Walking around the NEXT show a few weekends back, we wanted to meet the new guard of artists and art movers in Chicago. We wanted to see what galleries were just starting, why they were just starting, and how they were going about it. We wanted to meet the artists still in school, just out of school, or selling their first work. more ›

Is it just us, or has every Mom across America at some point asked, “What’s all this blogging I keep hearing about?” more ›

Since about 90 percent of the greater Chicagoland gets its news from, or at least comes into contact with, some form of Tribune media every day, we'll just assume you've heard that it put itself on the auctioning block. more ›

Quick, check your music collection. Is there any Toto in it? No? Don't be so sure about that. According to the band's website, late drummer Jeff Porcaro alone has played on hundreds of famous albums throughout the decades. Got any Madonna or Celine Dion? How about Chicagoist favorites, Richard Marx and Michael McDonald? Phew, right? You've escaped ... except the hand of Toto has also touched the likes of Pink Floyd's The Wall and even... more ›

The Sun-Times reported a $34.9 million third-quarter loss and is looking at a possible face lift. Chief Executive Gordon Paris attributes the decline to the Sun-Times low print advertising, which is lower than the already declining newspaper advertising industry. more ›

Chicagoist is a baseball fan, first and foremost, but the "national passtime" now officially takes a back seat to football in the hearts and minds of most American sport fans. Especially the NFL. And for that, the NFL can thank the incredible leadership of Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue. Rozelle lead the league from 1960 until 1989, when the outgoing Taliabue took over. During their combined tenure, the league became the most successful pro sports... more ›