Since the beginning of the mortgage crisis home foreclosures have been at their highest this year. But maybe the situation wouldn’t be as bad if bank employees did the job they are paid to do. more ›

Yesterday was Principal for a Day, er, day at Chicago Public Schools, and over 1,600 business leaders, politicians and other bigwigs— including 27 aldermen, five players from the Bears, 30 people from JP Morgan Chase, 71 people from Merrill Lynch, and a bunch of White Castle execs—participated. It's a weird, weird list that you can download from District 299, our go-to CPS blog. But CPS has issues that can't be solved with Charles Tillman's suggestion... more ›

Immigration protest image via Time Out Chicago. more ›

While Lollapalooza is casting a big shadow over the other music events this summer, you don’t need to spend $85 (or $100 or $115) to see live music in the city. Metromix has posted dates for the various fests that celebrate local neighborhoods and musical genres this summer. Lineups for the neighborhood fests have yet to be announced but the schedules for the 21st Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival and the 22nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival are out. Plus, they’re free. more ›

Chicagoist is wishing we were in the signage business right about now. Once its merger with JP Morgan Chase is complete, the Bank One name will disappear from the Chicago banking landscape, as well as nationwide. Bank One is the largest bank in the area in terms of branch locations, so there are a going to be a lot of signs to replace. more ›