The wife of Gary Skoien, former Cook County GOP Chairman, filed for divorce Thursday and lost a request to block him from taking their three children out-of-state on vacation. Less than two weeks ago, Skoien called the cops to his house and claimed his wife Eni beat him with a plastic guitar. Police say that Skoien told him that he was with two prostitutes when his wife found him. He later disputed that, but the police wouldn't let him change the police report. He told WLS-AM last week, "If they were prostitutes, I would've lied. I would never tell the police there were prostitutes in my house." more ›

Gary Skoien, former Cook County GOP Chairman (and current Palatine Township GOP committeeman), will not be allowed to alter the original police report that says his wife became angry when she discovered that "Gary was downstairs in the children's playroom with two prostitutes." Eni Skoien is being charged with domestic battery after beating her husband with her fists and a toy guitar. According to police, Skoien told the responding officer that he had prostitutes with him. Skoien denied this claim and insisted he was speaking with "friends" when his wife "heard talking and went crazy." He told WLS-AM yesterday that he planned to change the police report and that "If they were prostitutes, I would've lied. I would never tell the police there were prostitutes in my house." more ›

Looking forward to hearing the new Smashing Pumpkins single, "G.L.O.W." (not to be confused with the G.L.O.W. we remember from our youth)? We hope you have an Xbox360, Wii, or Playstation 3. Capt. Corgan has announced the track will be packaged with two other older Pumpkins tracks ("1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze") on the upcoming video game, "Guitar Hero: World Tour." How avant-garde. Lucky players will also be able to play as Corgan, enabling them to live the dream of being a once-vital rock star who has kept wheezing well past his sell-by date. more ›

Lollapalooza has some seriously big acts: Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, and Kanye, for Pete’s sake, but none will have a bigger presence than the 15 or so-piece rock thrashfest that is Bang Camaro. You might think you haven’t heard their music, but if you’ve ever played Guitar Hero, you may have already mastered their guitar solos. Blowing up out of Boston by way of their local fan base, coupled with some notoriety from the video game world, Bang Camaro is rapidly becoming known across the country for their entertaining shows full of headbanging, hard-pounding rock. Gracing us with their presence in Grant Park on Friday will be original members Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea and their regular crew, along with their local choir of hard rocking lead singers that will join them on stage. We got the chance to chat with the founders and find out what makes this throwback band thrive in today’s music scene. more ›

We've got a little bit of everything today to get you out of the house and over the blues that have overtaken many because of this second Winter we have been experiencing. Besides, it is supposed to hit the 50's today, so time to celebrate. more ›

With Don Imus shooting his mouth off, the same old recycled music, and Clear Channel dictatorially ruling the airwaves, radio is leaving a lot to be desired these days. That's why community stations like WLUW (88.7) are such an oasis in the desert of mainstream radio. more ›

We find oddball things to on the weekend very intriguing. We have some normal and some not so normal events for you today. Chiefly, we are referencing going to a bar to watch 40 people compete in a guitar video game at a bar. As always feel free to add more events in the comments section. more ›

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