If you're chillin' at home and watching ABC7 (and you have decent reception), you're seeing clearer and more vibrant images. And if you have one of those new-fangled HD TV sets (33 million households now do), you're seeing ABC7's local newscasts in high-definition widescreen. Though they're the first Chicago channel to go high-def for local programming, all American networks are required by federal law to go completely HD by 2009. That's right: unless you buy a converter (or Congress changes the rules, which is highly unlikely) on February 19, 2009, your little Sony Trinitron will go dark. more ›

"National Flirting Expert"* Susan Bradley is coming to town to "make dating fun again." She'll be conducting classes for the lovelorn June 23 - 26 at the Discovery Center on Lincoln Ave. There will be 6 classes total, covering topics such as Love, Flirting, and Relationships. more ›