Football is one hell of a drug
Do you ever have great contradictions between your head and your heart? Like you can deeply admire President Obama but be extremely troubled by certain policies from his administration, or think John...
View ArticleNew season, new Bears
Welcome to the new age, Bears fans. The previous regime was all right; it's not as if Lovie Smith's 10-6 record in 2012 was a disaster. But when it's Super Bowl or bust, you need a nuclear-powered...
View ArticleChicago hits 300 homicides in 2013
Chicago on Sunday logged its 300th homicide of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the 1700 block of West 21st Place on the Lower...
View ArticleFall brawl for video games
Fall is almost here-meaning 'tis the season to bypass the beach and instead curl up with a warm gaming console in the comforts of your living room. The next three months traditionally are the most...
View ArticleHigher bike fine ordinance advances
Cyclists who ride their bikes on the sidewalk along Sheridan Road where the lakefront trail ends to the north could get hit with a $200 fine.The City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety...
View ArticleIce Cube, the Bears and obscenities
I watched the Bears 2013 season opener at a friend's apartment, and while we squirmed as Cincinnati jumped out 21-10, we at least had the comfort of not being a Lions fan. There was one in the room,...
View ArticleTuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATKulturkueche: Cooking SeriesDank Haus 4740 N. Western Ave. 773-561-9181Take a hand-on class with German-born chef Christopher Tong of My Private Chef and make a traditional German fall dinner...
View ArticleThe morning after ...
Ventra, the CTA's new fare payment system, became available to all CTA and Pace riders on Monday, but some riders complained they didn't get carded.Dozens of riders grumbled on Twitter and Facebook...
View ArticleChicago's fashion shock jock
Besides being a three-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat, Chicago native Dwyane Wade is also a champion of style. Regarded as one of the best-dressed players in the league, Wade's style has garnered...
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Top 10 ways Rahm's a Millennial
Because Chicago's very own mayor is appearing on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, RedEye came up with its own Top Ten. (Scroll down!) (A little further...) 10. He denied...
View ArticleThe time is meow
It doesn't matter if they're playing the keyboard, pretending to be a burrito or just being grumpy- cats are everywhere online, and the internet just can't seem to get enough.It's a cultural obsession...
View ArticleRed Line Lawrence stop review
The CTA has not forgotten about you, Lawrence stop. The Uptown station received a facelift last year that included stationhouse and sidewalk fixes. In a newsletter this summer to riders, the CTA said...
View ArticleKickin' it with Sean Johnson of the Fire
Like most red-blooded American males over the age of 25, I think I'm way better at sports than I actually am. Delusions of grandeur can have you thinking you could TOTALLY throw an 80-yard bomb to a...
View ArticleThe essentials: Hopleaf
Hopleaf5148 N. Clark St. 773-334-9851Looks like: A European tavern, complete with vintage beer posters and a pot-bellied stoveSmells like: An herbal mix of celery, thyme, bay leaf and wheat beer that...
View ArticleFest planner: Sept. 11-15
The Replacements. That's really all it should take to make you throw on an extra piece of black clothing and beeline for Riot Fest this weekend in Humboldt Park. Add to the lineup Fall Out Boy, Brand...
View ArticlePumpkin beers: They're baaaaack
Like their non-boozy cousin, Starbucks' ubiquitous Pumpkin Spice latte, pumpkin beers signal fall's arrival-even if it's not fall yet. While temperatures pushed the upper 90s earlier this week,...
View ArticleThe youngest victims
Ashake Banks celebrated her 40th birthday last month not with a cake or a party but with a march against youth gun violence.It's been more than a year since Banks' 7-year-old daughter, Heaven Sutton,...
View ArticleRiver North tavern licenses on hold
No additional tavern licenses will be issued for now in a popular area of River North under a moratorium approved by the City Council on Wednesday.The moratorium will be in effect for the area bordered...
View ArticleYour Ventra cards are in the mail
The CTA will finish mailing all Ventra cards by the end of next week to Chicago Card users who have verified their mailing addresses, the agency said Wednesday.Some Chicago Card users have been...
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