Kanye Stopped by SNL over the weekend to drop a little Chicago "Power" on the NYC set, providing a forceful performance both musically entrancing and visually stunning. more ›

It was a long, stuffy weekend for thousands across the area who remained without power from Friday afternoon's storms. Almost 600,000 people lost power after the storms but as of this morning, ComEd reports that only 14,000 remain without power and that most of those customers will have power by the end of the day. more ›

With everyone practically losing their collective gourds over the new Kanye West single “Power”, it looks like ‘Ye is putting on a full court blitz in terms of recapturing popular imagination through prog-rock samples and beat-heavy production. (As great and underrated as 808s & Heartbreak is, it’s not exactly full of club-ready bangers, isn’t it?). Gearing up to drop his fifth full-length, reportedly called Good Ass Job, West simultaneously released a mastered version of “Power” and its cover art through his recently revamped website. more ›

It's only a small step towards building a wind farm on Lake Michigan and, as we noted earlier this week, no proposal of such a plan has yet to come to fruition in the United States, but last night the Evanston City Council approved the first step by a 9-0 vote. The measure clears the way for developers to submit proposals for the wind farm to the city council but there's still a long way to go. Besides settling issues like environmental impact and the aesthetic qualities, there's also an issue of jurisdiction. Per the Tribune: more ›

If ComEd gets its wish, customers could be paying more for power pretty soon. Crain's is reporting that the company announced plans to ask the Illinois Commerce Commission for the hike at an investors conference in New York on February third. The request will likely be made in the second or third quarter of this year. more ›

As of Thursday morning, crews had reduced the number of people without power to 8,000 from a peak of almost 560,000 on Monday night. ComEd spokesman Joe Trost said he's confident customers still without power will be back up by 6 p.m. tonight. The majority of those customers are in Chicago and various southern suburbs. more ›

Power was restored to the South Shore Line late yesterday, after a passing train damaged nearly a mile of wire between the Dune Park and Michigan City stations on Saturday. Metra said riders were experiencing 45-to-60 minute delays while borrowed diesel powered locomotives were used to pull the trains through the unpowered area. more ›