We know this is blasphemous and all, but we've gotten a little tired of hearing about global warming lately. Each passing day bombards us with another article about switching incandescent lightbulbs for the ones laced with mercury that can be disposed of as easily as, say, batteries, another "green issue" of Jane or Bop or whatever and another quote about the dire situation from a presidential candidate, we're terribly sorry, probably don't even recycle. That's... more ›

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Chicagoist couldn’t be happier with the delightful weather we’ve had recently. If you’re stuck in a cube somewhere, you should really try to get outside as soon as possible – it’s freakin’ gorgeous. more ›

Totally debunking the idea that all Chicagoans are fat and lazy, a bunch of extremely fit runners bounded up every single story of the John Hancock building last weekend. That's 97 flights of stairs, which sounds as much like death and mayhem to us now as it did last year. more ›

Just as the city of Chicago is set to start enforcing its public smoking ban, Elk Grove Village is considering banning the sale of cigarettes completely. Mayor Craig Johnson told the Tribune it would be hypocritical to pass a current village proposal to ban smoking in public while still allowing the sale of cigarettes. If passed, the Trib says that a ban on selling smokes in Elk Grove would be the first of its kind in the country, according to the American Lung Association and the Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco. more ›

According to this year's American Lung Association State of the Air Report, an annual air quality survey, Chicago ranked one of the most polluted big cities in America. Chicago recieved a big fat "F" for fine particle pollution and guess what we got for ozone pollution? Another "F". Wow. We're going to have to be held back a year or something. more ›

It's no secret that Chicagoist rather enjoys the drink, but we've never really been fond of the after-effects of a night at a smoky bar: the dry itchy eyes, the parched crackly throat, and worst of all, the ashtray funk that invades every piece of clothing we so much as looked at during the night. more ›

Chicagoist went to the CTA budget hearings last night and managed to have a pretty good time. The hearing was really just a chance for people to get up and vent, and for the CTA officials to look bored and pained, but as far as bitchfests go, it was a lovely opportunity. Thanks for giving us the chance to stand up and have strangers clap. Hoo yeah. We were surprised how empty the auditorium was—the... more ›