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The scams ran the gamut but...","date":"September 05, 2007  11:21 AM","author":"Tankboy","comments":464,"title":"Cheetah Gym Asserts It Is a Victim of Fraud!","id":122745,"votes":41}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/04/obama_birth_certificate_case_heads.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Dec 04, 2008","excerpt":" Yesterday we explored what we thought was a benign attempt by a fringe political group to raise a ruckus over Barack Obama's birth certificate. Boy, were we wrong. While we're not putting on our tinfoil hats, it definitely has earned our attention. There have been several lawsuits filed regarding the release of Obama's birth certificate, including one by former Obama opponent Alan Keyes, and now one of the cases has made its way to...","date":"December 04, 2008  11:05 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":236,"title":"Supreme Court To Consider Obama Birth Certificate Case","id":196211,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2005/09/20/fields_to_become_macys_in_fall_2006.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Sep 20, 2005","excerpt":"Just noticed the Trib has a breaking news story - In the fall of next year, all Marshall Field's stores will convert to Macy's. This includes all 62 locations in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Indiana, Ohio and SD. So.. Marshall Fields on State St. becomes Macy's on State. Federated, who bought the May chain that Marshall Field's is a part of, says that they respect the legacy and traditions of Field's and that...","date":"September 20, 2005  10:41 AM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":178,"title":"Fields to Become Macy's in Fall 2006","id":56218,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/02/08/a_ward_divided.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kevinr","displaydate":"Feb 08, 2007","excerpt":"The 46th Ward, much like Uptown, is a bizarre place. Laid out in a strange shape on the northern lake front, the 46th Ward is made up of a lot of different people. One of those groups, however, has a bone to pick with the current alderman, Helen Shiller. If you've read Chicagoist for any period of time, you've seen our posts on the nonsense that passes for political activism there: strange videos appearing on...","date":"February 08, 2007  08:50 AM","author":"Kevin Robinson","comments":160,"title":"A Ward Divided","id":93141,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/08/07/nearriot_erupts.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_chuck","displaydate":"Aug 07, 2007","excerpt":"With the news reports of the Taser death of Gefery Johnson not even a few days old, this was the last thing the Chicago Police Department needed. Police shot and killed a recent Manley High School graduate last night in the North Lawndale neighborhood and wound up having to quell a near riot as residents took to the streets in protest. Witnesses to the shooting said that 18-year-old Aaron Harrison was just hanging out with...","date":"August 07, 2007  09:19 AM","author":"Chuck Sudo","comments":154,"title":"Near-Riot Erupts in North Lawndale","id":118804,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/07/24/this_never_woul.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_laura","displaydate":"Jul 24, 2007","excerpt":"In news that will surely give fodder to the Macy's h8rs in the house, the city closed down the lower level food court at the flagship Macy's yesterday after they found \"a fruit fly infestation, water backing up from a clogged drain, a leaking sink, and grease and food debris on the walls and floor around the inside trash can.\" The Health Department was there in the first place because a customer called them after...","date":"July 24, 2007  08:30 AM","author":"Laura Oppenheimer","comments":153,"title":"This Never Would Have Happened at Marshall Field's","id":116874,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/03/26/graffiti_leads.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Mar 26, 2008","excerpt":"Varut Subchareon, 19, is facing felony charges after police caught him spray painting in Roscoe Village. Subchareon then told police of approximately 20 other tags he'd sprayed in the neighborhood, including one on Park District property. Police say the tags arent' gang related but all look exactly the same. He's been charged with criminal damage to state-supported property. This comes just days after a 24-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison for vandalizing...","date":"March 26, 2008  10:24 AM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":147,"title":"Graffiti Leads to Severe Penalties","id":153789,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/16/fbi_stop_raping_my_wife.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"May 16, 2006","excerpt":" Chicagoist has been seeing this man all over Flickr and has been getting emails asking us who he is. Our answer: \"We dunno.\" Does anyone know what he's doing in the Loop with this sign? Chaseism, who took this photo and was kind enough to share it with Chicagoist, says the guy \"just stands there emotionless. Hardly any movement, no verbal conversation, very odd.\" juggernautco reports that on the sign there is a specific...","date":"May 16, 2006  7:14 PM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":131,"title":"FBI Stop Raping My Wife","id":57850,"votes":63}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/05/21/marshall_fields.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_louis","displaydate":"May 21, 2007","excerpt":"Chicagoist isn't above telling you \"we told you so.\" While we disagree whether Chicagoans should go or not go to the State Street Macy's, we never agreed with the decision to change the Marshall Field's landmark on State Street to a Macy's. The reasons were tenuous at best — brand cohesiveness and the strength of the Macy's name. So, we were not surprised when Federated's chief financial officer, Karen Hoguet, said that the Chicago flagship...","date":"May 21, 2007  10:31 AM","author":"Louis Frascogna","comments":119,"title":"Marshall Field's Boycott Working?","id":107920,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/04/19/wicker_park_to_get_another_condo_building_of_course.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_alicia","displaydate":"Apr 19, 2006","excerpt":"We know there are still a few people in Wicker Park who won’t accept that the neighborhood is completely and totally gentrified by now, so we’re here to tell you about another raze and another batch of identical condos that are inevitably going up to convince you. While the former New Light Missionary Baptist Church at the corner of Potomac and Leavitt is water-damaged, renovated far from historical status and might remind passers-by of a...","date":"April 19, 2006  11:25 AM","author":"Alicia Dorr","comments":111,"title":"Wicker Park To Get Another Condo Building (of Course)","id":57641,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/06/15/enclave_because_we_were_on_the_list.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_hanna","displaydate":"Jun 15, 2006","excerpt":"Chicagoist isn’t much for the velvet rope scene, but we do have one guiding philosophy: If you’re gonna go somewhere with a guest list, you’d best make sure you’re on the list or don’t bother going. Such was the case with Enclave. At 213 W. Institute, Enclave is a typical glossy club. Rich wood floors, intimate lighting, colorful artwork and sheer curtains transform the loft space into a glittering dance spot. It’s beautiful inside not...","date":"June 15, 2006  09:37 AM","author":"Hanna Aronovich","comments":107,"title":"Enclave, Because We Were on the List","id":58033,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2005/09/26/the_phantom_zone.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_scott","displaydate":"Sep 26, 2005","excerpt":"In a surprise move, Chicago’s New Rock 94.7 The Zone switched to an all oldies format at noon today. Then again, it’s not like there wasn’t any warning. The station is retaining the WZZN call letters as it evolves into “94.7 Chicago’s True Oldies Channel.” A feed of “Scott Shannon’s True Oldies Channel” from ABC Radio will be in place until a new air staff is hired. There are conflicting reports as to whether any...","date":"September 26, 2005  4:21 PM","author":"Scott Smith","comments":104,"title":"The Phantom Zone","id":56266,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/23/teen_mom_drowns.