Starting Monday, Old Navy (owned by Gap, Inc., which owns Gap, Banana Republic, and Piperlime) is launching a line of gay pride-themed T-shirts sized for men, women, and babies, with 10% of the proceeds going to the It Gets Better Project. more ›

The Old Navy shooting on Friday morning in the Loop that resulted in the death of a Beverly couple has been ruled a suicide-murder due to autopsy reports. The Cook County medical examiner's office said that Tranesha Palms, 22, suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and Eugene Robertson, 27, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The couple also had a child together, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. more ›

A shooting happened just half an hour ago at the Loop Old Navy location on N. State and the Sun-Times is reporting one person dead. Twitter user justinmassa took this photo of the chaos outside the store following the shooting. He also told us, "lots of cops, some in riot gear. unclear if whatever happened has ended..." more ›

We're not sure if people are starting to come down with SAD already or what, but this week's Missed Connections were less outrageous than normal. Even so, there are a few people out there willing to put it all out there in the name of ... love? more ›

Not to damper the holiday spirit, but sometimes we get sick of Christmas. Red and green are really a horrid color combination. I mean, you’d never wear an outfit in that color scheme, so why is it OK to decorate in such an offensive pairing? At least the holiday buses are cheerful and multicolored. And, don’t get us started on the tacky factor. In truth, Chicagoist comes from a mixed-faith family, so our holiday efforts... more ›

Chicagoist loves animals. More specifically, we love our dogs (some of which can be seen here), so we were pumped today when we came across 2 dog events and one dog study all in the same day! more ›

The news was a little light on stupidity this week, but we were still able to find a few gems: On Wednesday, two men tried to rob two others sitting in a parked car in the South Shore area, but ended up getting shot. Turns out the intended victims were undercover cops on a stakeout. On Thursday, a fired employee of the Loop Old Navy store had to be taken in handcuffs after she showed... more ›

Back in the old days players knew how to dress well, but with players' dress becoming increasingly casual in recent years NBA Commissioner David Stern decided it was time to institute a dress code for NBA players when they are participating in team or league activities. Some of course, accuse the league of trying to remove the hip-hop from the league to make it more palatable to corprate and suburban interests. more ›

Chicagoist doesn’t drive very often and when we do it’s usually because we’re headed out of town on a road trip. So when we overhear traffic reports, we usually pause only long enough to laugh at the poor bastards stuck on the Kennedy as we wonder if we’ll be sitting next to the guy that smells like pee again on the bus this morning. There’s some good news in this morning’s Sun-Times for anyone who... more ›

Gap announced a new store concept that will be catering to the over-35-year-old female market. It's called Forth & Towne, a name that refers to the company's fourth store brand (after Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy) and "Towne" is supposed to convey a sense of community. Um. Ok. more ›

Chicagoist spent Friday morning staring at our naked feet, worrying and wondering ... What does a beautiful foot really look like? Can our feet go toe-to-toe with the throngs of hopefuls at Old Navy's Top Flip-Flop Model Contest? Dare Chicagoist dream? more ›

On Sunday at 2am, we turn our clocks ahead one hour and begin Daylight Saving Time. Chicagoist doesn't normally celebrate this, we mostly just bitch and moan about the hour of sleep that we're missing out on - although it is nice to leave work when it's still light out. This year Old Navy is having a Daylight Saving celebration. "Old Navy?" you ask. Yes. "But, won't it be corny?" you ask. Why, yes, it... more ›

Oh, Block 37. We'll never tire of your absurd saga. You have so much potential, you're so conveniently located near Old Navy, you're so sought-after and fought-over; baby, look at you now. Oh, yeah, you're still a mostly empty lot. But we can see through that, through the politicking, the squandered possibility, past that strange but ultimately cool Con-Ed painting, right into your heart. And you know what that heart says? "Sell me, and make me into a casino." Aww. You're pretty. more ›

Developers for Block 37 unveiled their plans yesterday for a huge project that would include retail space, and office building, condos, a hotel, express rail service to Midway and O’Hare, a giant obelisk projecting news and travel information, and a massive digital art display. more ›

In the final installment of the "Unauthorized Loop" (we didn't recap yesterday's two poems), the Trib takes on the people of the Loop. Only 389 people are listed as actually living in the Loop, and 9 of them are the only residents of their blocks. Chicagoist gets freaked out when we're the only one home, let alone the only one on the block. Yipes. more ›