Snow, rain could make for slick roads this weekend
The next several days will show us just how spoiled we've gotten this winter.Snow or snow showers are in the forecast from Friday night through at least Tuesday, when an Alberta clipper will "dig...
View ArticleSnow causes air travel delays, cancellations
Light snow fell overnight and caused some issues on area roads and has impacted air travel, but nothing serious, according to the National Weather Service and Illinois State Police.As of 10:30 a.m.,...
View ArticleSmash-and-grab at North Side store
A Best Buy store on the North Side was burglarized during a smash-and-grab incident early Sunday morning, police said.Around 4:45 a.m., a Dodge Caravan struck one of the windows in the Best Buy store,...
View ArticleMadonna defends altered photos
Madonna is defending herself against criticism after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album. Madonna's...
View Article'Only One' celebrates North West
Many may want to dismiss "Only One," which arrived Jan. 1 and is the first track released from a collaboration between Kanye West and none other than Sir Paul McCartney, for reasons such as:It's...
View ArticleWhat to do on Monday
EATRaise the DoughNellcote833 W. Randolph St. 312-432-0500The West Town restaurant celebrates National Pizza Week by donating a portion of the proceeds from every pie sold to rescue group One Tail at a...
View ArticleSnowstorm could bring up to 11 inches
Temperatures will plummet to dangerously low levels overnight as snowstorms that began overnight are expected to dump up to 6 inches of snow in some parts of northern Illinois by the time they finish...
View ArticleWinter TV preview: Snuggle up with more than 30 new shows
A shifty lawyer, a whiskey-loving clergyman, a dashing knight, secret agents, hackers, lovers, cops and music moguls are among the new characters TV viewers will meet as the winter season launches...
View ArticleChicago sports resolutions
If all goes according to plan in 2015, Chicago fans will be toasting three championship teams before the Bears can fall too far behind in the NFC North.RedEye has laid out an aggressive set of New...
View Article'Pretty, pretty darn cold here.'
This week's snowfall is telling Chicagoans that winter has arrived. And continued subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as minus 30 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday should serve notice it's not...
View ArticleS. Side park for Obama library?
During two public forums next week, the Chicago Park District will propose the transfer of several acres of South Side parkland to City Hall control to make way for the Obama presidential library,...
View ArticleNot so sneaky thieves
Two teens who robbed a gas station at gunpoint early Sunday, only making off with candy, were arrested minutes later after police followed their footprints, prosecutors said Monday.Ricardo Moreno, 19,...
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White American winter
For all the hubbub about Starbucks' latest drink launch, you'd think the coffee giant was the first to bring the flat white to Chicago. Sorry guys, Intelligentsia sold the concoction for a week last...
View ArticleHawks lacking starter fuel
Patrick Sharp has a simple solution to the Blackhawks' recent early-game woes: "Have better starts."With that, the veteran winger sat back in his dressing room stall with a wry grin.So, problem...
View ArticleMetra's frigid all-nighter
Metra says it will have personnel on duty overnight Monday to help ensure that trains will run on time during the morning rush hour Tuesday, despite the expected snow and cold. "We're taking all...
View ArticleWeather Q & A: Polar vortex or simply winter?
A year after a brutally cold spell was blamed on something called the polar vortex - which was treated like a northern invasion by the media and as a conquering hero by children impressed by its power...
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Homicides down in 2014, but list of victims still staggering
While Chicago saw a slight decrease in homicides in 2014, communities such as Humboldt Park-where gang recruitment has turned deadly-and Rogers Park saw a jump in slayings even as some South Side areas...
View ArticleGolden Globe predictions
The No. 1 reasons to watch the Golden Globes are the hosting powers of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and, yes, the possibility that a live event featuring intoxicated celebrities will lead to some...
View ArticleLet's talk about Coachella
It's Jan. 6 and we're already talking about fest lineups for 2015. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.While the lineup for Coachella (which is in California, if you didn't know that) doesn't necessarily mean anything...
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Tiki bar time in Logan Square
Hold on to your cocktail umbrellas: Paul McGee is opening another tiki bar in Chicago. McGee led the resurgence of tiki cocktails in Chicago with the opening of Three Dots and a Dash with Lettuce...
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