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Apr 23, 2008","excerpt":"A 19-year-old woman was charged with murder last night after she allegedly let her 5-month-old daughter drown in a bathtub because she didn't want to be a mother. Rozlynn Rodgers initially told authorities that Makalah had drowned accidentally, but later allegedly confessed. Rodgers told police \"she didn't want to be a mom anymore because she couldn't go to parties if she had to take care of the baby,\" Assistant State's Atty. Mary Anna Planey said....","date":"April 23, 2008  2:43 PM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":104,"title":"Teen Mom Charged With Drowning Baby","id":158361,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/06/13/daley_wants_to.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kevinr","displaydate":"Jun 13, 2007","excerpt":"In typical short-sighted manner, Mayor Daley lashed out at graffiti artists and their parents yesterday. \"Who should be responsible, the building owner?\" Daley asked the press. \"The building owner should sue them.\" While Hizzoner has had some success battling graffiti as a quality-of-life issue here in the city, Chicago is gearing up for a projected increase in vandalism, anticipating some 170,000 incidents of graffiti vandalism this year. In response, Daley has proposed an ordinance, at...","date":"June 13, 2007  08:50 AM","author":"Kevin Robinson","comments":96,"title":"Daley Wants to Charge for Anti-Graffiti Efforts","id":111239,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2005/11/02/taking_a_dive.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_julene","displaydate":"Nov 02, 2005","excerpt":" Chicagoist was sent the listing of the Top 10 Dive Bars in Chicago as voted by what we are assuming are extremely rich people who have no idea what a dive bar is. We love dive bars, in fact, if given the chance we would live in one even though it may cause us to lose our job – that’s how much we love dive bars. The toothless gentlemen, the neverending stories, the loss...","date":"November 02, 2005  11:01 AM","author":"Julene McCoy","comments":94,"title":"Taking A Dive","id":56492,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/08/28/almost_a_quarte.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_laura","displaydate":"Aug 28, 2007","excerpt":"Is one out of four people you know obese? A new study out by the Trust for America's Health found that 24.4 percent of Illinoisans are obese, putting us squarely in the middle of the country (we are 25th). What is more troubling is that we have the the 14th highest rate of overweight youths (ages 10-17) at 15.8 percent. If you like to make comparisons, Colorado is the skinniest state and Mississippi was the...","date":"August 28, 2007  2:00 PM","author":"Laura Oppenheimer","comments":91,"title":"Almost a Quarter of Illinoisians Are Obese","id":121724,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/09/mccain_on_the_offensive_in_obamas_b.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Sep 09, 2008","excerpt":"Arizona Senator John \"Maverick\" McCain made a rare Illinois stop-over last night, appearing before hundreds of supporters at a fundraiser at the Chicago Hilton & Towers. It was his first stop in Chicago since June, when he raised $2.5 million. This fundraiser was expected to rake in more than $4 million for McCain. And The Maverick came out swinging, accusing Obama of asking for $932 million in pork barrel projects in his first Senate term....","date":"September 09, 2008  10:35 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":89,"title":"McCain On The Offensive In Obama's Backyard","id":181081,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2005/12/07/3_freakin_years.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Dec 07, 2005","excerpt":"Look out the window. We'll wait for you to come back, go ahead. See the pigs flying? And we're sure you've noticed how it's so cold hell has frozen over. And so, it should come as no surprise that after months (years?) of delays, our aldermen have reached a tentative agreement on a smoking ban. Seriously. But not so fast... In the agreement, restaurants and pretty much all indoor public places need to go smoke-free...","date":"December 07, 2005  06:00 AM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":87,"title":"3 Freakin' Years","id":56689,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/09/properly_sauced.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Anthony Todd","displaydate":"Apr 09, 2008","excerpt":"Welcome to the first installment of “Properly Sauced,” our column about cocktails and fancy drinks at home and around Chicago. If you have any suggestions of recipes, or if your favorite bar has something unique and tasty, send us a tip and we might feature it here! As you might have gathered from some of our other recipe-features here on Chicagoist, we’re all about simple ways to make things taste better. In this case, we...","date":"April 09, 2008  10:00 AM","author":"Anthony Todd","comments":86,"title":"Properly Sauced: Rosemary G&T","id":156027,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2005/11/09/taste_this_bitches.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_erin","displaydate":"Nov 09, 2005","excerpt":"Oh baby. Are there some uptight people roaming the streets in Andersonville or what? Chicagoist heard the rumblings back in February of what the New York Times today calls \"a nasty spat roiling the stroller set in Chicago's changing Andersonville neighborhood.\" At issue is the sign that Dan McCauley, owner of A Taste Of Heaven cafe, put up in his shop months ago in an effort to din the noise in his cafe. \"Children of...","date":"November 09, 2005  2:38 PM","author":"Erin","comments":83,"title":"Taste This, Bitches","id":56530,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/09/20/you_might_have.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_tankboy","displaydate":"Sep 20, 2007","excerpt":"You might have noticed we've switched the default view in our comments section to hide guest comments. You can still see them, but now you need to choose to do so. This is to get folks prepared for a pretty big, and positive, change. In about 4 weeks, we're going to turn off guest commenting altogether, and at that time we'll also be rolling out a bunch of profile and site enhancements that we're very...","date":"September 20, 2007  11:00 AM","author":"Tankboy","comments":83,"title":"Talkin' 'Bout My Re-g-g-g-g-gistration","id":124995,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/02/17/hot_dougs_sausage_superstore_hit_with_a_foie_gras_citation.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_timmy","displaydate":"Feb 17, 2007","excerpt":"Hot Doug's is the proud recipient of the city's first Foie Gras ticket. Doug Sohn, who puts the Doug in Hot Doug's, has been taunting the hell out of city officials since the ban went into effect. Sohn framed the warning letter he received from the city and placed it on his counter. Coming half a year after the ordinance was passed, the Chicago Health Department inspector went to Hot Doug's on Friday morning, issued...","date":"February 17, 2007  1:30 PM","author":"Timmy Watson","comments":81,"title":"Hot Doug's Sausage Superstore Hit With a Foie Gras Citation","id":94845,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/09/09/kiss_my_frango.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_tim","displaydate":"Sep 09, 2007","excerpt":"While the evil empire from New York City (Macy’s) served complimentary slices of Frango Mint Ice Cream pie to the some twenty guests dining in the seventh floor Walnut Room, about 100 hard-core Marshall Field’s fans staged a protest underneath the the historic clock on State Street below. Today marks the one-year anniversary of Macy’s changing the name of Field’s after after gobbling up May Department Stores, which Field's had been a part of. Organized...","date":"September 09, 2007  6:47 PM","author":"Tim State","comments":81,"title":"Kiss My Frango Mints, Macy's!","id":123338,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/16/around_town_prop_8_protest_round_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Nov 16, 2008","excerpt":"Tim already told you about yesterday's Prop 8 protest rally, so here's our first round of pics from the rally, including some reader contributed pics to our Flickr pool....","date":"November 16, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":80,"title":"Around Town: Prop 8 Protest, Round 1","id":193169,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/04/wicker_park_tavern_just_like_everything_else.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_hanna","displaydate":"May 04, 2006","excerpt":"Although Wicker Park Tavern has elements that we like – and overall, you’d think it’d be the type of place that the yuppie in us would love – we just aren’t digging the place. The former Borderline space (1958 W. North) has been redesigned to feature large windows, plasma TVs, leather couches, candles, a mahogany bar and low lighting. There’s nothing wrong, so to speak, with Tavern’s interior, but it’s rather unremarkable. Chicagoist thinks the...","date":"May 04, 2006  09:41 AM","author":"Hanna Aronovich","comments":79,"title":"Wicker Park Tavern: Just Like Everything Else","id":57763,"votes":0}, ];
