On April 17, two red wolf pups were born at Lincoln Park Zoo and as of this Friday, they are on their way to North Carolina to be released back into a wild habitat to help give their endangered species a better chance of surviving. The pups will be introduced into a den of wild adult wolves that are currently raising another litter of pups. Sort of like adoption, but you know, with wild animals. more ›

Evanston's Eddie Vedder -- a hometown boy who has since made good in a little band named Pearl Jam -- performed the first of two sold-out solo shows at The Auditorium Theatre last Thursday. We admit we went into the show with low expectations since we honestly do enjoy Vedder but were less than impressed with his first solo outing, the Into The Wild soundtrack. We figured selections from that album would feature prominently and we weren't too excited about that prospect. more ›