Raise a glass to the man who is definitely still crazy after all these years. more ›

Mr. Percy had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years. more ›

We're not ashamed to admit that we got a little verklempt. more ›

Regular Chicagoist Photos Flickr Pool contributor Joshua Mellin (aka "the extinction blues") added a few shots he took from last night's Paul Simon concert at the Vic Theatre. Simon moves to the roomier Chicago Theatre tonight. Here's a link to Mellin's full set. more ›

Paul Simon is playing the Vic tonight, and the Chicago Theater tomorrow - both shows are sold out, and scalpers are asking hundreds of dollars for seats to the show. We can't say we'd pay that much to see Simon in concert, unless he was going to call us up on stage to do a duet with him. Either way, this is pretty amazing. more ›

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It may be too cold for 70's gym shorts (a la the Pitchfork Music Festival), but you can bet that tonight's Vampire Weekend show at Schubas will double as a winter fashion show/breeding ground for Chicago's hipsterati. The NYC quartet's kinda creepy, kinda awesome take on indie rock "world music" has earned them plenty of blog love, packed houses, and a contract for their first full length release with powerhouse XL Recordings. more ›

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin more ›

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn more ›

Who is Ogilvie? more ›

This week it seems almost impossible, but we're looking ahead to even more holidays for the shows that went on sale today. First of all, and also on the 1st, The Hold Steady just aren't playing New Year's Eve at the House of Blues, they're gonna stay around for the first day of the year and do it all over again. Boys and Girls in America made 2006 a lot of fun. We think this... more ›

We hope you used our Decent Days and Nights as a guide to what fun things are going on in music this week. Empty Out Your Wallet is for those of us who obsessively plan ahead and like charging things on our credit cards. Here are some of the shows going on sale this weekend that could help fill out those upcoming Decent Days and Nights. Bob Dylan Kings of Leon Oct. 27 & 28,... more ›

OK, we're not dealing all that well with…y'know…so we're going to start the morning off right with a few digs at Alan Keyes. How do you know you've been watching too much local news coverage? When Alan Keyes shows up in your dream. Looks like Chicagoist and Blagojevich have something in common. Worst. Dream. Ever. more ›

There's so much election-day coverage to be had, and we're doing our best to keep up—thanks, Paige Wiser, btw, for your insightful comments on Star Jones—but we thought this story was too cute to pass up. The smiley face water tower on U.S. 51 near Makanda, Illinois will soon be sporting a bow-tie to honor the late Paul Simon. Former Senator Simon was known for his bow-ties in addition to his candor and decency, and... more ›

contemporaries are John Mayer and Ben Harper, the Danish Teitur (nee Teitur Lassen) has more in common with old-schoolers Donovan or Cat Stevens. Chicagoist first became aware of Teitur (say it loud and there's music playing say it soft and it's almost like praying) when we were randomly accosted by some girl in the Borders on State who claimed the album Poetry and Aeroplanes to be fantastic before she selfishly scooped up the last copy they had. And comparisons aside, she was right. more ›