The owners of the John Hancock Center defaulted on a loan this week and have called in third party help. more ›

Chicago police cornered and captured a female coyote on the South Side today after a 2-hour chase. more ›

Jane Ising fled Germany when the Nazis rose to power, taught economics at Bradley University and had five great grandchildren. She died yesterday on her 110th birthday. more ›

iO veteran and former Chicago-based funny-man Paul Brittain is reportedly leaving Saturday Night Live—right now. He just became a feature player this season, but now he won't even appear in this week's episode with Channing Tatum. more ›

Premonitions of looting and property damage draw from previous summits gone awry, like the infamous “Battle in Seattle,” which cost downtown businesses millions in property damage and lost sales during the 1999 World Trade Organization conference. more ›

Country singer Lyle Lovett said recently that Mexican food in Chicago couldn't be that good "if a guy named Bayless is cooking it." more ›

If you're the type of person who regularly leaves your cell phone in cabs and drops your keys at bars, you might want to sign up with this new local business. more ›

Grammer has received accolades in the past for his comedic work on the show Frasier, but this marks the first win for the actor in a dramatic role. more ›

Aon Corporation plans to move its headquarters to London, a move that would result in significant tax advantages. more ›

The new Walgreens flagship store, opening Tuesday, will not be like any other. more ›

Under pressure to grow profits, Groupon won't repeat last year's mistake of running expensive — and controversial — ads during this year's Super Bowl. more ›

EP3 is Secret Colours' follow up to their 2010 self-titled album, and it continues to display the bands fondness of sounds rooted in '90s shoe-gaze, '60s British invasion, and early 70’s english metal. more ›

Oh Kanye; we can always count on you to deliver the whacked out goods on Twitter when we are having a slow news day. more ›

It may be warm today, but make sure you bring a coat to wear when you make your walk of shame tomorrow. more ›

Merry Christmas, Chicago! I hope Santa Claus treated you to something better than a lump of coal. Yes, Virginia, there is a sun, and it's shining today. Skilling tells us this is Chicago's first Christmas without snow cover since 2007. With highs in the low 40s. temperatures will be about 10 degrees above "seasonable". more ›

Local bands Gold Motel, Deserters and Chaperone! are playing at Lincoln Hall tonight. Bring a toy to donate and get $5 off Gold Motel merch, then say hello to Chicagoist contributor and Gold Motel guitarist Eric Hehr. Get your tickets now. more ›

The town of Aurelia, IA has a pitbull ban its city council recently voted 3 to 2 to not make an exception for the needs of Jim Sak, a retired Chicago police officer who suffered a stroke and has a service dog who's a pitbull mix. more ›

There has been many a night we have bellied up to the bar at one of our favorite Bucktown haunts Danny's. Cheap drinks, great DJs, dancing and just enough light to get an outline of the person you'll be gracing with your best walk-of-shame the next day usually makes for an interesting evening to say the least. Stephen Sowley, a six-year-veteran in his humble station as doorman at the bar has probably seen it all. After all, mixing young people, massive amounts of booze and perhaps some less than savvy judgement calls can make for some intriguing stories to say the least. more ›

The Chicago Reader's Gossip Wolf column reported the shocking, SHOCKING, news that Pitchfork is moving the rest of their editorial headquarters to Brooklyn, NY, the hipster mecca. more ›

The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker first premiered in Chicago in 1996, and is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary at The Auditorium Theater with 20 performances from Dec. 9 till Dec. 27 more ›

We like to share the Chicago food love wherever we go. So wherever you may be traveling this holiday season, share all the good stuff made right here in the city. more ›

Chicago get's a protected bike lane-friendly snow plow and salt truck. more ›

Now that Mayor Tom Kane has regained his footing there is only one item on his agenda: revenge. more ›

Violence in Uptown has been on the rise in recent weeks. more ›

Give the most banal moving image enough time, and it will become fascinating. Just offering a peek into a long-lost world is enough to hold our interest, which is why we were excited to see that the Chicago Film Archives is joining the collections of moving images at the Internet Archive, where they can be either streamed or downloaded and where they are sure to find a wider audience. more ›

This is good news if you like helping children and/or motorcycles. It's bad news if you want to drive down Western Avenue tomorrow. more ›

As our protagonist Tom Kane lies fallen in the wake of the Bensenville / O'Hare toxic chemical dumping scandal we see vultures start to circle his newly vulnerable legacy. more ›

For Chicago's many ex-Michiganders, your future Thankgiving pilgrimages will be slightly shorter. more ›

An appearance by Piper Laurie and a Carrie costume parade are sure to make for a good time, but is Carrie really the right choice for a camp film event? more ›

For those of you looking for a low-impact workout where you can wear ironic t-shirts with the reward of a delicious yet watered down American draft beer, we have the perfect sport for you: Beer Pong! more ›