Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATRevolution Craft Beer DinnerCompass Bar433 W. Diversey Parkway 773-248-3230A four-course menu features four beers from the Chicago brewery, with pairings including braised pork flautas with Cross of...
View ArticleChicago's minimum wage hiked
Chicago's minimum wage will bump from $8.25 to $10 on July 1, and then gradually increase to $13 in 2019, after the City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance backed by Mayor Emanuel. "We cannot allow...
View ArticleCold weather, hot tickets
***= Recommended showsOn sale 10 a.m. FridayAdam Devine, Thursday, Feb. 26 ($29, all ages) at Vic Theatre.***Fall Out Boy, Saturday, Jan. 24 ($45, 18+) at Lincoln Hall.Mat Kearney, Parachute, Judah and...
View ArticleWednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATOkonomi Ramen NightAni3056 N. Lincoln Ave. 872-206-8553Warm up with a bowl of ramen from chef Shin Matsuda paired with a glass of sake or a Japanese beer. The weekly deal also includes tastings from...
View ArticleThink before you tweet
It might be time to change that old adage, "Think before you speak," to: "Think before you tweet." Social media has become a mecca of foolish behavior and idiotic opinions. Take Marisa Martin, for...
View ArticleSanta speedo run returns to Boystown
Get ready to watch on Saturday as hundreds of ho-ho-homosexuals and straight allies spill out of Sidetrack bar in Boystown like bees from a hive and spend 10-15 liberating minutes dashing through the...
View ArticleNew minimum wage could change city's business climate
On July 1, Chicago's new $13 minimum wage will begin to phase in, with a bump from $8.25 to $10 an hour. Labor activists, Mayor Emanuel and most aldermen said the new wage will give low-paid workers a...
View Article2014 in one jam
Since 2009, DJ Earworm has been compiling the biggest songs of the year into a quick and digestible mix that is a treat in and of itself. Question though: What happens when the hits of the year are...
View Article'Twist Your Dickens, or Scrooge You'
This time of year, reruns of holiday specials-Island of Misfit Toys, anyone?-have a way of transporting you back to your childhood. Former "The Colbert Report" writers Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort are...
View ArticleIce skating rink opening soon
Parson's wants you to have some hot chicken with your cold ice skates. Humboldt Park restaurant and bar Parson's Chicken & Fish announced Wednesday that an ice skating rink that has been in the...
View ArticleAdd your pup to your holiday card
When it comes to camera-shy pets, Instagram filters can only do so much. But as your feeds fill with "#blessed" seasonal greetings and portraits of friends' newborns festooned in Santa hats this time...
View ArticleMcCormick Pl. Green Line stop delayed
CTA riders won't be getting a new Green Line stop for the holidays.The city has pushed back the targeted open date for the new Green Line stop by McCormick Place to early next year, said Pete Scales, a...
View Article'I'd settle for less f**king tragedy.'
"I would settle for less f**king tragedy," Jon Stewart said Wednesday night.After a Staten Island, N.Y., grand jury issued no indictment against police officer Daniel Pantaleo for chokeholding Eric...
View ArticleThursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATThe Nosh Lunch Market (Free!)Block Thirty Seven108 N. State St. 312-261-4700The shopping center's first floor transforms into a food court where you can grab lunch from 10 restaurants and food...
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Social media $*@# ups
So ... I don't work at RedEye anymore. After four years aboard this weird red spaceship, I'm heading out to try something different. Aside from co-workers who are more like family, opportunities to...
View ArticleTwo dudes a-dancing
On the forth day of Christmas, two guys want to see, their dance moves inspire our city. Co-workers and friends Matt Monnin, 34, of Lakeview, and Peter Frederiksen, 27, of Logan Square, are squaring...
View Article'Wild' heart can't be broken
3 stars (out of four)This year's superior movie about a young woman going on a very long walk, "Wild" bests the recent "Tracks" (which starred Mia Wasikowska) in that it feels like a true story...
View ArticleAnti-'revenge porn' goes to Gov. Quinn
State lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would make punishments for those convicted of producing "revenge porn" more severe."Revenge porn" is the term for pornographic images and videos that are...
View Article'Tis the season...for thievery
Emily Dovi came home from work on the evening Nov. 18 expecting to see a six-foot box containing a partially decorated Christmas tree on her Logan Square doorstep.But the artificial tree, an online...
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