Hard as it is to believe, we're officially into October now and thus it's time to start planning our Halloween costumes. One shop has a pretty hair-raising suggestion that might or might not be all the rage this holiday: Blago. That's right, our former governor's visage may be a popular - and no less scary - option this holiday for the politically savvy party-goer. Fantasy Costumes had the masks made after apparently fielding tons of requests. The store's assistant manager Cathy Bunger told the Sun-Times, "We kept getting calls and calls and calls, and nobody had it; so we made something up." Of course, at a steep cost of $49, it'd better come with a Senate seat attached. But don't worry: Blago doesn't get a cut of any of the profits. more ›

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. Wearing a deceased comedian’s mask may fall around fifth or sixth. Regardless, Groucho Marx may have reiterated “humor is reason gone made,” when 4,000+ Chicagoans donned his famous nose and glasses mask en route to a Guinness World Record. Last month citizens gathered in Grant Park to pay homage to one of the great comedians of our time, sporting the classic Groucho mask during a showing of the Marx Brothers’ comedy, “Duck Soup.” The Guinness-verified 4,436 wearing the masks beat the previous record of 4,077, which was set on July 9, 2007, in Missouri. more ›