The sale of the much beloved Woodridge-based Pabst Brewing Company to food mogul C. Dean Metropoulos went final on Friday. Now that all parties are talking with the media, a few tidbits almost as tasty as the revitalized Schlitz (another Pabst product we have been guzzling of late) have emerged, including a response to Karl’s suggestion last month that Billy Dee Williams be brought back to re-kick start the brewery’s Colt 45 brand. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Metropoulos name-checks Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg as potential updated brand ambassadors. more ›

UR Chicago has just announced they are going on indefinite hiatus and that this month's issue will be the last to appear in print. They will still maintain an online presence, and publishers En Prise Entertainment will continue to promote music and art events around town, but we're sad to say that the magazine itself is kaput due to obvious economic factors facing the print media industry. We thought it was one of the best independently produced arts and entertainment periodicals in Chicago, so we're rather bummed to see it become another casualty. (Full disclosure: A number of Chicagoist writers have freelanced or been employed by UR Chicago in the past.) more ›