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Hardly any movement, no verbal conversation, very odd.\" juggernautco reports that on the sign there is a specific...","date":"May 16, 2006  7:14 PM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":131,"title":"FBI Stop Raping My Wife","id":57850,"votes":63}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/30/resurrecting_la.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Apr 30, 2008","excerpt":"In 1992, Aleksandar Hemon was offered a chance to fly from his home in Sarajevo to the United States and participate in a journalist cultural exchange program, spending a month visiting American writers and universities. Seeing the chance to escape the brewing war in Bosnia, Hemon took the offer. While visiting, war finally broke, stranding Hemon in Chicago. With only a basic grasp of the English language, Hemon settled in Chicago and set a goal...","date":"April 30, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":6,"title":"Resurrecting Lazarus: An Interview With Aleksandar Hemon","id":159456,"votes":61}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/10/16/the_bells_in_the_distance.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_chuck","displaydate":"Oct 16, 2006","excerpt":"If you notice a reduced presence of Bell's beer on the shelves and in bars in the coming weeks, there's a reason. Bell's delivered their last shipment of beer to Illinois last week. Here is some of what Bell's founder Larry Bell wrote last week regarding the situation on a forum thread at the Beer Advocate website (post number 32): \"I'm very tired and sad tonight, but I will share thoughts with this group soon....","date":"October 16, 2006  11:53 AM","author":"Chuck Sudo","comments":32,"title":"The Bell's in the Distance","id":78743,"votes":47}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/01/29/stars_are_born_on_check_please.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_chuck","displaydate":"Jan 29, 2007","excerpt":" Fans of \"Check Please\" missed one doozy of an episode last weekend, one that perfectly encapsulated the appeal and genius of the show. The episode, which reviewed Lincoln Park raw food hot spot Karyn's Fresh Corner, Lincolnwood steakhouse Myron & Phil's, and Chicagoist 2006 favorite Haro, was spurred to must-see status by the staunch opinions and sharp tongues of retired lawyer Fred Solomon (pictured, left) and model Manase Latu (right). The stage was set...","date":"January 29, 2007  10:00 AM","author":"Chuck Sudo","comments":66,"title":"Stars Are Born on \"Check Please\"","id":91847,"votes":47}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/07/05/funnyman_kumail.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kristen","displaydate":"Jul 05, 2007","excerpt":"...","date":"July 05, 2007  10:35 AM","author":"Kristen Romanowski","comments":2,"title":"Funnyman Kumail Nanjiani","id":114166,"votes":45}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/09/05/cheetah_gym_vic.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_tankboy","displaydate":"Sep 05, 2007","excerpt":"Well, now we have the answer to our previous question. This is just in from Cheetah Gym owner David Wilshire: Dear Members: Cheetah Gym has been closed due to employee theft and graft. The degree of corruption was enormous. I was left in a position where I could trust no-one or anything. Most of the problems were at the Bucktown facility. Edgewater, I believe, was relatively free of graft. The scams ran the gamut but...","date":"September 05, 2007  11:21 AM","author":"Tankboy","comments":464,"title":"Cheetah Gym Asserts It Is a Victim of Fraud!","id":122745,"votes":41}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/02/15/we_want_you.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Feb 15, 2007","excerpt":"It's that time of year again! Chicagoist would like to add several more people to our staff to fill in some gaps in coverage and make the site even better. If you're interested in writing about food, music, books & literature or general Chicago topics, let us know. Also, we're looking to add 2-3 more interviewers (for real this time!) so if you're good at grilling people and writing about it, please apply. Specific positions...","date":"February 15, 2007  07:16 AM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":0,"title":"We Want You","id":94413,"votes":39}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/08/30/the_new_kid_on_the_block.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_caroline","displaydate":"Aug 30, 2006","excerpt":" Yesterday Chicagoist checked out the new kid on the organic grocery store block, Sunflower Markets. Located at 1910 N. Clybourn Avenue and festooned in orange and yellow, Sunflower Markets is looking to give everyone who cries at the Whole Foods checkout counter, or who finds the produce selection at Trader Joe's a little lacking, an alternative shopping experience. As we walked around the brightly lit, easily manageable aisles we found that some items (organic...","date":"August 30, 2006  3:47 PM","author":"Caroline Clough","comments":22,"title":"The New Kid on the Block","id":64316,"votes":36}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/07/23/grant_achatzs_n.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_chuck","displaydate":"Jul 23, 2007","excerpt":"We've been out this afternoon, unable to check our inbox until recently. We saw this and corresponding reports from others. This afternoon, Alinea Chef Grant Achatz released the following statement through his publicist: I wanted to personally report that I have been very recently diagnosed with an advanced stage of squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth. I have consulted several prominent physicians and will likely begin aggressive treatment within the next few weeks. I remain,...","date":"July 23, 2007  5:20 PM","author":"Chuck Sudo","comments":2,"title":"Grant Achatz's Next Challenge  ","id":116809,"votes":34}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/08/30/where_to_watch_your_favorite_team.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_benjy","displaydate":"Aug 30, 2006","excerpt":"College football season kicks off this weekend, and that means that across the city, fans will be flocking to countless bars to watch their favorite teams. Chicago is second to none when it comes to its school pride, as nearly every sports bar and neighborhood tap affiliates itself with some college team -- at least in Lincoln Park and Lakeview. If you're trying to find the hideout for a particular school, keep your eyes peeled...","date":"August 30, 2006  10:18 AM","author":"Benjy Lipsman","comments":38,"title":"Where to Watch Your Favorite Team","id":64100,"votes":33}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/07/10/too_sad_for_words.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_erin","displaydate":"Jul 10, 2006","excerpt":"This story has been haunting us all week. Last week, Marie Campbell instructed her six-year-old son to go to the \"lost children\" tent at the Taste of Chicago. According to the Trib, the little boy wandered around the Taste until he was spotted by police—by the festival's end that day, Campbell never returned. This weekend, the 29-year-old turned herself in, and on Sunday authorities charged her with one count of felony child abandonment. What really...","date":"July 10, 2006  06:45 AM","author":"Erin","comments":7,"title":"Too Sad For Words","id":58266,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/08/28/we_want_you.