CBS 2's Jay Levine got all Encyclopedia Brown on Norwood Park Township's alleged stop sign camera enforcement. Turns out there is no camera; it's a ruse by the township that's actually working to slow traffic and includes some fine print that prevents anyone from accusing the township of outright lying. It's still not as fun as our favorite Evanston stop sign. more ›

Back in our days living on the North Side the former Jim's Grill on Irving Park was a Saturday ritual for us and scores of others trying remove the fuzz from the night before. Owner Dave Choi would hold court, offering not only tasty food but nutritional advice and testimonials to the benefits of a vegan diet. One such exchange between us involved Choi asking for us to take a couple slices from a steak, place it in a beaker and let it sit out in the open for a week. "The way it rots in that beaker? That's what it's doing inside you," Choi said. We did the experiment and came back a week later. Choi asked how it went. "You were right," we said, "but the rest of that steak was so tasty coming off the grill." more ›