Drinking & destruction
Sure, hockey is back and the Blackhawks are off to a hot start. However, another hard-hitting sport invades the United Center on Saturday: mixed martial arts. Clay Guida of Johnsburg and Ricardo Lamas...
View ArticleUnderwear run returns to Chicago
Some very cold people will take to the streets of Chicago on Feb. 9, clad in nothing but their underwear and going for a run.This particular run will not be for their health, though, but for the health...
View ArticleHillary Clinton deserves a beer
It's been an intense month for Madame Secretary Hillary Clinton. After recovering from a fall and subsequent concussion and a blood clot, Clinton spent six hours Wednesday giving testimony about the...
View ArticleHow you like him now?
Believe it or not, Joakim Noah wasn't always a good basketball player. Actually, there was a time when he wasn't very good at all, and certainly not as good as many of the other marquee names the 2004...
View ArticleFree pizza alert from Jet's
Jet's Pizza will be handing out pure bliss, a.k.a. free pizza slices, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.The giveaway will be happening at all 12 of the chain's Chicago locations, and the first 50 people...
View ArticleWhat is that circular ice on the lake?
What's up with those odd, circular shapes in the ice on Lake Michigan?WGN Meteorologist Tom Skilling, of course, has the answer."What you're looking at is pancake ice," he said. The common phenomenon,...
View ArticleWeekend to-do list
EATFriday Night BitesNellcote833 W. Randolph St. 312-432-0500Kick off your weekend with a Friday night pizza and a beer at the West Loop spot, where the Savant Special-a signature margherita pie and a...
View ArticleBlackhawks still undefeated
COLUMBUS, Ohio - After painting masterpieces in their first four games, the Blackhawks broke out the crayons as they went in search of some history.Their 3-2 victory Saturday night over the struggling...
View ArticleBoy, 16, and man, 32, gunned down
A 16-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man are the latest victims of gun violence after being shot dead on a West Side street this afternoon, police said. It was the second double homicide reported...
View ArticleHawks make history!
Nine days, six victories.The Blackhawks' start to the season hasn't just been supernova hot, it has been historic.With 12.5 percent of the 48-game NHL campaign now completed, the Hawks remain...
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SAG: What to watch for
On Sunday night, it's the actors' turn. Many critics groups and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. have already weighed in with their favorite films and performances of the year, and now the time has...
View ArticleDo you detox?
Feel the need to push the reset button on your diet? Plenty of people want to start the new year with a clean slate, and some turn to detoxes for help. From over-the-counter colon cleansers to...
View ArticleSweet six-cess for Hawks
It's easy to forgive the NHL, or at least the Blackhawks, when the team is playing this well. Jonathan Toews and Co. tied a franchise record Saturday by winning their fifth straight game to start the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton deserves a beer
It's been an intense month for Madam Secretary Hillary Clinton. After recovering from a fall, the subsequent concussion and a blood clot, Clinton spent six hours Wednesday giving testimony about the...
View ArticleHow the Sox spent winter vacation
White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham didn't get a ring on the field in 2012.Once the season ended, however, that was a different story."I got engaged [to "Amazing Race" contestant Brittany...
View ArticleCavallari talks wedding, diapers, Bears
Just in case you've been wondering (and we're sure you have), know this: Jay Cutler is an excellent diaper changer.We caught up with the quarterback's love, Kristin Cavallari, who assured us that...
View ArticleTuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATAt SteakStetson's Modern Steak + Sushi 151 E. Wacker Drive 312-239-4491The former Stetson's Chop House sports a contemporary makeover and a new menu incorporating shared plates such as a mussel pot...
View ArticleCalling all bands
By now it's no secret: Alums of RedEye's Rock 'n' Vote contest get results, from the major label signings of I Fight Dragons and Rockie Fresh to The Congregation opening for Wilco and one of last...
View ArticleA CTA love story
For Alissa Berg and Don Gold, it was love at first swipe.Four years ago, Gold's morning commute involved riding the Brown Line to the Kimball stop and walking a few blocks to Northeastern Illinois...
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