The Illinois State Senate narrowly passed a public-works bill, which includes plans for a Chicago casino. The bill also gives the CTA $200 million in the form of a one-year loan to tide us over until the next crisis. Now on to the House, where this bill will totally die. more ›

Everyone's favorite search engine, Google, gives the Windy City some love. In the past week, they've made two announcements with Chicago-area companies: The Sun-Times is running "text ads" from Google's key word advertising program in its un-sold ad inventory. Crain's Chicago reports that the terms of the deal weren't disclosed and that only 15 boxes of ads have run since they debuted on December 9th. Many newspapers consider Google the enemy, but Sun-Times Publisher John... more ›

Last week Chicagoist wrote: "Memo to John Cruickshank: Time to fold the Red Streak. This is getting embarrassing." more ›

Chicagoist loves it when the Red Eye and Red Streak seem like the same paper, which is almost every day. On the left, yesterday's cover of the Red Eye. On the right, today's cover of the me-too Red Streak. Memo to John Cruickshank: Time to fold the Red Streak. This is getting embarrassing. Now to the topic at hand, Brokeback Mountain. What more can we say about this cowboy love story other than the twenty... more ›

Michael Cooke, the editor in chief of the Chicago Sun-Times has resigned after 5 years. He's leaving to take the same position with the New York Daily News. Rumors have been flying for days, but today they were confirmed when Cooke announced in an email to Sun-Times employees that he'll take over as editor in chief of the Daily News in February. Cooke will fill the job left open when Edward Kosner retired from the... more ›

It's 1:10 and you know what that means: The Sun-Times and union employees' noon deadline has come and gone. Those employees need to get out.. like.. uh.. NOW! more ›