Just confirmed with Gene Schulter's office: The proposed ordinance that would force promoters to be licensed and insured has been tabled. Crisis averted.......

Well, that anti-promoter ordinance the City's kicking around sounds worse with every passing second. The vague language means it may limit live comedy in Chicago, too. You can hear Alderman Eugene Schulter try to defend the ordinance on 848 from this morning, but we'll warn you that it'll just make you grumpy. Call your alderman, or plan on going to the City Council meeting tomorrow at 10am. update: Some folks are trying to rally 100......

Seriously, guys, Burton Natarus is not on Chicago's City Council anymore, but it's not like he's dead. Eugene Schulter and Walter Burnett must have banked on his promise to spend the summer kayaking, however, because it didn't take them a hot minute to go after one of the cornerstones of his legacy: dogs, their shit and people who eat around it. Schulter re-introduced a stalled ordinance ("Seriously, guys, I haven't even walked out of the......

Disgusted by conditions he found a few years ago at a facility that boards dogs, License Committee Chairman Eugene Schulter (47th) is advancing a crackdown on grooming, boarding, doggie day care and guard dog facilities. He would like them all to be licensed and subject to strict operating standards. For only $6 you can have your very own brainy and beautiful University of Illinois "Girls of Engineering" pinup calendar. Hey Motorola, KISS! 173 Jewel......

This time of year, many people are looking to weed the closet and clean out the garage to make room for the new pile of stuff they didn't really need acquired over the holidays. So, responding to an altruistic impulse, they decide to donate their old clothes, furniture, appliances, and toys. But that Salvation Army center with the nice workers who help unload the car is so far away. Hey there's a green collection box......

As we told you last week, the county and city governments are currently wrestling with budgets and raising taxes to make up for a number of revenue shortfalls. We thought our readers would be especially interested in the cigarette taxes. We know you're that creepy guy (or gal) sitting at the corner of the bar chain-smoking and "making eye contact" with us. Daley originally wanted to raise the cigarette tax to just 48 cents per......

Getting your car booted sucks. It sucks really hard. Now, City Council might help you protect your rights by requiring private boot companies to put a bill of rights notice on the windshield of booted cars. The directive applies only to cars parked on private property and would require that a sign in the lot prominently display the bill of rights as well. Some rights that would be included on the flyers/sign: •An occupied car......