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Aug 28, 2006","excerpt":"It seems like we do this twice a year, so here we go with the second time. Chicagoist would like to add several more people to our staff to fill in some gaps in coverage and make the site even better. If you're interested in writing about film/TV, politics, North Side restaurants, or general Chicago topics, let us know. Also, we're looking to add one or two more interviewers so if you're good at grilling...","date":"August 28, 2006  06:28 AM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":0,"title":"We Want You!!","id":63963,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/07/11/blue_line_is_on_fire.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Jul 11, 2006","excerpt":" And not in a good way. Chicagoist, along with hundreds of other people, were forced to walk home tonight because of a fire on the rear car of a Blue Line train. No trains were running in either direction between Washington in the Loop and Damen Avenue. The alternate route is the #56 bus that runs up Milwaukee Avenue, but that was so packed that the drivers were not even stopping at the stops....","date":"July 11, 2006  6:52 PM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":18,"title":"Blue Line Is on Fire","id":58550,"votes":31}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/10/11/richard_marx_wants_you_to_know_chicagoist_is_wrong.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_scott","displaydate":"Oct 11, 2006","excerpt":"Sometimes, in the world of blogging, mistakes are made. In the rush to publish, we obscure the occasional fact and allow our less-than-reliable memories to run away with the truth. And so it was yesterday, when we received an e-mail from a webmaster about a post we did on Monday about Richard Marx: Below you will find an email from Richard Marx. I am his webmaster for his 2 websites and he asked me to...","date":"October 11, 2006  3:37 PM","author":"Scott Smith","comments":21,"title":"Richard Marx Wants You to Know Chicagoist Is Wrong","id":78272,"votes":30}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/10/02/dale_levitski.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_karl","displaydate":"Oct 02, 2007","excerpt":"<a href=\"http://www.chicagoist.com/archives/interview/index.php\"><img alt=\"2007_09_dalefront_small.jpg\" src=\"http://chicagoist.com/attachments/chicago_rachelle/2007_09_dalefront_small.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /><br />Dale Levitski, \"Top Chef\" Finalist</a><br=\"all\"> ","date":"October 02, 2007  12:00 AM","author":"Karl Klockars","comments":3,"title":"Interview: Dale Levitski, \"Top Chef\" Finalist","id":126135,"votes":29}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/07/06/saviour_on_a_se.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_jocelyn","displaydate":"Jul 06, 2007","excerpt":" This is Officer Coates. When we first saw him at approximately 4 p.m. this afternoon, he was standing on a Segway (instant annoying!) and appeared to be telling some dudes with big signs announcing a 50% off sale on tuxedos (?) on Michigan Avenue that they couldn't stand there or something. This was right out front of 535 N. Michigan Ave. just south of the Intercontinental Hotel. We thought, \"Who cares? Leave them alone!\"...","date":"July 06, 2007  6:15 PM","author":"Jocelyn Geboy","comments":34,"title":"Saviour on a Segway","id":114479,"votes":28}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/01/12/ctrl_alt_rock_version_20_the_lineup.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_scott","displaydate":"Jan 12, 2007","excerpt":"We teased you earlier this week about our next Ctrl – Alt – Rock show. While we’re not quite ready to totally give it up, we’re going to let you cop a cheap feel with news on our lineup! If you remember last year’s packed event at Schuba’s, you’ll know that this show is all about showcasing up-and-coming bands that we love. This year, we launch Version 2.0 with a bigger venue, more bands, more...","date":"January 12, 2007  1:53 PM","author":"Scott Smith","comments":0,"title":"Ctrl - Alt - Rock  Version 2.0: The Lineup!","id":89812,"votes":27}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/04/04/theatre_seven_handles_the_torch.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_justin","displaydate":"Apr 04, 2007","excerpt":"Labeling young, successful artists as The Next [insert name of popular artist] is as common a practice as it is unfair. Few up-and-coming writers, directors or actors mind the attention and praise, but many hope to succeed on their own terms. Theatre Seven of Chicago’s Is Chicago, which presents Marisa Wegrzyn’s latest play alongside one of David Mamet’s earliest and most talked about scripts, prompts two reactions. It takes some chutzpah to invite comparisons to...","date":"April 04, 2007  1:25 PM","author":"Justin Sondak","comments":8,"title":"Theatre Seven Handles the Torch","id":101221,"votes":27}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/09/04/interview_illin.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kevinr","displaydate":"Sep 04, 2007","excerpt":"<a href=\"http://www.chicagoist.com/archives/interview/index.php\"><img alt=\"2007_9_durbin_callout.jpg\" src=\"http://chicagoist.com/attachments/chicagoist_kevinr/2007_9_durbin_callout.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"247\" /><br />Illinois Senator Dick Durbin</a><br=\"all\" />","date":"September 04, 2007  09:30 AM","author":"Kevin Robinson","comments":4,"title":"Interview: Illinois Senator Dick Durbin","id":122466,"votes":27}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/08/29/we_want_you.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Aug 29, 2006","excerpt":"It seems like we do this twice a year, so here we go with the second time. Chicagoist would like to add several more people to our staff to fill in some gaps in coverage and make the site even better. If you're interested in writing about film/TV, politics, North Side restaurants, or general Chicago topics, let us know. Also, we're looking to add one or two more interviewers so if you're good at grilling...","date":"August 29, 2006  8:19 PM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":0,"title":"We Want You!!","id":64154,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/01/22/camera_in_the_kitchen_alinea.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Jan 22, 2007","excerpt":" Chicagoist has written a ton about Chef Grant Achatz and Alinea. In fact, one of our first posts ever was an announcement that he'd be opening a new restaurant. Imagine our shock and surprise when in December Achatz contacted us and asked if we'd be interested in doing a feature on him for Chicagoist. The answer to this, obviously, is of the no-brainer variety. While we're still working out the details of the feature,...","date":"January 22, 2007  12:38 AM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":11,"title":"Camera in the Kitchen: Alinea","id":90786,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/02/interview_rick_klein_fuzzymemoriest.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_karl","displaydate":"Dec 02, 2008","excerpt":" We first stumbled across Rick Klein's site, FuzzyMemories.TV, while we were researching a post about Christmas advertising in Chicago. After we lost a full 2 hours browsing through a ton of local video content, we knew that Klein had something amazing there. Between decades-old newscasts, ancient local commercials, and the short produced pieces called \"bumpers\" that ran around all of our local programming, it's possible to get a real sensation of time travel. It's...","date":"December 02, 2008  12:23 AM","author":"Karl Klockars","comments":2,"title":"Interview: Rick Klein of FuzzyMemories.TV","id":195607,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/01/04/north_side_review_smoque.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_laura","displaydate":"Jan 04, 2007","excerpt":" We were inclined to dislike Smoque, the new BBQ joint that just opened up off of the Irving Park Blue Line stop on 3800 N. Pulaski. The borderline idiotic name, the intensity of their BBQ manifesto and (for us) the long distance necessary to travel to get there, made us ready to dismiss the recently opened BBQ joint. Additionally, we didn't feel like it was \"authentic.