Now that the snow drifts have all but melted from bike lanes and paths around the city, spring cycling in Chicago is only a few weeks away (fingers crossed), but you can pick up a new ride this weekend at the Active Transportaton Alliance's Chicago Cycle Swap. more ›

What do The Da Vinci Code, Toy Story, and Apollo 13 have in common? [Ed. note: And Bachelor Party!] Too easy, Oscar-winning superhuman Tom Hanks, of course. According to the 826CHI prom committee, he represents the "everyman American," thus is the theme for this year's prom a.k.a. Prom Hanks. It's tomorrow night. more ›

We've got a little bit of everything today to get you out of the house and over the blues that have overtaken many because of this second Winter we have been experiencing. Besides, it is supposed to hit the 50's today, so time to celebrate. more ›

With Don Imus shooting his mouth off, the same old recycled music, and Clear Channel dictatorially ruling the airwaves, radio is leaving a lot to be desired these days. That's why community stations like WLUW (88.7) are such an oasis in the desert of mainstream radio. more ›

We love WLUW. We love supporting WLUW. We love records. We love fairs (as long as they don’t include jousting since we grew out of that oh-so long ago, like, in 1998 and all.) So one would think that a combination of all four would be an instant aural slam dunk, no? We have to be honest here. If you’re looking for miles upon miles of records to thumb through in hopes of finding some... more ›

A little word association. When we hear "knitting" we think "ball of knots." Hot glue gun? Burned fingers. Handsaw? Lost limbs. Chicagoist is not a crafter. But luckily, many people in Chicago are. more ›

Oh, this is terrible. Seriously this is just the worst possible thing ever. On this their 3rd anniversary, Loyola University’s independent radio station WLUW has extended their usual one-day record fair to two days! This is horrible! It’s bad enough we had to put off paying the electricity bill for a month last spring just to subsidize our habit. But this year we know that much like the effect of Mr. Brownstone, we’ll try to buy a little but a little won’t do it so the little will get more and more-ore.
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The DIY Trunk Show is this weekend, just in time for the holidays. The show features more than 70 of Chicago's independent crafters and artists in an all-day bazaar. more ›