Michelle Obama appeared on Ellen DeGeneres's show to promote her "Let's Move!" campaign. One thing led to another and suddenly the two were engaged in a push-up contest. more ›

LGBT people nationwide have been rocked this week with the tragic news of at least five recent suicides of male students, all committed as a result of being bullied for their actual or perceived sexual orientation in their middle schools, high schools and universities. Here in Chicago, activists are planning a vigil to honor the victims' lives. more ›

The Blackhawks' whirlwind tour of the city with the Stanley Cup in tow continues (we're still waiting for you to visit our office, guys). Last night, Colin Fraser, Kris Versteeg, Andrew Ladd, Troy Brouwer, and Lord Stanley's Cup visited Ellen DeGeneres, taping a show at the Chicago Theater as part of the TBS Just For Laughs festival. No word yet on when Ellen's special will air on TBS; the Just For Laughs fest continues through Saturday night with plenty of awesome performances. more ›

"The city has a whole transportation system named after me. 'El.' 'Ellen,'" DeGeneres told the mayor before a seated audience of about 1,300 folks.

"My name is Reuben here," [Williams] said upon joining her on stage.

This just in from the Times of India... more ›

The commercial above is the newest entry by that winning combination of McDonald's and Leo Burnett. It's gotten such a response that Jay Leno and Ellen Degeneres have asked about having Quincy Eaton, the pint-sized cross between Ozone and Radio Raheem who stars in the video, on their respective shows. Surely Eaton can teach Ellen how to pop and lock. The commercial also extends the proverbial fifteen minutes of fame for "The Cha-Cha Slide."... more ›

A local tumbling team lost two of its members in a crash this week, and the whole story is seriously pulling on our heartstrings. A van carrying the Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team apparently crashed due to a fatigued driver and icy conditions near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, killing tumbler Ricky Jones and his coach, Donny Samson, who were 15 and 27 years old, respectively. The advanced tumbling team has performed at Bulls games and on "The... more ›

Tickets go on sale at 10 AM this morning for Neil Diamond’s August 1st show at the United Center. Of course, alertChicagoist readers have already had their first crack at tickets for Neil’s first world tour in four years in The Chicagoist Neil Diamond Contest. We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to three lucky winners. Tickets for this show are expected to sell out so save yourself the trouble of standing in line and check out our contest page instead for your chance to win. more ›

The Ellen DeGeneres Show airing on Thursday morning at 10am on NBC5, will be all about Chicago. The people in the audience are from here and the show will be all about our great city. more ›