\" While we aren't sure what authentic really means,...","date":"January 04, 2007  09:59 AM","author":"Laura Oppenheimer","comments":17,"title":"North Side Review: Smoque","id":88568,"votes":25}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2007/09/12/i_am_trying_to.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_lizz","displaydate":"Sep 12, 2007","excerpt":"Button up your sweaters and pack a picnic, because Wilco is set to give the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park a proper inauguration tonight. The skies don’t appear to hold the same nasty storms that plagued the Decemberists’ show there in July, so the full beauty and potential of the space should be on display this evening. Not to mention, it’s freakin’ Wilco. A beautiful Lollapalooza 2006 performance aside, it’s been a while since perhaps...","date":"September 12, 2007  12:50 AM","author":"Lizz Kannenberg","comments":10,"title":"I Am Trying To See This Show","id":123800,"votes":25}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2006/08/29/furry_friends_foundation_closing_seeks_loving_homes.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_sarahd","displaydate":"Aug 29, 2006","excerpt":"Warning: If you cannot resist desperate fuzzy faces with cool, wet noses and whiskers, then do not read any further. The Furry Friends Foundation is closing due to a decision by the FFF Board of Trustees, and the organization is making a big push to place all of its animals in homes by Oct. 15. In addition to the 20 dogs either at the shelter or in foster care, FFF has about 85 cats and...","date":"August 29, 2006  1:11 PM","author":"Sarah Dahnke","comments":2,"title":"Furry Friends Foundation Closing, Seeks Loving Homes","id":64181,"votes":24}, ];
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There have been several lawsuits filed regarding the release of Obama's birth certificate, including one by former Obama opponent Alan Keyes, and now one of the cases has made its way to...","date":"December 04, 2008  11:05 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":236,"title":"Supreme Court To Consider Obama Birth Certificate Case","id":196211,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/03/26/graffiti_leads.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Mar 26, 2008","excerpt":"Varut Subchareon, 19, is facing felony charges after police caught him spray painting in Roscoe Village. Subchareon then told police of approximately 20 other tags he'd sprayed in the neighborhood, including one on Park District property. Police say the tags arent' gang related but all look exactly the same. He's been charged with criminal damage to state-supported property. This comes just days after a 24-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison for vandalizing...","date":"March 26, 2008  10:24 AM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":147,"title":"Graffiti Leads to Severe Penalties","id":153789,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/23/teen_mom_drowns.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Apr 23, 2008","excerpt":"A 19-year-old woman was charged with murder last night after she allegedly let her 5-month-old daughter drown in a bathtub because she didn't want to be a mother. Rozlynn Rodgers initially told authorities that Makalah had drowned accidentally, but later allegedly confessed. Rodgers told police \"she didn't want to be a mom anymore because she couldn't go to parties if she had to take care of the baby,\" Assistant State's Atty. Mary Anna Planey said....","date":"April 23, 2008  2:43 PM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":104,"title":"Teen Mom Charged With Drowning Baby","id":158361,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/09/mccain_on_the_offensive_in_obamas_b.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Sep 09, 2008","excerpt":"Arizona Senator John \"Maverick\" McCain made a rare Illinois stop-over last night, appearing before hundreds of supporters at a fundraiser at the Chicago Hilton & Towers. It was his first stop in Chicago since June, when he raised $2.5 million. This fundraiser was expected to rake in more than $4 million for McCain. And The Maverick came out swinging, accusing Obama of asking for $932 million in pork barrel projects in his first Senate term....","date":"September 09, 2008  10:35 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":89,"title":"McCain On The Offensive In Obama's Backyard","id":181081,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/09/properly_sauced.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Anthony Todd","displaydate":"Apr 09, 2008","excerpt":"Welcome to the first installment of “Properly Sauced,” our column about cocktails and fancy drinks at home and around Chicago. If you have any suggestions of recipes, or if your favorite bar has something unique and tasty, send us a tip and we might feature it here! As you might have gathered from some of our other recipe-features here on Chicagoist, we’re all about simple ways to make things taste better. In this case, we...","date":"April 09, 2008  10:00 AM","author":"Anthony Todd","comments":86,"title":"Properly Sauced: Rosemary G&T","id":156027,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/16/around_town_prop_8_protest_round_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Nov 16, 2008","excerpt":"Tim already told you about yesterday's Prop 8 protest rally, so here's our first round of pics from the rally, including some reader contributed pics to our Flickr pool....","date":"November 16, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":80,"title":"Around Town: Prop 8 Protest, Round 1","id":193169,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/11/snow_problems_arise_again.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Dec 11, 2008","excerpt":"This morning as we arrived for work at the Chicagoist office, we couldn't help but notice most of the side-streets in the vicinity hadn't been touched by plow or salt in almost 10 days, causing most of the roads to become slick with ice from where drivers had repeatedly driven over the several inches of snow that have piled up in that time. We wondered if we were alone in our consternation and it looks...","date":"December 11, 2008  2:50 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":76,"title":"Daley is the New Bilandic: More Plow Problems","id":197511,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/10/23/plans_for_lgbtq_high_school_could_b.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Oct 23, 2008","excerpt":"Mayor Daley today came out against plans to open up a new high school that primarily serves lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. This is just the latest bump in the road for Pride Campus of Social Justice High School, which would have been similar to New York's Harvey Milk High School and Milwaukee's Alliance High School. The Chicago Board of Education yesterday delayed a vote on the school until November 19. Daley, who appoints...","date":"October 23, 2008  4:45 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":73,"title":"Plans for LGBTQ High School Could Be Back in Closet","id":188898,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/03/05/commenter_of_th_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicago_rachelle","displaydate":"Mar 05, 2008","excerpt":"A quick shoutout to Chicagoist commenter A2, our top commenter for the month of February. Congrats, A2! We'll be contacting you shortly to get your contact info so we can send you a Chicagoist T-shirt in the mail. If you want your own Chicagoist T-shirt, then start leaving comments. Commenter of the Month is our way of saying thanks to our constructive, creative commenters. If you're not already a Chicagoist member, then register here and...","date":"March 05, 2008  10:13 AM","author":"Rachelle Bowden","comments":72,"title":"Commenter of the Month: A2","id":150235,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/26/cyclist_hit_by.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Feb 26, 2008","excerpt":"The biker who was hit by a car and killed over the weekend was Matthew Manger-Lynch, 29. He was racing in the Tour Da Chicago, an alleycat street race. Manger-Lynch, a Milwaukee native, moved to Chicago in 2004 and was a partner in Mandolin Catering. His obituary says he was \"an avid cyclist, fisherman, chef, Packer fan, wine collector, sausage maker and committed outdoorsman,\" and he planned on opening his own wine and food boutique....","date":"February 26, 2008  1:01 PM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":71,"title":"Cyclist Hit by Car Was Racing in Tour Da Chicago","id":149112,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/06/immigrants_go_home.