Today, funny man Bill Murray, native son of Wilmette, turns 59. Make one good movie, and you might be remembered. Make several, you're a "great." Make Where The Buffalo Roam, Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Little Shop Of Horrors, Scrooged, Groundhog Day, Kingpin, Rushmore, and Lost in Translation - not to mention his legendary stint on Saturday Night Live - and you're Bill Murray. Sure, lately he's done more forgettable projects like voicing the lazy feline in those bad Garfield movies, but the man can make whatever he wants for the rest of his life as far as we're concerned. He's more than earned it. And, hey, Fantastic Mr. Fox looks promising. So to you, Mr. Murray, one of the great comedic actors - and die-hard, tortured Cubs fan - in history, we salute you and offer you best wishes and any assistance you may need in blowing out the candles on your cake. more ›

Between the Pitchfork Music Fest of a few weeks back and the approaching Lollapalooza marathon next weekend, it's sometimes easy to overlook the lesser known local music stars of our city. One such auteur? Jan Terri. We've posted Jan's videos before and she's actually well known about town and on the interwebs, but Friend of Chicagoist Griff sent us a collection of her videos which included a feature on her from the Daily Show from nine years ago (my God, Jon Stewart has been there that long?). Check out the interview below and after the jump, check out a few more of Jan's videos. more ›