Obama presidential library and the CTA
A CTA Blue Line station that has been boarded up and abandoned for more than 40 years could reopen if President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama choose to build the Obama presidential library on...
View ArticleNeed a kidney? Here, take mine
Like plenty of stories, Joe Barrett and Brad Szczecinski's starts with a girl. But this isn't going where you think.Szczecinski began attending Park Community Church in Lincoln Park because of this...
View ArticleTerrorism suspect's parents speak
Moments after her teenage son pleaded not guilty to charges he plotted to join the Islamic State, Zarine Khan delivered a tearful but stern message Tuesday for her son's alleged recruiters.Her hands...
View ArticleTweedy, Fifth Harmony tickets on sale
***= Recommended showsOn sale 10 a.m. FridayFifth Harmony, Jacob Whitesides, Jasmine V, Mahogany Lox, Saturday, March 14 ($34, all ages) at Vic Theatre.The Kooks, Saturday, May 2 ($30-$35, 18+) at Vic...
View ArticleRoscoe Village package thief?
A Roscoe Village man has posted video footage from his home surveillance system of a person visiting his front porch around the time that packages were stolen there last week.Damian Jacoby, 39, says...
View ArticleA very big beagle rescue
If your New Year's resolution was to shed a few pounds, Kale Chips the beagle can sympathize.The ironically named 85-pound beagle was recently surrendered to Chicago Animal Care and Control by an...
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Is Jimmy Butler Bulls' best?
Jimmy Butler's all grown up.In just four years, the 25-year-old Marquette product went from being the 30th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and barely playing as a rookie to suddenly being considered as the...
View ArticleWhat is alcohol addiction?
Gyms aren't the only places that see a membership spike after the holidays.Alexian Brothers Health System, which offers addiction treatment programs in the Chicago area, saw 20 percent more calls about...
View ArticleChipotle: No pork
Chipotle says it stopped serving pork at hundreds of its restaurants after suspending a supplier that violated its standards.Chris Arnold, a spokesman for the Mexican food chain, told The Associated...
View ArticleUpdate on Emanuel's son robbery
Chicago Police questioned an 18-year-old man in connection with last month's robbery of Mayor Emanuel's son and released him Tuesday evening without charges, according to a police source. RedEye is not...
View ArticleEmanuel's economy: Not enough?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday laid out a second-term economic plan he said would focus on the city's struggling neighborhoods as he fights critics who say his policies so far have mainly benefited...
View ArticleBloody mary at Maggie Daley Park?
Chicagoans will be able to grab a bite to eat later this year inside or on the rooftop seating area of a restaurant to be built in Maggie Daley Park under a deal approved Wednesday.The Chicago Park...
View ArticleStudent debt glues graduates to floor
Public education ain't so public these days.Last month the federal government released a report warning of the increasing unaffordability of public universities nationwide, noting that while state...
View ArticleJanuary at the gym
Oh, the joys of early January. The whole year-and gyms across the country-are full of hope. Typically, I'm one to skip the gym until the third week of January-you know, when most people stop kidding...
View ArticleMaggie Daley Park thriving
Although the ice skating ribbon at Maggie Daley Park has been open for only one month, it's become such a hot attraction that more than 28,000 pairs of skates have been rented since Dec. 13.Skate...
View ArticleParkas, popcorn: Winter movie guide
The first few months of the movie year have become, well, weird. January includes a combination of awards contenders ("Selma,""American Sniper") and expected nonsense ("Taken 3,""The Wedding Ringer"),...
View ArticleThe best and worst of the 2015 Oscar nominations
Here we go again. Take a deep breath, I tell myself. It's just the Oscars (taking place Feb. 22).Yes, I reply, but there were just so many terrible decisions! How can I not be upset? To elaborate,...
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10 new weekend brunch options
With the holiday season over and spring nowhere in sight, we won't judge if your weekend brunch routine has devolved into hunkering down in your apartment with a box of cereal. Find your antidote to...
View ArticleNew blood in vampire fiction
Readers seem thirsty as ever for vampire tales, and Seth Grahame-Smith is more than happy to inject some new blood into the genre."The Last American Vampire" is the latest novel from the 39-year-old...
View ArticleJohn Fox to the Bears? Maybe...
Our kind of guy, for our kind of town.That's what John Fox would be if the Bears end up hiring him. I prefer to think of him as the Joe Maddon of the NFL. He's an older, wiser coach who somehow fell...
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