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The League of Chicago Theaters wants you to get out of the house and see more shows, but you don’t have to get off your duff to get tickets. This afternoon, the League of Chicago Theaters launches Hot Tix Online, a service that makes purchasing half-priced tickets only slightly more complicated than reading this post. For the past few months, they’ve made a few shows available for online purchase and are now expanding options for those of us who can’t easily get downtown or to Skokie. more ›

The Mandarin Oriental Tower is vying to be the next big development in the Millennium Park/New East Side/Shadow of the Prudential Buildings area. One of the few luxury property chains that hasn’t yet set their claws into downtown, the Mandarin promises a new level of mondo luxury on Stetson Street in 2009, when residents and executives will be spared schlepping a few blocks north for spa treatments and pretty desserts. more ›

Artists take heed, the City is looking out for you. Finding a suitable studio, performance space or even an affordable habitat can seem daunting when you’re chasing that dream. At tomorrow’s Creative Chicago Space + Housing Expo a gaggle of realty experts, financiers, and well-meaning bureaucrats will be on hand to guide you through the process, so you may buy with confidence and put another fat commission into their coffers. Kidding aside, the DCA and... more ›

Outside of iPods in the gym, it’s rare that physical fitness and rock and roll intersect. Frankly, Chicagoist prefers it this way, as the results can be a bit dicey. Sure there’s punk rock aerobics, but there’s also sweatin’ to the oldies. more ›

If you thought there was a lot to do last weekend, you ain't seen nothin' yet, baby. This weekend if you can't find something to do you just aren't livin in the city the way you should. Deep breath, ok here goes: more ›

to change the world. Chicago-based companies Alpha Baking Co., bun bakers, and Vienna Beef, wiener producers, will sign "The Great Piece Treaty" at 11:45 a.m. The treaty is a promise by both companies to produce their hotdog products in packages of eight until the end of time. more ›