The publishers of Grand Theft Auto are suing the CTA after the agency pulled the ads for the game a few weeks ago. According to Take-Two Interactive Software, that violates a $300,000 deal and their right to free speech. Also, common sense. more ›

This is a really simple, informational post. There is a website called SwapSimple.com, where you can trade books, DVDs and video games with people. You open up a free account, you list your stuff, and you trade for other people's stuff. We checked it out, and you have to pay for the shipping and handling (via USPS), but other than that, you can change out your collection nearly for free. more ›

We're not even going to act like we're surprised that we had a repeat of the whole gamers standing in line all weekend to get a console story. Been there, done that... more ›

We're sure no Chicago Police officer ever hopes that a vehicle chase ends with a crash and injuries, but two officers had to be feeling a sweet sense of irony Sunday evening when two suspects tried to recreate a scene from Grand Theft Auto. They were chasing two men in a van that had been reported stolen. When officers first approached the van, the driver put it into reverse, rammed into another car, then tried... more ›

The Chicago area Canada goose population is a little smaller this week, but this time it's not because coyotes are eating their eggs. On Saturday morning, residents of McHenry County discovered a gaggle of dead geese on the frozen surface of the Fox River. The body count varies from 19 to 28 depending who you ask, but either way that's a lot of dead birds. more ›

Well, he finally did it. He signed his law banning the sale of violent and sexy video games to minors. But not without uttering, what sounds to us like, quite a contradictory quote: more ›

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a meeting tonight about the upcoming Brown Line closures. The meeting starts at 7 PM in the Olson Auditorium at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center on Wellington (just off the Belmont stop at Sheffield). Go in the main entrance and the people at the front desk will tell you how to get there. more ›