let it go," you won't have to."Frozen" star Idina Menzel told The Telegraph that a Disney sequel is on the horizon."They're all in the works," Menzel said when asked to...
View ArticleAfter shooting, Nordstrom reopens
The Nordstrom just off of North Michigan Avenue bore few signs Sunday of the fatal shooting that had taken place less than 48 hours earlier amid a crowd of holiday shoppers.The luxury department store...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATThe Dinner Party City Winery1200 W. Randolph St. 312-733-9463 The Bristol chef Chris Pandel cooks for the audience and chats with "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" author Rebecca Skloot,...
View ArticleWhat to watch in December
While the traditional networks fill their schedules with holiday specials and/or repeats in December, viewers looking for something new can venture over to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Acorn TV and...
View ArticleOvernight parking ban starts Monday
Drivers, beware of where you park.Starting early Monday, the winter overnight parking ban starts. Regardless of snow, parking is banned from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. from Dec. 1 to March 31 on 107 miles of...
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West Pullman's 116th Street sees uptick in homicides
Jason Draper and his wife Leonore, an anti-violence activist, were at an April fundraiser to raise awareness about gun crime when he decided to duck out early to grab some food and head home to rest....
View ArticleCTA's nostalgic gifting
The CTA is betting riders will be nostalgic for the days before Ventra cards and bag checks at busy rail stations.The agency last month introduced its "Heritage Collection" of T-shirts, coffee mugs and...
View ArticleOvernight parking ban begins
More than 200 drivers got a rude awakening on Monday when they discovered their cars were towed.The city counted 239 cars towed on the first day of the annual-and seasonal-overnight parking ban,...
View ArticleAIDS pandemic reached tipping point
The world has finally reached "the beginning of the end" of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV.The number...
View ArticleMinimum wage hike approved
A hike in Chicago's minimum wage was all but guaranteed this week after a city council committee passed an ordinance Monday that would raise the city's wage from $8.25 to $13 by 2019-a 57 percent...
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Crafting success: Indo duo recycle trash into works of art
Forget oil paints, ceramics and charcoal. Crystal Hodges and Linsey Burritt completed one of their most recent installations using those colorful plastic capsules found in grocery store vending...
View ArticleHoliday survival
'Twas the month before Christmas. And of course you were headed to a shitty party.Want to avoid those unwanted mistletoe kisses and super awkward small talk? Abbi and Ilana of Broad City are here with...
View ArticleGive me a name?
The sea pup polls are open.Chicago's cuddly ambassador of conservation - the orphaned southern sea otter pup who was rescued and brought to the Shedd Aquarium - needs a name.Since her introduction to...
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