Beyoncé celebrates Beyoncé
When Beyoncé launched her self-titled visual album -- without so much as a hint -- on a late December night last year, the move jolted the industry.The pop diva rewrote the rules of how superstar acts...
View ArticleShow me the money: How to ask for a raise
Andrew Saenz had never asked for a raise before."I thought it was going to blow up right in my face," the 25-year-old Lincoln Park resident said. "It was my first time negotiating for anything like...
View ArticleDeliciousness overload
Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, Dec. 19 for Chicago's second annual Donut Fest.The event is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1st Ward/Chop Shop in Wicker Park. This year, organizers expanded the...
View ArticleHuge cost for Bears to start over
Maybe the biggest revelation in a bombshell day Friday at Halas Hall was the admission by Jay Cutler that with extreme scrutiny on the future of coach Marc Trestman and his coaching staff, he cannot be...
View Article3 more teens charged in slaying of boy
Charges have been filed against three more suspects in the slaying of 15-year-old Demario Bailey, who was shot to death while coming to the aid of his twin brother when the two were robbed on their...
View ArticleFree gift cards!
The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce will be giving away 100 Lakeview store gift cards loaded with $5 at the Southport and Paulina Brown Line stops Wednesday and Thursday.The chamber will be distributing...
View ArticleBears stay on the naughty list
At the top of every Bears fan's holiday wish list is a Super Bowl victory.But with the Bears having a 5-8 record heading into Monday's game against the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field, that would...
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Time to bow down to her Minajesty, Queen Nicki
"$50K for a verse, no album out!" Nicki Minaj spits in the middle of her Earth-shattering guest spot on Kanye West's "Monster." Think about that for a second: When the track, which also features Jay Z,...
View ArticleTwin honors slain brother
Two days after seeing his twin brother shot to death, 15-year-old Demacio Bailey stepped onto the basketball court Monday night to honor his memory."He said, 'Mama, Issy would want me to play ball,'"...
View ArticleESPN analysts sack Cutler
It was open season Monday night on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.It is hard to remember the last time ESPN's "Monday Night Football" crew went after a player harder and with such intensity. Then again,...
View ArticleFree CTA rides on NYE
CTA riders can take any CTA bus or train for free again this New Year's Eve.The free rides last from 10 p.m. Dec. 31 to 4 a.m. Jan. 1. The CTA has long offered a penny fare program on New Year's Eve;...
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Cast your votes
We picked the names (with your help-thanks for that!), now you get to vote. RedEye needs your help choosing the 2014 Chicago Sports Stud and Dud of the Year. Here are the nominees.STUDJackie Robinson...
View Article'Yippee-Ki-yay' holiday
When most people think Christmas, they think Bruce Willis and an office complex swarming with German terrorists. OK, maybe not most people. But when MCL Chicago managing director Michael Shepherd...
View ArticleChicago Restaurant Week 2015
Choose Chicago has released its list of 200-plus participating restaurants for 2015 Chicago Restaurant Week, running Jan. 30 through Feb. 12.To participate, restaurants serve fixed-price menus starting...
View ArticleFamily, friends honor slain teen
First, his friends recalled the great lengths he'd go to try to make them smile when they were having a rough day.Then his teachers and school administrators spoke of his unusual maturity for a...
View ArticleBoot camp-style schools teach code to career switchers
A year ago, Peggy Fox was analyzing grades and other data on student performance for Chicago Public Schools in a grant-funded position that was about to expire.Now Fox, 28, of Lincoln Square, is a...
View ArticleObamacare marketplace
WASHINGTON - Nearly 2.5 million people signed up for health plans using the federal Obamacare marketplace as of Friday, administration officials said Tuesday, offering a generally upbeat account of the...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston doesn't hold back
Jennifer Aniston's unleashed her thoughts on feminism and the disparities in the film industry in the latest issue of Allure.The "Friends" alum, who covers the beauty magazine's January issue in a...
View ArticleD'Angelo's newest is good but flawed
3 stars (out of four)Perhaps the only comeback more anticipated than an artist who hasn't released a new album in nearly 15 years is, uh, the return of an even higher power.So for D'Angelo, the R&B...
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