Results tagged “illinoisrailwaymuseum”

We have a confession to make: we've never been to Pitchfork before. Considering the festival's only been going on officially for two years, it's not all that surprising. Still, being music lovers, we wanted to shed the "Pitchfork virgin" connotation and take the plunge. The only other big music fest we've been party to was the Touch & Go 25th anniversary at Hideout last year, along with the occasional street fest. We picked Saturday for...

In an effort to be your one-stop McDonald's shop, Chicagoist has the following sad news to report: A unique, historic Crystal Lake branch of the mighty empire is shutting down. Granted, that's not as tragic as the overall fast food gentrification trend, but there's something special about this particular Mickey D's: it's housed in a piece of Chicago. Four years after the very first McDonald's opened in Des Plaines, Crystal Lake became home to the...

OK, admit it. There has been at least one time in your Chicago existence when, while waiting for a train after a long night at your favorite watering hole, you have drunkenly attempted to remove a CTA sign. Or, at least thought about if and how you could remove one if you were inclined to do so. Of course, Chicagoist has never attempted any such thing as it is illegal and wrong.