We're taking today off to spend time with our families and friends, to relax and recharge, and enjoy the holiday. Whichever holiday you celebrate, we hope yours is a great (and safe) one. We'll be back up and running tomorrow. more ›

Christmas Church Trip? more ›

We know it seems we’ve been awful hard on Macy’s, but it seems they give us fodder on a daily basis. They’ve even got the stamina for twice a day sometimes. Macy’s, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s and we assume many others to follow, will be bringing back the term “Christmas” this year. more ›

This season there's been a lot of argument over whether we should be saying "Merry Christmas," or "Happy Holidays," or "Season's Greetings," but the one thing most of the media has been doing is making sure to mention the 3 celebrations: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Chicagoist finds this offensive because they're all blatantly ignoring the best: Festivus! Like last year, we ask you all to give to the Human Fund, even though you know we're... more ›

Chicagoist loves the comfort of representative democracy, knowing that our elected officials are taking care of the important things for us, things that require the leadership and insight of our best and brightest like making sure we call Christmas trees the right name. That's right, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) is on the case, sending a letter to the Architect of the Capitol, asking that he please call the decorated conifer on Capitol Hill a "Christmas tree" instead of "Holiday tree." more ›