The police officer who beat the shit out of a female bartender last year? Well, some sticker fan in the West Loop does. more ›

Platteville, WI is planning a Chicago Bears training-camp museum. Thanks to a $200,000 grant from the NFL Grassroots field program, the grass football field at Lane Tech will be replaced with a synthetic playing service. People are loving this idea: For $150 you can get a customized South Side Irish St. Patrick's day parade street banner. They're green and have shamrocks and white lettering and you can put family names and memorial tributes on... more ›

We’ve got a couple of great readings this week, so check them out, won’t you please? more ›

Mustaches For Kids Chicago wrapped up its growing season with the first annual 'Stache Bash last night at Smart Bar in Wrigleyville. Mustaches were compared, awards were given, and not the least bit homoerotic dancing took place. The official tally is pending, but the mustachioed men estimate that they raised over $10,000 this year for the Off the Street Club, Chicago's oldest boys and girls club. more ›

The Mustaches For Kids growing season rounded the final turn yesterday before the Stache Bash 2006 finale next week. Growers met for the second checkpoint last night to compare their work. Chicagoist's official mustache enthusiast, Matt Wood, is happy to report that his stache, Sanchez, is coming in quite nicely, and he received the accolades yesterday to prove it. "I've heard everything from 'creepy' to 'gay' to 'nice symmetry,'" he says. "I'll take those last two as compliments." He still admits to being a bit befuddled as to why it's coming in as more of a reddish-brown shade, when the erstwhile hair on his head used to be much darker. more ›

Week One of the Mustaches For Kids growing season is on the books, and the results, encouraging or horrifying as they may be, are starting to become clear. Wispy crustaches and unexplained bald patches aside, the important part is that there are nearly 40 brave fellows growing a fresh 'stache to raise money for the Off the Street Club. Chicagoist attended the first mustache checkpoint last night at the Lincoln Tap Room and met four... more ›

A reminder: today is Clean Shaven Day, the official kickoff of the Mustaches For Kids charity benefitting the Off the Street Club. The brave men attempting daring feats of manscaping will be meeting at Schuba's tonight at 9 PM to celebrate the commencement of growing season and groove to DJ sets by mustache enthusiast Bald Eagle. more ›