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SCUBA Diving in Lake Michigan?

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. passed away last night in New York from brain damage due to a fall several weeks earlier. We never knew him, with the exception of Tankboy, who met him once, but we loved him like that teacher in high school, the only one you ever cared to finish your homework for or make an effort. His grammar was not English teacher perfect, and his paragraphs were curt, sometimes one sentence. He was,...

Feed the Birds?

Once again, we building lovers are put on the defense. Landmarks Illinois has come out with its fifth annual Chicagoland Watchlist. There are twelve buildings on the list in danger of demolition, including the Chicago Daily Defender Building and the Lakeshore Athletic Club.

Isn't church supposed to be a sanctuary? No doubt, when you go to your chosen house of worship, you don't expect to be ripped off by a band of gun-toting robbers, or your priest for that matter. But two Chicago congregations found themselves on the wrong end of the collection plate yesterday. Parishioners at the Israel of God's Church in the Lawndale neighborhood were held up at gunpoint by three armed men Wednesday night. At...

CBS reports that two Chicago men were sentenced for their parts in a strange murder plot.

With sushi restaurants popping up almost as fast as Starbucks, finding a new favorite can be overwhelming. Chicagoist decided to follow in Gold Coast footsteps and took the chic route. Even narrowing it down by neighborhood, we had a selection of trendy downtown sushi spots. Smack in the middle of one of Chicago’s most glittery neighborhoods, RA was our chosen destination. Located at 1139 N. State, RA does not take reservations, so Chicagoist showed up...

The Stolen Glances

When Chicagoist gets free stuff sent to its offices, our first thought is always “Can I sell this on Ebay for beer money?” If the answer is no then our next thought is “Can we give this away to readers without violating federal postal regulations?” If the answer is yes, we give it away on the site.

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Okay – brace yourself. Chicago is about to descend into St. Patrick’s Day madness and it won’t quit until the last bit of green beer vomit has been scrubbed off bar room floors everywhere.

The big buzz around the Chicagoist office has been about Burger Delights. Why are our Burger King restaurants morphing into them? Why are they just throwing those poly signs over the top of the Burger King signs? Isn't their special, 2 Delights for $3, the same as the Whopper special? Can I get it my way? Shouldn't the owner be getting in big-ass trouble by Burger King? Do you think they'll get a Rick...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Chicagoist is salivating at the thought of turkey, dressing and mashed potatoes. Can't hardly wait! To bide our time we've been surfing the interweb for all things related to preparing Thanksgiving dinner... and don't worry.. cooking Thanksgiving dinner from scratch can seem like a frightening task, but if Chicagoist can do it without making the entire family sick then anyone can!

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got slammed yesterday in a report from its accrediting agency, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The report says that the continued use of mascot Chief Illiniwek and the tremendous controversy around that use had started to erode the academic integrity of the institution. �The rate and amount of damage to the institution will continue to accelerate if the issue is not addressed decisively and soon,� the report reads, and it cites two major problems that surround the debate: it pits students and faculty against university administrators and board members, and that it hinders recruiting efforts targeted to minority students and faculty. It's also pitting students against each other: last March, only 31 percent of students at UIUC voted to retire the Chief.

Gross. So effing gross, holy shit. Alan Keyes's sweat-soaked napkin (we're actually considering barfing right now) isn't cheap�it's already up to $465. Damn, Republicans and sweat fetishists have a lot of cash to burn. That's Gerry McGlothlin at the right (and probably on the right, snap!), who told the Trib "he wiped the sweat from Keyes' brow with a napkin so he would look better for TV news cameras." Um, McGlothlin wiped Keyes's brow for him? And kept the napkin? Somebody's got a crush!

Of course, the project is being met with a decent amount of bitching. The presidents of the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents and the Connors Park Neighborhood Coalition have complained that the proposed structure is too big and will cause further congestion on the already miserable Michigan Ave.

Other fun fitness activities this week include: yoga, tai chi, water aerobics, basketball, volleyball, golf, a walking tour of a cemetery, and sticking your flame-y leg through a hula-hoop. Eat it, Andersonville. Eat. It.