Chicagoist freely admits that most of our NASCAR knowledge comes from the movies including the 80's classic (we use that term loosely) "Stroker Ace", the recent animated film "Cars" and, of course, "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby". So we decided to do some research for this post and learned that Chicagoland Raceway is actually a perfect track for some fast shake and bake racing action. The Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile, D-shaped tri-oval... more ›

While looking into the story about Chicago moving some of its servers to Red Hat Linux we stumbled upon what might be a trend for the city. Let’s call it a trend in blowing lots of hot air. Chicagoist is very into both the ideas of the city saving money, and in supporting Linux, but we hope this venture is not just an “us too” kind of a gesture. Jumping on the bandwagon is cool for a little while, but there’s potential for so much more. Remember the city-wide Wi-Fi plans? Imagine Chicago taking a leading role in technology adoption and setting an example in the country. That would be cool. We’re a little ways away from that vision at this point though. more ›