We all knew it was coming but it finally happened this weekend when the final episode of "At The Movies" aired with reviews of Eat, Pray, Love, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and The Expendables. Co-host Michael Phillips (of the Tribune) gave a brief farewell at the Trib recently and Roger Ebert had previously taken to his blog to share some thoughts on the end of the show's run. You can watch clips, including a seven minute tribute to the history of the show, on the show's site and WBEZ's had on TimeOut Chicago's Hank Sartin and IFC.com's Alison Willmore to discuss the show's impact, those thumbs, and where film reviews go from here. more ›

Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore was back in town today, stopping by a local Borders to promote his newest book, Our Choice: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis. But before he shook some hands, he made a stop by WBEZ where he talked with 848 about the book and his plan. It's all well and good and a cause we can get behind, but we still prefer the below call to action over either of those other options. more ›

• With property tax bills set to arrive in mailboxes over the next several days, it looks like they're going up by double-digits, even higher than previously expected.
• John Ambrose, a deputy U.S. Marshal accused of leaking information to mob members involved in the Family Secrets investigation, has been sentenced to four years in prison. When he was convicted in April, it was reportedly the first breach of the Witness Protection program.
• Former Chicago Bear Tank Johnson testified today in the murder trial of Michael Selvie, charged with shooting and killing Johnson's boyhood friend Willie Posey at the Ice Bar in December 2006.

• Chicago Now's one story up has the story of a family who is facing eviction from Section 8 housing after the death of their mother.
• The Clout College hearings continued today with a pair of admissions experts expressing surprise at the elaborate nature of the system in place at the University of Illinois.
• If you haven't heard it yet, please, go listen to Sen. Roland Burris's interview this morning on WBEZ's 848. While nothing new is revealed, Burris's reactions to questions like what he thinks the impact of his not seeking the seat in 2010 on his staff will be straddle the line between hilarious and horrifying.

Oh, yay, my Olympics cake is finally ready. [Cake Wrecks] more ›