Get it while you can, all you professors of herbology: Illinois is about to ban salvia divinorum, a mild hallucinogenic. Starting Jan 1, possessing the leafy plant will be a class 1 felony. [Trib] more ›

Watching freaky video installations can be the most fun you’ll have at an art museum, but we’ve always wondered whether art patrons are really willing to drop a few thousand bucks for a few LED screens, DVDs and projection equipment, just to recreate the mind-blowing goodness in their own living rooms. More than a few are apparently. Donald Young saw this potential back in the 1970s when he and his then-wife Rhona Hoffman, whose own gallery is around the corner, started championing video artists and their post-groovy but no less mind blowing projects. more ›

Chicagoist is sure you didn't need another story of a teenager making millions (No, really, we're just fine in our drafty apartment, thank you very much), but Newsweek has added to the hype of Chicago's Donald Young. Young, the 15-year-old tennis star, was featured in Newsweek's 'Who's Next' issue. You know, the issue with the ubiquitous Barack Obama on the cover. Young, who grew up in Chicago but now trains in Atlanta, went pro last... more ›

Venus and Serena Williams will be in Chicago today kicking off their 3-city McDonald's Williams Sisters Tour to help raise funds for World Children's Day, a fundraiser benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. more ›