Anna Ferguson, a 67-year-old great-grandmother, has been quarantined in her house since August 19 because she refuses to take medication for her tuberculosis. Yesterday, a judge ordered her to stay inside on Halloween so she won't hand out Loogie Ruths instead of Snickers to neighborhood children and spread the disease. But that won't be necessary, says her lawyer, because she didn't intend to entertain little costumed ghosts and ghouls anyway. They have germs, you know. more ›

While the male denizens of the Chicagoist offices often find themselves helpless in the face of the mighty trilogy of Male Kryptonite (cute girls, beer and televised sports), we do have our own post-feminist moments. We attribute this to spending our formative years around smart, witty and tough women who encouraged us to question the answers that society was feeding us, the kind of women who write for Bitch Magazine. more ›

Major League Baseball's latest fan interaction gimmick is having fans vote for their favorite Hometown Hero, voting for the one player who best personifies each franshise over the course of its history. Either teams or a panel of baseball experts selected the 5 finalists, based on the "criteria of leadership, character, and on-field performance." The full list of teams' nominees can be seen here. more ›

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