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The city's Department of Consumer Services is officially pooping the party cab. Calling the cab's festive interior decorations a distraction and its exterior adornments illegal, the department decreed that John Rees' cab be de-jollified. Rees has until Thursday to remove the trappings, which patrons and passersby have generally regarded as pretty fun since he fully decorated every square inch of it in July. He is appealing the measure, arguing that the city is trying to...

If you’re like Chicagoist, you do a disproportionate amount of your shopping at Walgreens. It’s convenient, its inventory is always deeper than we remember (Necco wafers and Bolthouse Farms FTW), and it’s cheap. At least, we think it’s cheap. But have you ever gotten a hot itch in the back of your throat when you see the cashier’s readout? “I couldn’t have possibly spent that much,” you say. And you may very well be right.

"Cart Rouge" via pantagrapher.

If you're like Chicagoist- and why would you be?- you wait until the weekend to go grocery shopping. If you're also like Chicagoist and tend to shop at independent grocers you wonder why some of these stores don't dust the shelves more often, how long has that can of cling peaches been sitting there, and is that surface rust on that dented can of tuna? You might let the checking of expiration dates slip a bit, also, seeing as your schedule is pretty busy.

The Chicago City Council unanimously passed the dreaded 12 percent increase in cab fares on Wednesday. Cab meters will begin to reflect the increase on May 11. If you haven't memorized it by now, the increase will bring the initial charge for entering a cab up to $2.25 from $1.90, the rate per mile to $1.80 from $1.60 and the charge for a second passenger to $1.00 from $0.50. ABC7 reports that the increase will make Chicago's cab fares the ninth most expensive in the nation.