Whiskey business
If concerns about your bank account--or liver--prevented you from snapping up $175 Whisky Fest tickets before they sold out, you're not out of luck. While the April 26 bonanza, which features more than...
View ArticleThe dating cat-and-mouse game
I am single and actively dating, and I recently received some advice from male friends that I should make myself less available to the men I date and try playing hard to get. My question is, does this...
View ArticleIf these are the end days ...
Dude, what the hell? Â This week has officially been a double ass-burger with extra cheese. We've got stuff blowing up in Texas, jag bags harming innocent civilians in Boston, Chicago is half...
View ArticleHome protection advice--from burglars
Lock your doors when you leave the house. But first, make friends with the nosiest neighbor on your block. Those steps, police officials told Lincoln Park residents on Wednesday evening, are your best...
View ArticleMake your own Baconfest
Bacon dumplings. Bacon pie. Bacon tacos. Bacon cotton candy. These are just a few of the smoky, salty treats that local chefs plan to serve at Baconfest Chicago this weekend. Unfortunately, the lure of...
View ArticleRisk jockeys
Jockey Brandon Meier glances at a race program and doesn't blink at the prospect of riding the beast that had recently buried its hooves into his chest.The last time Meier rode Bedroom Eyes was two...
View ArticleThe wateriest bus
Riders on a No. 82-Kimball/Homan bus this morning encountered an unexpected, unpaid intruder: Water.The intruder rushed onto the bus somewhere near Belmont Avenue and took up space on the floor,...
View ArticleGaffigan's many hats
When Jim Gaffigan plays the Chicago Theatre this weekend, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the Northwest Indiana native. His comedy makes no effort to hide his love for the simple things of...
View ArticleAshland express bus service detailed
Ashland Avenue will get a dedicated center bus lane in each direction for express bus service between 95th Street and Irving Park Road, the CTA and Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce today.This is the...
View ArticleManhunt continues
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said a stay-in-place order for Boston has been lifted and mass transit reopened on Friday afternoon while police pressed ahead with a manhunt for the second...
View ArticleUIC dragon-boat team seeks paddlers
What do you get when you cross a dragon with a boat? Depending on your imagination, you could get a lot of things. But the first thing you'd get, "dragon boating," is more than just a badass-sounding...
View ArticleWelcome to your weekend
EATRefresh with GreshDavid Burke's Primehouse616 N. Rush St. 312-660-6000Chef Rick Gresh eases you into the week with a new special featuring a Primehouse burger with truffle-asiago fries, soup or a...
View Article'Booze cruise' + city worker = trouble
A city employee is expected to be sentenced Tuesday for trying to use public money to buy a party tray of food for a "booze cruise" bus trip.Karen Huff, 53, was found guilty last month of forgery,...
View ArticleBulls' favorite playoff memories
The Bulls are headed to their fifth consecutive postseason - without Derrick Rose, no less - and it's their eighth appearance in the past nine years. Playoff time has always been exciting in Chicago...
View Article2nd suspect caught
BOSTON (Reuters) - With the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings lying seriously wounded in a hospital and unable to speak on Saturday, investigators worked to determine a motive and...
View ArticleSomeone rode atop a Red Line train
Someone rode on top of a Red Line train tonight, but when the train arrived at the Belmont stop, the person disappeared, the CTA said.At about 5:45 p.m., CTA personnel responded to a report that a...
View Article'Biggest Loser' casting in Chicago
Wheeling resident Danni Allen lost 121 pounds to win Season 14 of NBC's weight-loss competition reality show "The Biggest Loser." On May 4, the series' nationwide search for potential new contestants...
View ArticleOops, driver error
I've been biking and driving in Chicago for 12 years, and I've seen the age-old bike-car battle from both sides. In an effort to help both, I'm taking a look at the mistakes each side makes. Let's...
View ArticleViolence voicemails
Mariame Kaba was tired of hearing about Chicago's violence problem. That's what she told her friends in a Facebook posting shortly after the South Side teenager Hadiya Pendleton was fatally shot.But...
View ArticleWednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATAdministrative Professionals' Day SpecialsI Dream of Falafel331 S. Franklin St. 312-913-9660112 W. Monroe St. 312-263-4363555 W. Monroe St. 312-559-3333Treat your right-hand man or woman-or, if...
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