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kevinr","displaydate":"Aug 06, 2008","excerpt":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a new self-deportation program Tuesday. Chicago, along with four other cities, has been chosen for the pilot program, known as \"Scheduled Departure\". The program asks illegal aliens who have already been ordered by a court to leave the country, but have stayed illegally, to voluntarily to report to ICE to coordinate their departure. According to ICE, the program is designed \"for fugitives with no criminal record, who pose no...","date":"August 06, 2008  10:15 AM","author":"Kevin Robinson","comments":71,"title":"Immigrants: Go Home!","id":175233,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/12/cranky_neighbors_cranky_about_graff.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Amy Mikel","displaydate":"Aug 12, 2008","excerpt":"Chicagoist is home to some hearty discussions about whether or not illegal street graffiti can be considered “art.\" It’s so customary to associate graffiti with vandalism, as soon as artists completed a commissioned graffiti-style mural on the exterior walls of The Ashland bar in West Lakeview, the complaints from area residents started rolling in. Among the complaints issued to (32nd) Ald. Scott Waguespack’s office: that The Ashland had been vandalized, that the mural was an...","date":"August 12, 2008  11:51 AM","author":"Amy Mikel","comments":71,"title":"Cranky Neighbors Cranky About Graffiti Mural","id":176135,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/12/biden_takes_it_back_to_the_issues.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kevinr","displaydate":"Sep 12, 2008","excerpt":"With the electorate still seemingly enamored with John McCain's VP pick, Joe Biden announced at a fund raiser in Chicago earlier this week that he would be well prepared to debate Sarah Palin early next month. Speaking to donors in the back yard of Chicagoans Barbara Goodman Manilow and Steve Koch, he said that he's going to focus on the issues. \"Folks, look, I know what she's going to try to do: she's going to...","date":"September 12, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"Kevin Robinson","comments":70,"title":"Biden Takes it Back to the Issues","id":181655,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/07/10/weis_called_before_city_council.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Jul 10, 2008","excerpt":"In the wake of the recent uptick in violence, including last week's Taste of Chicago shootings, Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis is being called to face the music by Alderman (29th) and Police Committee Chairman Isaac Carothers. \"He's inexperienced, and it's his first Taste,\" Carothers said. \"I want to see what his response is going to be to deal with this violence, not only at the Taste, but with this unprecedented violence in this city—13...","date":"July 10, 2008  10:45 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":69,"title":"Weis Called Before City Council","id":170768,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/29/mccain_picks_alaska_gov_as_vp_candi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Aug 29, 2008","excerpt":"John McCain has chosen Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. According to a statement from the McCain camp, In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the \"bridge to nowhere\" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars. As the head of Alaska's National Guard and as the mother of...","date":"August 29, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":67,"title":"McCain Picks Alaska Gov as VP Candidate","id":179513,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/09/state_rep_says.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Apr 09, 2008","excerpt":"State Rep Monique Davis (D-27) went on an outrageously intolerant tirade against atheism activist Rob Sherman in the Illinois house last week. I don’t know what you have against God, but some of us don’t have much against him. We look forward to him and his blessings. And it’s really a tragedy -- it’s tragic-- when a person who is engaged in anything related to God, they want to fight. They want to fight prayer...","date":"April 09, 2008  1:34 PM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":66,"title":"State Rep Says Atheism is Dangerous","id":156110,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/24/bicyclist_struc.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Prescott Carlson","displaydate":"Feb 24, 2008","excerpt":"Matthew Mager, a 29 year old who lived on the 1400 block of West Lill Ave., was riding along with a group of cyclists this morning when he was struck by an SUV at the intersection of Lincoln, Damen and Irving Park. Mager was rushed to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, but he could not be saved. According to Officer JoAnn Taylor, who was on the scene, it looked \"like the bicyclist may have disregarded...","date":"February 24, 2008  4:47 PM","author":"Prescott Carlson","comments":64,"title":"Bicyclist Struck, Killed on North Side","id":148789,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/city_asks_wrigleyville_bars_to_save.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_chuck","displaydate":"Sep 23, 2008","excerpt":" Leave it to the city to throw a huge bucket of cold water on the Cubs first back-to-back division titles ever. They're asking bars and restaurants around Wrigley Field to observe a voluntary cutoff of alcohol sales after the seventh-inning stretch to keep post-playoff game celebrations from turning into... well, the 81 regular season post-game celebrations that preceded them. The boundaries for the cutoff zone are Sheffield between Irving and Newport, Clark between Irving...","date":"September 23, 2008  11:45 AM","author":"Chuck Sudo","comments":64,"title":"City Asks Wrigleyville Bars to Save Cub Nation From Themselves","id":183499,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/09/feds_take_blago_into_custody.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Dec 09, 2008","excerpt":" AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File Could this be the end for Blago? The Trib is citing unnamed sources as saying Governor Blagojevich has been taken into federal custody at his Chicago home. Holy crap. Spokesman Lucio Guerrero responded to an inquiry by saying, \"Haven't heard anything -- you are first to call.\" We're checking the Blagojevich (Political) Death Pool as we await word Update - The FBI has confirmed to WGN TV that both Blago...","date":"December 09, 2008  08:35 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":64,"title":"Feds Take Blago Into Custody","id":196971,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/25/chicago_2016_gains_momentum.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Aug 25, 2008","excerpt":"As the 2008 Beijing Olympics fade into memory, it appears as if Chicago is the current front-runner for the 2016 bid over Rio, Madrid, and Tokyo thanks, in part, to a low-key approach. One unnamed IOC source told the Tribune, \"It's Chicago's to lose...If they don't muck it up, they should win.\" Chicago 2016 spokesman Patrick Sandusky tried to downplay Chicago as a favorite, saying, \"We think it's still far too early in this race...","date":"August 25, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":62,"title":"Chicago 2016 Gains Momentum","id":178682,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/03/21/made_in_chicago_11.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_jess","displaydate":"Mar 21, 2008","excerpt":"Welcome back to Made in Chicago. Did you miss us last week? Everybody needs a sick day, and we've whipped up something extra tasty today to make up for our absence. Punk. Rock. Cupcakes. That's Bake and Destroy in a nutshell, the blog, flickr, and Etsy trifecta of Natalie Slater. Natalie, 28, is originally from Joliet, which she describes as, \"Chicago's stoner little brother: kind of okay to hang out with for a little while...","date":"March 21, 2008  12:31 AM","author":"Jess D'Amico","comments":61,"title":"Made in Chicago: Bake and Destroy","id":153097,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/02/will_stroger_ta.