Air travel could get a little harried for Illinois residents this spring. Illinois is one of seventeen states that have passed legislation or resolutions objecting to the post-9/11 REAL ID Act’s provisions over concerns it could cost too much to implement. The law is designed to make driver's licenses more secure. more ›

For those of you who, like Chicagoist, are fans of anything that plugs into the wall (Lamps! Woo!), here are a few Chicago-related technology stories we saw this morning. McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner told attendees of a technology consumer forum at the Palmer House Hilton that the company is trying to make its restaurants more interactive. We thought walking up the counter prior to ordering, receiving and consuming food was pretty interactive already. In fact,... more ›

Alfreda Torres and Paulina Chandler are the wives of two men (Francisco Torres and Carl Chandler) who need a kidney transplant. They aren’t doing a wife swap, but they are going to be swapping something very important: kidneys. They are doing a “living donor kidney swap,” and it’s the first time this procedure is being done in Illinois. more ›

Maybe it was the change of weather. Maybe people were distraught over the Bears' embarrassing loss or stressed out by the Sox pennant race. Maybe they were still pissed about Marshall Field's becoming Macy's. But for whatever reason, some crazy shit happened in Chicago this weekend. more ›

Keep your ears open! Send your overheards to overheard at chicagoist dot com. more ›

City car stickers are a drag. You have to go to the DMV to get them, you have to pay a bunch of money for them, and if you don't have one, count on getting at least $200 of tickets to encourage you to get one. On the bright side, this year there's an actual competition to choose the art displayed on the sticker. more ›