NBC launches probe into Brian Williams's statements
NBC News launched an internal investigation Friday into statements made by its lead anchor, Brian Williams, about his reporting from Iraq in 2003, as well as stories he told about his award-winning...
View Article2 TV pilots will shoot in Chicago next month
As TV pilot season gears up, at least two projects will be filming in town next month, according to Rich Moskal of the Chicago Film Office.The NBC drama "Love is a Four Letter Word," from Diana Son,...
View ArticleDibs in verse
Men's hearts stripped bare of compassion for their fellow men.Unclaimable plots becoming their own,Or so they decree.When whiteness falls glacial powder obscures, divulges.Unshapes the shapes; eclipses...
View ArticleState confirms 6 cases of measles in Cook County
Lab tests pending for three babies diagnosed with measles at a Palatine day care center have been confirmed as positive for measles, state health officials announced Friday night.The Illinois...
View ArticleKaty Perry's dancing shark takes bite out of artist's idea
The dancing sharks that stole some of the spotlight during Katy Perry's Super Bowl halftime show have taken a bite out of an artist's bid to sell small figurines of them.After the stumbling and...
View ArticleChris Pratt makes good on Super Bowl bet, visits sick kids at Boston hospital
Chris Pratt was teased about his early acting roles while being roasted Friday night at Harvard University, where he received the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award by America's oldest undergraduate...
View ArticleWeekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
A boutique blowout, cider summit and more things to do in Chicago this weekend.EATCandy Crush CrawlOld Crow Smokehouse3506 N. Clark St. 312-850-8168Wear a candy- or Valentine's Day-themed costume and...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
'Fifty Shades of Shakespeare,' wine tasting and more things to do in Chicago on Monday, Feb. 9. EATNow OpenLabriola Ristorante & Cafe535 N. Michigan Ave. 312-955-3100Executive chef John Caputo of...
View ArticleSam Smith wins 4 Grammys, Beck takes home album of the year
On a Grammy night heavy on nostalgia and generally lacking in surprise, Beck bested heavily favored artists such as Beyonce and Sam Smith for album of the year.The 57th annual Grammy Awards gave Beck's...
View ArticleLong-awaited Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opens
A roughly 2 1/2-mile gap in CTA rail service that lasted 38 years on the Near South Side was eliminated Sunday, when Green Line trains started making stops at a station on Cermak Road near State...
View ArticleGrammys 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees
Sam Smith won the Grammy for record of the year at the 57th Grammy Award for his song "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" Sunday.Smith, who was one of the top nominees going into the night, also won for...
View ArticleStrong sales expected to push Powerball jackpot over $450 million
Brisk sales of Powerball lottery tickets for Wednesday's huge jackpot are expected to push the potential prize-winning haul over $450 million. It is the lottery's third-largest jackpot ever.No player...
View Article'Better Call Saul' recap: Sleazy lawyer's twisted saga begins
In the opening scenes of "Better Call Saul," the spinoff of AMC's "Breaking Bad" series, viewers don't see the familiar harsh desert and azure sky of Albuquerque.Instead, the pilot episode's...
View ArticleWhy is Sam Smith winning for his lyrics?
Sam Smith was clearly the big winner at Sunday's Grammys, with awards including Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album and Record of the Year. Perhaps the most curious of the breakout singer's...
View ArticleCould Tweet signal a return of 'Happy Endings'?
Is "Happy Endings" coming back or are the show's writers just toying with our emotions?Almost two years after the Chicago-based sitcom was canceled by ABC, the show's writers (@happywrites) sent this...
View ArticleVince Vaughn cuts asking price for Palmolive penthouse
Actor Vince Vaughn has reduced the price further on his five-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot triplex penthouse in the Palmolive Building on North Michigan Avenue, dropping his asking price late Sunday by...
View ArticleMayoral candidates try to rock the Millennial vote
A fundraiser at a tattoo parlor. A mustache invasion at a rally. College campus forums. And of course Facebook posts and YouTube videos.Chicago's mayoral candidates are trying to tap into the hip...
View ArticleIllinois, Northwestern to play three games at Soldier Field
Illinois took a major step Monday to enhance its football team's exposure in Chicago, announcing it will play three home games against Northwestern at Soldier Field.The games will be played in 2015,...
View ArticleTeen accused of killing boy, then sending selfie with body on Snapchat
A 16-year-old boy in Pennsylvania has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he shot another teen in the face last week, took a selfie with the dead body and shared the photo on social media, a...
View ArticleFour-star musical 'The Last Five Years' opens Feb. 20
Since seeing "The Last Five Years" while covering the 2014 Chicago International Film Festival, I've been in shock that I loved a musical. See, I hate musicals. They're annoying and shallow. I'm always...
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