Posted Top 5 Lakefront Trail Danger Zones to Chicagoist
While the Chicago Park District doesn’t have a comprehensive system to track accidents that happen on the Lakefront Trail, an analysis by the Sun-Times shows incidents are most common than you’d think. Between 2002 and 2008...
Posted The Ex-Governor of Rock and Roll to Chicagoist
AP Photo It seems Lollapalooza wasn't the only musical treat happening in Chicago yesterday. Former governor Rod Blagojevich was on hand to perform the Elvis hit "Treat Me Nice" at an annual block party near the...
Posted CTA, Metra and Pace to Slash $67 Million in Spending to Chicagoist
Photo by ekovalev As expected, the Regional Transportation Authority board agreed this week to slash public funding for Chicago-area transit services by $67 million over the next six months. The nine board members in attendance voted...
Posted Annual Pride Parade to Draw 500,000 to Chicagoist
Photo by josephp Just a friendly reminder, Chicago's 40th Annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade kicks off at noon in Lakeview today. The parade is expected to draw nearly half a million spectators and...
Posted Korean War Museum Opens in Springfield to Chicagoist
Rendering courtesy Korean War National Museum website The first exhibit of a new museum dedicated to the Korean War -- the first of its kind in the nation -- opened in Springfield yesterday. The Denis J....