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_kevinr","displaydate":"Apr 02, 2008","excerpt":"Fresh off a mountain of controversy about her huge raise, Cook County's Chief Financial Officer (and Todd Stroger's cousin) Donna Dunnings is saying that the county won't have enough funds to operate. In spite of the recent sales tax increase that will generate more than $400 million for the county, \"that structural deficit is living and breathing, and the sales tax is by no means the answer to that.... So, we have to look at...","date":"April 02, 2008  08:00 AM","author":"Kevin Robinson","comments":60,"title":"Will Stroger Tax Again?","id":154893,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/28/extra_extra_202.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Apr 28, 2008","excerpt":" Photo by Brantastic Math cookies?! Thank you, internet, for continuing to make my dreams come true. [Evil Mad Scientist] The City settled a lawsuit today with the survivors and the families of victims from a 2003 fire in the Cook County Administration building. The City agreed to pay $50 million to the 24 plaintiffs; Cook County has already agreed to pay $26 million, and the building's management firm has agreed to pay $24 million....","date":"April 28, 2008  7:00 PM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":60,"title":"Extra, Extra","id":159133,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/28/interview_the_s.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_karl","displaydate":"Feb 28, 2008","excerpt":"<a href=\"http://www.chicagoist.com/archives/interview/index.php\"><img alt=\"scclogo022808.jpg\" src=\"http://chicagoist.com/attachments/chicagoist_karl/scclogo022808.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" /><br/>Second City Cop</a><br=”all”>","date":"February 28, 2008  2:12 PM","author":"Karl Klockars","comments":59,"title":"Interview:  The \"Second City Cop\"","id":149479,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/09/can_you_go_a_day_without_a_gay.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Prescott Carlson","displaydate":"Dec 09, 2008","excerpt":"If you look around work tomorrow and notice some empty cubicles, it's probably not a flu outbreak but rather your co-workers \"called in gay\" in reaction to California's Proposition 8 and other anti-same sex marriage initiatives. Day Without A Gay is a movement encouraging LGBT folks nationwide to skip work tomorrow, December 10th, and head down to a local LGBT community organization that needs help: In Chicago, the Gay Liberation Network has called for an...","date":"December 09, 2008  4:35 PM","author":"Prescott Carlson","comments":59,"title":"Can You Go a Day Without A Gay?","id":197111,"votes":0}, ];
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With only a basic grasp of the English language, Hemon settled in Chicago and set a goal...","date":"April 30, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":6,"title":"Resurrecting Lazarus: An Interview With Aleksandar Hemon","id":159456,"votes":61}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/02/interview_rick_klein_fuzzymemoriest.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_karl","displaydate":"Dec 02, 2008","excerpt":" We first stumbled across Rick Klein's site, FuzzyMemories.TV, while we were researching a post about Christmas advertising in Chicago. After we lost a full 2 hours browsing through a ton of local video content, we knew that Klein had something amazing there. Between decades-old newscasts, ancient local commercials, and the short produced pieces called \"bumpers\" that ran around all of our local programming, it's possible to get a real sensation of time travel. It's...","date":"December 02, 2008  12:23 AM","author":"Karl Klockars","comments":2,"title":"Interview: Rick Klein of FuzzyMemories.TV","id":195607,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/10/11/happy_national_coming_out_day.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_tim","displaydate":"Oct 11, 2008","excerpt":"Photo by feastoffools....","date":"October 11, 2008  2:19 PM","author":"Tim State","comments":3,"title":"Happy National Coming Out Day","id":186746,"votes":20}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/06/19/oooooh_yeah.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Margaret Lyons","displaydate":"Jun 19, 2008","excerpt":"Kool-Aid Man is on the loose on the North Side. Closer look at the sign:...","date":"June 19, 2008  4:51 PM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":17,"title":"Oooooh Yeah!","id":167430,"votes":19}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/19/a_farewell_to_margaret.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Sep 19, 2008","excerpt":"Today is a historic one in the life of our little ol' site. Today is our last day under the guidance of the benevolent Margaret Lyons, the Editor so nice, she's worked here twice. Way back in '04, when Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin were trying to find someone to start up a version of Gothamist for Chicago, they were pointed to Margaret and Rachelle. Together, these two ladies started the site and watched it...","date":"September 19, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":27,"title":"A Farewell To Margaret","id":182958,"votes":18}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/29/interview_bob_schieffer_of_cbs_news.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Sep 29, 2008","excerpt":" To say that many of us at Chicagoist are news and politics junkies is a gross understatement. We devour it. And several of us are the nerdy types that enjoy a Sunday morning viewing news shows, including Face the Nation with the incomparable Bob Schieffer. 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Milk $3 (on average) IBC Root Beer $5.33 ($3 for a six-pack of 12 oz bottles) Miller High Life $5.33 ($15 for a 30-pack of 12 oz cans) Ketchup $8 ($2 for 32...","date":"May 22, 2008  12:23 AM","author":"Margaret Lyons","comments":22,"title":"How Much is a Gallon?","id":162998,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/06/10/chicago_pizza_c.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_chuck","displaydate":"Jun 10, 2008","excerpt":"If you haven't checked out the official blog of the Chicago Pizza Club, you're doing yourself a major disservice. Using the \"where is the best pizza in Chicago\" argument that has taken lives and broken families and marriages, the members of the club scour the city's far reaches with one simple goal in mind. Looking for some good pie. 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Clarence Darrow’s ghost!), but MSI’s \"Idea Factory\" is, arguably, the best kid-centered exhibit in Chicago. Since the museum has closed this exhibit for repairs until the end of March, we wondered how toddler-friendly the rest of the museum would be. In short, not much. Let’s start with what we loved. Bring four quarters to purchase a “Net...","date":"February 06, 2008  10:32 AM","author":"Elizabeth Shapiro","comments":3,"title":"MSI with Toddler in Tow, or When Does the \"Idea Factory\" Reopen?","id":145873,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/29/happy_katrinaversary.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Aug 29, 2008","excerpt":"As the residents of the Gulf Coast keep an eye on Gustav, today marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall along the Louisiana and Mississippi coast. And while, on the surface, it seems most memorials would be confined to that region, there's no underscoring the amazing contribution Chicago made to the relief effort. The city of Chicago opened its arms to evacuees and learned from the experience for its own emergency plan. Chicagoans donated...","date":"August 29, 2008  1:10 PM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":13,"title":"Happy Katrinaversary","id":179538,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/17/super_h_mart_korean_food_disneyland.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Stolpman","displaydate":"Nov 17, 2008","excerpt":"Asian grocery stores don't get any better than Super H Mart. This Korean grocery store in Niles makes us clap our hands in excitement. The massive store sells Asian/Korean ingredients, fresh produce and American staples as well as includes an eatery where you can get Korean, Chinese, or Japanese food. Go get freshly made tofu (you can see it being made), watch them make puffed rice crackers or fresh sweet red bean pastries. If you...","date":"November 17, 2008  09:23 AM","author":"L. Stolpman","comments":15,"title":"Super H Mart:  Korean Food Disneyland","id":193178,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/21/the_new_york_times_discovers_the_ma.