Inside the Cell
Fireworks. Food. If you're lucky, a victory. You'll find all this at a White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field. Though while you're watching the action, a small army works to make fans feel at home-even...
View ArticleSexy back at VMAs
MTV celebrated its 30th Video Music Awards on Sunday, so naturally we had to take a little trip back in time. Would that whole 'NSync rumor come true? (Of course it would.) Would Lil Kim get her boob...
View ArticleTrain tracker in all completed stations
The CTA has installed at least one train tracker display in every rail station, beating its self-imposed Labor Day deadline for having these signs installed, the agency announced Monday.The CTA last...
View ArticleBook bike, a.k.a 'Bibliotreka,' stolen
A thief in Logan Square didn't just steal a bike over the weekend, he or she took a whole library.The "BiblioTreka," a custom tricycle custom built to carry a collection of literary works from Humboldt...
View ArticleTest driving the new Ventra card
It wasn't exactly love at first swipe, but my new Ventra fare card worked well enough for its first week of use.Last week, I tapped the card on buses and trains and at main and auxiliary station...
View ArticlePreview: Bears on screen
Tuesday marks the release of "Madden 25," the 25th edition in the video game franchise's epically popular series. To celebrate, Prima Games organized a 25-hour marathon live stream leading up to the...
View ArticleSouth Loop stories
When Olivia Cole, 25, was deciding where she should live with her boyfriend, she considered breaking up with Chicago.She was tired of the slow Red Line commute from her place in Edgewater to her job...
View ArticleTuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EAT$12 Steak and FriesHutch3301 N. Clark St. 773-248-1155Live large on a small budget at this new Lakeview comfort food bistro in the former Socca space with a grilled New York strip steak and seasoned...
View ArticleTrack review: Eminem, 'Berzerk'
** out of fourDuring Sunday's VMA Awards on MTV, Eminem lifted a publicity move straight from Jay-Z, announcing the release date of his new album during a Beats by Dre commercial, because apparently...
View ArticleBloomingdale Trail bike park sought
Lebster Pabon traded his skateboard for a bicycle his senior year of high school so he could ride to work.He ended up getting really into bikes and BMX riding. But as bike-friendly as Chicago is with...
View ArticleHow long should intercourse last?
I read recently that the average length of time for intercourse is three minutes. I think most girls like sex for more than three minutes. But then other times my female friends complain about guys...
View ArticleRiver North saturated with taverns?
Does the ever-popular River North neighborhood, home to hotspots including the Underground, Bull & Bear and Three Dots and a Dash, have too many bars?The City Council Committee on License and...
View ArticleYou might get mugged in Lakeview
Depending on whom you ask, crime in Lakeview is on the decline, a longtime problem, or poised to climb dramatically.Earlier this summer the local police commander, Elias Voulgaris, announced that one...
View Articlefantastic football
If you play fantasy football, you're probably tearing your hair out trying to decide whom to draft. That's where we come in. We asked Dan Richman and Jay St. Pierre, two of RedEye's most formidable...
View ArticleMake your own View-Master
The View-Master is getting a digital upgrade.Doejo, a Chicago-based digital agency, has partnered with custom View-Master maker image3d.com to launch Reelagram, a platform that converts anyone's...
View ArticleAll breakups are bad breakups
Every year at the beginning of autumn, a phenomenon known as "cuffing season" begins. When the cold weather and prolonged indoor activity of the fall and winter months are around the corner, many...
View ArticleActor just can't quit Chicago
Jeff Hephner loved filming "Boss" in Chicago so much, he asked NBC to cast him in "Chicago Fire.""I think I poured it on enough," the actor said during my Aug. 20 visit to the show's firehouse...
View ArticleRobbie Gould's got legs
It's easy to forget this now, but in October 2005, Robbie Gould was an unknown solution to a known problem. Veteran kicker Doug Brien had missed three of four kicks and injured his back, and the Bears...
View ArticleIn the clear
CH Distillery564 W. Randolph St. 312-707-8780Rating: 3.5 (out of 4) Heating upChicago drinkers have come around to some intensely flavored liquors over the past few years, embracing anything...
View ArticleMeet Molly
Have you seen Molly? She's petite, white and asked for by name at festivals and concerts. Neon T-shirts bear her name, and artists from Kanye to Miley to Madonna won't shut up about her. You can...
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