An 18-year-old was charged yesterday in the murders of a mother and her two daughters in Morgan Park. more ›

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, a day to show appreciation for the strong women in your life. And one way of showing that appreciation is the 10th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk in Beverly Hills and Morgan Park. Per the Southtown Star: more ›

But there are a bunch of cute links at the bottom as a brain cleanser. The body that washed up in Zion Wednesday has been IDed as missing kayaker Walter Doroba. The Gurnee man had been missing since October 28. A three-year-old in Kenosha shot and killed himself while apparently playing with his mother's pistol, which she kept in her nightstand. Sergio Chavez, 5, was killed when a television set fell on him in... more ›

Thanks largely to the ubiquity of the Food Network, everyone dabbles a bit in gourmet these days. Even bars that one would think should only cater in standard pub grub are going out of their way and dressing up their burgers with buns and sides our grandparents wouldn't dream of when they were our age. We're not knocking it, mind you. We're just saying that sometimes we just want a burger to just be a burger. more ›

Here are some other newsworthy items to ponder while we slap some Tiger Balm on our knees. Serves us right for riding our bikes to Morgan Park and back. Even when being deported, Elvira Arellano can't stop talking. She also got to see her 8-year-old son, Saul, before leaving. He's staying with his grandmother godmother. The "cell-phone bandit?" Now that's a robber with a gimmick. Bond for two men accused of robbing former Bull... more ›

In news we probably could have guessed was coming, the first lawsuit against Pars Cove over the Taste of Chicago has been filed; Monique Roach, 49, and Willie Smith, 43, both from Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood have filed a lawsuit against the Persian restaurant, alleging "the restaurant failed to properly inspect, store or package the food, or made some other mistake that caused the pair to become sick." The ironically-named Roach is seeking $30,000 in damages, with Smith seeking a smaller amount. more ›

There isn't much more we can say about the South Side Irish parade, which rolls out en masse along South Western this Sunday. We know that for some of you it'll be your first — and possibly only — time heading out south to Beverly. We just want to assure you that you needn't be afraid. A dollar is still a dollar, Miller Lite dyed green is still Miller Lite, and there will be more... more ›

As you listen to the heat mercifully click on again, perhaps ushered in by the tell-tale blonks and cloinks of the radiator, you might be inclined to give in to the idea that winter is already here. That, once again, the icy chill will force you to wear a jacket over your Halloween costume. We know -- sigh. more ›

Chicagoist is sometimes a bad judge of character. Sometimes we meet someone new and are too quick to like them. Too quick to marvel in their awesomeness, only to be eventually let down when we realize they’re not so perfect, and really kind of a schmuck. That’s how we feel about Target right about now. more ›

So a few of us Chicagoist-os and Chicagoist-as made our way down to Cork and Kerry Friday night ahead of the mass of humanity that invaded the wunnerful Beverly/Morgan Park area yesterday (we sincerely hope your property values were unharmed, by the way) and enjoyed a few pints of Smithwick's, Guinness, and just a couple shots of Michael Collns whiskey. The last thing on our mind was having a glass of wine. more ›

Over a hundred people who ate at the Drake last weekend got sick from food contaminated with a norovirus that caused both technicolor yawning and Hershey squirting. Double whammy! The Shubert Theater is getting redone and then it will become the LaSalle Bank Theater. Wonder who's footing the bill for that makeover. Did you know that the firefighter sliding pole was invented in Chicago? And also that the snorkel was invented here? A group... more ›