Street festival music offerings have been looking unusually bleak this season, with even tried and true block parties letting us down. Sorry Wicker Park Fest and Do-Division ... you each have a few bright spots but as a whole you leave us cold. more ›

Button up your sweaters and pack a picnic, because Wilco is set to give the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park a proper inauguration tonight. The skies don’t appear to hold the same nasty storms that plagued the Decemberists’ show there in July, so the full beauty and potential of the space should be on display this evening. Not to mention, it’s freakin’ Wilco. A beautiful Lollapalooza 2006 performance aside, it’s been a while since perhaps... more ›

- One apparently isn't enough: The 237 reasons people have sex. - All is not calm at Tavern on Rush. - Some "mechanics" on the West Side were caught engaging in their own "Gardenist" project. - Mayor Daley sets his sights on BP. - From the closet to the courtroom: R. Kelly finally goes to trial September 17. - Bats! With!! Rabies!!! - An female cop won $150K in a harassment suit filed because... more ›