The Bridgeport discrimination case rolls on, Mayor Daley and the media, CTA payphones, and more. more ›

For the second straight year, attendance at the Taste of Chicago dropped, but this year was more dramatic than last year. In 2009, attendance was down just a hair, from 3.5 million in 2008 to 3.35 million. According to a report in the Sun-Times this morning, attendance for 2010 was down a pretty hefty 21 percent, to 2.65 million people. Cindy Gatziolis, of the Mayor's Office of Special Events, blamed the drop on the absence of the annual July 3rd fireworks this year. more ›

Keep those extra quarters handy if you're a fan of the Tribune. The newsstand price of the Monday through Saturday edition of the paper will increase from $0.75 to $1 starting January 18th, the paper announced yesterday. The Sunday edition will remain $1.99 and the price increase won't affect home subscribers. The Chicago Tribune Media Group's president, publisher and chief executive, Tony Hunter, said via a statement, "While this pricing action will improve our financial results, the increase is consistent with pricing trends across the industry." more ›

After months of buildup and debate, the inaugural Chicago Gourmet festival of food and wine kicks off this evening with a gala reception at the Harris Theatre in Millennium Park. You just know that Mayor Daley is eager to showcase the rarefied air of the Chicago restaurant industry mere months before the IOC makes its final decision on the host city for the 2016 Summer Games. He tried to sell the sizzle in this week's edition of Time Out Chicago: more ›