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Nov 21, 2008","excerpt":"Have you ever heard a song by a band and totally been turned on to that band, rushing out to buy their record, listening to it, and then excitedly telling your friend all about your \"discovery\", saying, \"Hey, have you ever heard of this band called The Rolling Stones??? They ROCK!\" only to have your heart crushed when your friend tells you that band's old news? (Tankboy has to do it to me all the...","date":"November 21, 2008  12:20 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":47,"title":"The New York Times Discovers The Magical Land of Chicago","id":194059,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/13/valentines_day.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_elizabeth","displaydate":"Feb 13, 2008","excerpt":"Valentine’s Day had always been a great excuse to go out to dinner. Unwilling to foist our screaming banshee toddler on fellow romantic diners these days, we’ve created a new luxe tradition to celebrate: after bed time, we’re reheating Charlie Trotter’s take out. Trotters to Go is the pre-made food endeavor from high end chef Charlie. This cross between a wine shop and an upscale deli counter, sitting in a strip mall on Fullerton, serves...","date":"February 13, 2008  2:30 PM","author":"Elizabeth Shapiro","comments":0,"title":"Valentine's Day with Baby on Board: Trotter's To Go","id":147158,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/05/07/chicagoist_vs_g.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_tankboy","displaydate":"May 07, 2008","excerpt":"It had to happen sooner or later. Mano a mano. Bloggo a bloggo. Tune versus tune. Gapers Block's Lauri Apple (a.k.a. DJ Lapple Pietunes) goes up against Chicagoist's DJ Tankboy at The Burlington tomorrow night. Both writers will face-off in categories including \"dancey-dance,\" \"crap/weird,\" and \"mixx.\" We'll have giveaways for attendees, and The Burlington has free candy, so food will be provided as well. Come on by, have a draft of \"the Burlington\" (seriously delicious)...","date":"May 07, 2008  12:38 AM","author":"Tankboy","comments":2,"title":"Chicagoist Vs. Gapers Block","id":160513,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/20/chicagoist_food_pron_marche_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Stolpman","displaydate":"Aug 20, 2008","excerpt":"We recently had friends in town and decided to take advantage of Marche's fixed price menu on Monday and Wednesday nights ($28.95 for a three course meal). Photos taken by our much more talented photography friend, Chris Lynch, AKA \"LynchSeattle\". Marche is located at 833 W Randolph....","date":"August 20, 2008  09:24 AM","author":"L. Stolpman","comments":5,"title":"Chicagoist Food Pr0n:  Marche","id":177760,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/22/urban_assault_ride_comes_to_chicago.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Jacy Wojcik","displaydate":"Aug 22, 2008","excerpt":"We at Chicagoist love all things bike including events that promote biking throughout our city. Which is why we are very excited that Urban Assault Ride is coming to Chicago on Sunday, September 28th. UAR is a bike scavenger hunt where two-person teams ride to checkpoints around town to complete crazy obstacle courses and win prizes. (\"Crazy\" like: bike jousting, big wheels, keg walk, slip n' slides, bouncy balls, etc.) It culminates with a huge...","date":"August 22, 2008  12:45 AM","author":"Jacy Wojcik","comments":1,"title":"Urban Assault Ride Comes To Chicago","id":178249,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/23/rockin_our_turntable_the_best_local.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_tankboy","displaydate":"Dec 23, 2008","excerpt":"The following ten groups released albums or EPs that we believe launched them far above the roiling masses making up the Chicago music scene. While these are our favorites it should be noted that this was an amazingly strong year for the local scene, and we could have easily made a top 50 list without much of a problem. In fact, just reviewing the bands while making this list we realized how thankful we are...","date":"December 23, 2008  12:25 AM","author":"Tankboy","comments":7,"title":"Rockin' Our Turntable: The Best Local Music of 2008 According to Tankboy","id":199415,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/01/14/the_shedd_aquar.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_elizabeth","displaydate":"Jan 14, 2008","excerpt":"The Shedd Aquarium is free through Friday, and Chicagoist can’t think of a more mesmerizing place to take your kids. The Wild Reef and the Oceanarium are an extra fee ($15 for both) but worth it. The Wild Reef, Shedd’s newest permanent exhibit, is an underground and enclosed tribute to Pacific coral reef ecosystems. Unlike the aquariums on the main floor, many of the tanks here span the length of the wall, with some reaching...","date":"January 14, 2008  2:00 PM","author":"Elizabeth Shapiro","comments":1,"title":"The Shedd Aquarium with Toddler in Tow","id":142272,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/21/the_peggy_noteb.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#chicagoist_elizabeth","displaydate":"Feb 21, 2008","excerpt":"We read somewhere that the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (formerly the Chicago Academy of Sciences) is one of the least visited of the Chicago museums, but it’s one of our favorite places in the city to bring our toddler. Unlike the MSI, the Notebaert’s exhibits are accessible to those under three feet tall. The taller displays have low interactive panels and those that don’t have stools nearby. And the bugs! What kid doesn’t like bugs?...","date":"February 21, 2008  11:03 AM","author":"Elizabeth Shapiro","comments":6,"title":"The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum with Toddler in Tow","id":148273,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/05/27/interview_chica.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Ali Trachta","displaydate":"May 27, 2008","excerpt":" Joe Swanberg isn't a typical filmmaker. His work is just as likely to capture characters discussing some quirky intricacy of life as it is graphic sex, and his on-going Chicago-set web series Young American Bodies is no exception. Audiences and critics are taking notice of Swanberg's style as he gains underground fame in the “mumblecore” genre, which is characterized by improvised, low-budget films that document the lives of introspective twentysomethings. His work portrays a...","date":"May 27, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Ali Trachta","comments":3,"title":"Interview: Chicago Filmmaker Joe Swanberg.  If This Post Were Rated, It Would Be NC-17","id":163542,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/02/lollapalooza_day_1_recap.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Marcus Gilmer","displaydate":"Aug 02, 2008","excerpt":"Yesterday was Lollapalooza's first ever sell out (as is Saturday), cramming over 75,000 people into Grant Park, and it felt we were jostled by every single one during Radiohead's closing headline set. We bumped into fest curator Perry Farrell and spotted a few other celebs standing at the side of the stages. Also in attendance? The sun. One of the loudest cheers we heard all day was when the first cloud blessed us with its...","date":"August 02, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"Marcus Gilmer","comments":24,"title":"Lollapalooza 2008: Day 1 Recap","id":174724,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/27/chicagoist_food_pr0n_nacional_27.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Stolpman","displaydate":"Aug 27, 2008","excerpt":"Nacional 27 allowed us into their kitchen to bring you some pictures of their offerings. Special thanks to \"El Presidente\" Adam Seger C.C.P. (Ed. Note: That's \"Certified Culinary Professional.) and Chef Chico for allowing us to photograph their food. Enjoy. Nacional 27 is located at 325 W Huron....","date":"August 27, 2008  09:24 AM","author":"L. Stolpman","comments":10,"title":"Chicagoist Food Pr0n: Nacional 27","id":179005,"votes":11}, ];