Dozens arrested
A rally to protest school closings led by the Chicago Teachers Union at Daley Plaza in the Loop this afternoon included a march to City Hall and planned civil disobedience during a sit-in.The official...
View ArticleAsk Anna
Is it possible to support same-sex marriage at the same time that I don't support marriage in general? I respect and love my gay friends and certainly wouldn't want to deny them any of their rights,...
View ArticleBar faceoff
Could it be the Big Star effect? While Paul Kahan's ridiculously popular Wicker Park taco-and-whiskey garage was a novelty when it opened more than three years ago, the idea of the casual...
View ArticleNo cash curse
MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs are the fourth most valuable franchise in the major leagues at $1 billion, according to Forbe's annual valuation of all 30 teams. Forbes also estimates the Cubs had an...
View ArticleChicago ride-along
The unmarked Chevy Tahoe tilts when police officer Kelly Bongiovanni cuts the corner. Blue lights flash and the siren blares. Adrenaline is pumping.The speedometer hits 60 mph as Bongiovanni and her...
View ArticleWest Rogers Park
One person is dead and four others were critically injured tonight in a crash on the Far North Side in the city's West Rogers Park neighborhood.At least five ambulances were sent to the scene of the...
View ArticleWhy the Heat fell to Bulls
The Bulls did it. They actually ended Miami's 27-game winning streak. Taking a page out of the Bears' book and using intense physical play, the Bulls downed the Heat on Wednesday at the United...
View ArticleGreat GoogaMooga!
Oh, you thought Lollapalooza was a strange festival name? Prepare for Great GoogaMooga. The hybrid food and music festival, which debuted last year in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, is in talks with the...
View ArticleHadiya Pendleton case
Two suspects in the high-profile fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton pleaded not guilty today to dozens of counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and other charges.Michael Ward, the alleged...
View ArticleCool gadget
If someone were messing with your bike right now, you wouldn't know it until you found the broken chain on the ground near the rack. But if a group of Chicago entrepreneurs have their way, you could...
View ArticleVegan skin is in
Chicago's a city not exactly known for its healthy eating habits, something Edgewater resident Annie Fosnacht is hoping to change. "You don't ever come across a vegan that goes 'oh dude, this sucks,'"...
View ArticleLolla 2013
The Cure and Nine Inch Nails will join previously confirmed acts Mumford & Sons, the Killers, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, the National and the Postal Service at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug....
View ArticleHappy feet: Chicago
The Shedd Aquarium had a problem: From time to time, its penguins did not have happy feet.The birds, particularly the older ones, developedbumblefoot - uncomfortable lesions that can be caused by...
View ArticleJumbo hitch at Wrigley
A key sticking point in the negotiations over the rehab of Wrigley Field is whether to allow the Cubs to erect a giant video screen within the Friendly Confines, with the team seeking a...
View ArticleTragic crash
As a state trooper, James Sauter had plenty of close calls while patrolling the roads."Times he'd been hit, someone had hit or almost hit his car. He wasn't worried about it. That's what they do," said...
View ArticleBacon condoms
How does the old saying go? If you love something so much, you should marry it. How about just bringing it straight into the bedroom?If you're a true bacon lover who longs to bring bacon between the...
View ArticleHe's a Pepper
Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Tom Morello, Patrick Stump ... the list of gifted guitarists from Chicago is a long one, and the list of their accomplishments is even longer. But one thing none of them ever had...
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