Week of April 5, 2009

Today's Weather: Nefarious

Morning Box Score: Bulls Evade Nets

Video: Obama Welcomes The IOC To Chicago

Illinois Localities Selling More Goods in Online Auctions

Charter Schools Move Towards Creating First Union

Around Town

Repair Money on the Way

Another Chicagoan set to join education team in Washington

Weekend Diversion: Old School Baseball Video Games

Olympic Plan May Restrict Access to Lake

Beating the Recession: The Cheapest Booze In Chicago.

Berwyn Alderman Says Mayor Used "Guerilla Tactics" to Search Her Campaign HQ

Elsewhere In The Ist-a-verse

Today's Weather: Iniquitous

Chicago Olympics Gets More Backing Cash

White Sox White Out

Morning Box Score

A Rather Anti-Climatic Account Of World Pillow Fight Day

Chicago: The City That Laughs

In Illinois, Hope in a Tough Housing Market

First Bites: Goose Island Clybourn

Monday Morning Diversion: R U Professional

Whatcha Wearin'

Pansy Division's Jon Ginoli reads at Quimby’s. That’s so gay!

Leak Causes Field Museum Shuffle

Durbin, Schakowski to Re-Introduce Patriot Employers Act

Tomorrow's the Final Vote For Replacing Rahm

Michael Jordan Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

Around Town

Regional Cuisine Quest: Garbage Plates

Interview: Walter Mosley

Political Percussion

Monday Afternoon Diversion: The Muppets Run Into Trouble

Chicagoist Podcast 4/6 - It's Baseball Season!

Skip These: City Lit's 'Private Lives' and 'Old Times'

Breaking The Glasvegas Ceiling

Golden Gloves Semifinals: Ringside Roundup

Ethel's Chocolate Closing

The Fourth Mistake: Chicago's Media Elite Play Fantasy Baseball

Extra, Extra

Today's Weather: Genial

Secession Still an Issue in Palatine

Do This: A Culinary Tour of Pilsen

Morning Box Score: Cubs Top Astros

IOC Committee Met by Police, Protesters

Chicagoist Tournament Challenge Winner

Art Imitates Life For WGN, Tracy Morgan

Were Republic Sit-In Funds Mishandled?

More Details Emerge in Proposed Deal for Wrigley

Aussie Exports and Expats Rock Chicago

PHOTOS: The Ting Tings At Metro

Marcus Jordan Picks Central Florida

Bayless, Bowles, Smith Dive Into the "Top Chef" Pool

Mob Members Ordered To Pay $24 million in Restitution, Fines

Around Town

Time Out Chicago - The Eat Out Awards

Sara Lee Offers You Its New Wiener. And Guess What? It Comes With Beer.

Get Cultured With The Carnatica Brothers For Free

Tuesday Diversion: Why NFL Teams Don't Make Videos Anymore

Tinley Park Lane Bryant No Longer a Crime Scene

Afternoon Box Score: Thome Powers Sox To Victory

Don't Forget To Vote!

Daley Delays Mental Health Center Closures

Arrests Made At Pillow Fight Day

Extra, Extra

Today's Weather: Cordial

It's Congressman Quigley, Now

Woman Charged With Killing Niece

Morning Box Score

New work by Jen Rosenthal at Chicago Art Department

Midway Deal Still Mired In Trouble

What's in a Series?

CTA Wins Award, May Not Be As Screwed As Previously Thought

Whatcha Wearin'

Trio of 'Burbs Vote In Favor of Secession

Nick Cave's Soundsuits

Around Town

DarkLord Day: Solve One Problem, Another Arises

Teen Deaths Down In 2008

Easter Buffet Roundup

The Truth About Daniel Sunjata's Truther-ism

Jesse Jackson, Jr. Responds to Ethics Probe

Humpday Diversion: Kevin Bacon

More Stuff Cramming into Millennium Park

Play Ball, Chicago

Quinn Supports Campaign Contrib Limits

Looking To Laugh?

Extra, Extra

Today's Weather: Docile

Local Man Calls Out Rush Limbaugh

"Daybreak Bandit" Suspect in Custody

Morning Box Score

Dedicated to You: Don't Go Baby (The Northwest Burbs' Love Song)

Will Ozzie Make Wise Decision Soon?

Simple Cooking - Grilled Portobello Mushrooms

Mayoral Race Could Come Down To Coin Toss

Happy Birthday, Hef

Chicago Sports Odds'n'Ends

Quinn Continues Support of Recall Amendment

Around Town

City Eases Licensing Pain For Dog Owners

Chase Opens Troubled Mortgage Center

Daley Preps, Encourages Residents for 2010 Census

Not Guilty Plea in Henry Killings

Recession's Next Victim: 4th of July Fireworks?

Thursday Diversion: Easter Bunny Primer

Good Read: The Reader's Look at the Parking Meter Debacle

Competitor, Council Claim Wrigley Ad Smells Fishy

Today In Holy Crap: 20 Years Of Mayor Richard M. Daley

Afternoon Box Score: Royals Edge Sox

South Side Irish Parade Not Moving To Evergeen Park

Extra, Extra

Today's Weather: Gusty

Morning Box Score: Bulls Drop Sixers

Mad Man

Pencil This In

Cheap Laughs at the Expense of Others

Pitchfork Music Festival Adds To Line-Up, Ups The Ante

Bulls Playoff Tix On Sale Today

Thieves In The Night(life)

Celebrate Deadline Projects' Second Anniversary

Cabrini Building Shut Down, Displacing Residents

Eternal Gliss

Essential Cinema: Wendy and Lucy

Friday Flashback: Hef's Obscenity Battle

Chicago 2016 Considering Smaller Washington Park Amphitheater

Join This: South Loop Wine Cellar Wine Club

Around Town

Tonight: Rotofugi Emcees the Flower Parade

Deng Done For Season

Friday Afternoon Diversion: Kanye Vs. South Park

Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week": Duchesse de Bourgogne

Thanks to This Week's Advertisers

Friday Afternoon Diversion II: Visit Temple This Weekend

Toddler Round-up: Secession, Patronage and Re-Election

Post-Emanuel Restructuring Almost Over

Today's Weather: Obliging

Possible TB Exposure at Area Hospitals

Morning Box Score

Two New Shows at Award-Winning Theater

We're going to: "Sex +++ presents 'Bi the Way'"

Quinn Works on "Logjam" of Pardons

Weekend Diversion: It's the Easter Beagle, Chicago

South Suburbs Go Dark

SUV Stolen from Repair Shop

Thousands Gather at Annual Pilsen Good Friday Procession

Gainer Replaces Quigley

CTA Buys 58 Hybrid Buses with Stimulus Money

Where's My PEEPS®?