Starting this Sunday, Snake Punch Union will play for 3 Sundays at The Playground Theater. Nicky Hilton is getting sued by a Chicago development group for breach of contract. Interficio (Mobile Assassins) are coming to Chicago. Knowing our luck, we'd be targeted by someone with a real gun! What else could we sell to make some money for the city? Oh, how about Midway airport? On March 25 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.,... more ›

Mayor Daley and Governor Blagojevich are asking lawmakers to increase the state’s minimum wage by a dollar, to $7.50 an hour. Illinois’ wage of $6.50 an hour (signed into law by Blago three years ago) is already higher than the federal minimum of $5.15 an hour. Despite the Democrats holding the governor’s seat and a majority in the General Assembly, one state representative thinks it will be a tough bill to pass, which is both... more ›

Adding one more dimension to the already incredibly complex realities of terrorism, museums and other institutions that keep historical artifacts may have to hand collections over as compensation for victims of suicide bombings in the Middle East. more ›